LEGO Technic Heavy-Duty Tow Truck 42128 with Crane Toy Model Building Set, Engineering for Kids Series

This is a spectacular kit from just about every aspect. It's a joy to build, looks great as a display piece and is fun to play with as it's very functional. The first time I built it took almost 15 hours but I was going pretty slowly. I also made a few small mistakes (since I was watching movies) which meant I had to backtrack, disassemble and continue. There are a few small details that can easily be missed if you aren't paying close attention. Overall this is a terrific model, especially if you can get it on sale.

This thing took me forever to finally get together but it is so cool. Probably the neatest Lego build our family has done to date and we have a bunch of different builds. Very cool. Make sure you have time and a place to store it bc it will take some time to assemble.

I have lots of lego sets that are master builder sets and this one was a bit challenging which was nice to get your money worth, however they do a great job of hiding the fact it is a little finger pump to air it up and not a small battery operated one or something, part of the problem is you pump it up then move lever open to make things move but its hard to do it slowly so for instance the main boom will go from all the way in to all the way out in a blink of an eye when you throw the lever. biggest down side- have to flip lever and then push everything back because there is no vacuum effect so it kinda loses its luster effect if you may. Looks amazing on my shelf next to the other builds though 🤪

I ordered this because it looked cool, and it doesn't disappoint. As you put the truck together step by step, it teaches your lad how rack & pinion steering works, how a transmission works, and the basics of hydraulics using pneumatics. I have read reviews that say the steering and drive train get cross linked, making the truck either impossible to drive, or when it drives it tears the engine apart. I experienced this problem, but found that the difference was 1/8th of an inch clearance on one side of a block rather than the other. I noticed that my build was not >precisely< like the image shown in the instructions, and when I adjusted the cog to match >exactly< the image shown, the steering and drive train work perfectly. I also noticed that I got to the end of the build and needed two grey pieces, but instead had two black pieces. Upon closer inspection (and reviewing the firs 540 steps, I found that I had used the two grey pieces where the black ones were supposed to be. Thank goodness the error occurred on the outside of the truck, because it is nearly impossible to get to the insides of the truck without total disassembly and starting over. The obvious lesson here: pay close attention to the instructions! Great product overall!

Loved it