Technic 42157 John Deere 948L-II Skidder Toy Building Set
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Web ID: 16754600A True Masterpiece!
I have made many Lego Technic Model sets over the years and this one seems to pack all the characteristics and traits that makes a Lego Technic Model so special. From the realistic scale details to the functionality and playability there is virtually nothing missing to make this the perfect Lego Technic Model. I did have some challenges with the arrangement of the pneumatic tubes but like others mentioned it just requires extra concentration and studying the directions. Once finished it was a great feeling to see everything function properly. Great job again on this one Lego! Highly recommend!
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Customer review from LEGO
Nice kit!
This was a fun challenging build! I took it very methodically while building the airlines and pump mechanism which was rewarding when it all worked correctly! As a fan of all sorts of tractors, this is a fantastic addition to my collection!
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Customer review from LEGO
John Deere log skidder
This is my favorite set so far please don’t retire this set
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Customer review from LEGO
Fun Build
The build was fun for the most part. I was only missing one piece, but it wasn't critical to keeping the building together. The issue I had was the tubes. It wasn't clear where come of the tubes connected in the 3D schematic. I zoomed and twisted the image around to find figure it out, but it was still difficult. It would have been helpful if the tubes were red, green, yellow. Instead of the standard black and gray. I must have crossed some tubes because the crane doesn't stay in the up position and the claw opens after a few minutes.
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Customer review from LEGO
Great Play Value and Great Pieces
The Skidder has been my favourite set this year. A good mix of pneumatic and other functions and plenty of pieces to re-use in My Own Creations. I bought 4 sets and made a pneumatic robot that is programmed to spell "JOY" in semaphore flags when air is supplied, which I exhibited (see picture). Lovely green pieces too; so glad you made the John Deere sets and I look forward to more of them. The tube routing was tricky, re-ordering the tubes at each instruction stage, but it went well. Many tube pieces are the same length so I would appreciate a supply of metres of tubing to cut to length for MOCs but otherwise this set is a great supply of pneumatic pieces.
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Customer review from LEGO
Great buy
A good looking very detailed model with realistic working parts.
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Customer review from LEGO
my 4 yr old's experience
This Lego was one of our kid's summer projects. We do not help him build. He's 4 yrs old. He asked me why the section of the tubes was not working. I, my husband, and our sitter (who is very proficient in Legos) examined the problem. I called Lego about how the section wasn't working. The lady was very kind. She told us about the 3D building app--we did not know about this. We pulled up the 3D builder and the directions for the tube section are completely different than the booklet. The system works when using the 3D model. Overall though, I am not a fan of the stability Lego. But, I absolutely love the giant machinery pieces. Our kid likes to play with what he builds. This model is a bit fragile. Often little parts will pop off. One of the tubes came off inside and I had to spend hrs taking pieces off (and trying to memorize where they go back) to reach where it had to be re-attached.
Customer review from LEGO
Fun after completed but was missing lots of part
It was a fun set after completing but building it was a pain because it was missing parts and it wasn't like 1 or 2 it was a ton so the set took much longer to complete after having to order all the missing pieces
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Response from LEGO
We're sorry to hear you had to pause your build and are glad you got in touch to let us know. Your requested parts will ship from Denmark and you'll be back to building The John Deere Skidder in no time!