Friday, October 24, 2008

A new TECHNIC axle to come?









Anonymous said...

The Technic 8421 Mobile Crane has a L32 (about 10 inches) axle in the boom. Maybe they cut one of those.

AVCampos said...

That's possible, but that axle only comes in black... at least on production sets. Just like unusual parts like red trees and transparent motors, perhaps LEGO could access a bigger axle in light grey and cut it.

Anyway, it doesn't have to be the axle 32L... since (until now) all production axles bigger than 9L (10L, 12L, 32L) are black, any one of those could have been produced in light grey and chopped.

Conchas said...

That we know, but never a 'Light Bluish Gray' axle larger than, 7L was included into a LEGO set.

Of course, it doesn't mean LEGO Designers don't have access to such axle.

Conchas said...


All these have been produced in other colors than Black. However never in LBG (at least in production sets).

There is also the 16L axle. Although only in white color.

Parax said...

It doesn't take much to put a different plastic in a mold. but why put grey plastic in a larger mold and cut it, when you have a 7 unit mold?
perahps this?

The Quad bike does look like a 9! which is good news as I have a need for one! I am reserving judgment on the truck, although the broken end is a positive sign!

I suppose the next question is when will there be an 11?

Conchas said...

I believe the broken part looks to be LBG and not LG, like that from the set in 2000, that you linked to.

So it should have been produced more recently.
But still don't understand which would be the origin and why they presumably produced larger sizes, instead of the 9L needed.

So, is it the 11L also to come in the 2H?...

Anonymous said...

There IS hope for a 9L! I first thought the LBG 9L showing up in the B-model instructions was just an erroneous but natural assumption by the solidworks draft tech at TLG...I mean why wouldnt there be a 9L? (Or as already noted, it exists just not outside TLG).
But you guys have me believing. Besides, if it was just a CAD drawing error, why isn't there an 11L axle on that sheet?


Parax said...

Problem solved?

I don't think there will be an 11 soon, it isn't on the size chart... but what the future may bring??

Conchas said...

That's the best candidate, indeed! :D

Good idea.

Ryan said...

I am dying for a 37L axle... in fact, any prime will do :P

Conchas said...


Anonymous said...

What?!?!? You mean I'm allowed to break or even cut axles to the length I need. Here I've been waiting all this time for a 4 and a half. I'll just snip the end off a 5!

Anonymous said...

It's true, there is an 9L axle. If you check the building instructions on you'll see that in the beginning they use a 5L and a 9L.

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