The NY Toy Fair 2010 started yesterday and this morning FBTB website had already published photos from every 2H set, at Flickr.
Great is that we finally got some decent resolution images from all the 2H Technic sets.
Click at each image to get the correspondent highest resolution image available. Depending on the browser you are using, you may need a 2nd click over the image, for the full resolution image where you will need to pan in order to inspect each detail.
8051: Motorbike
This is not the first set with a 3-inline motor (only
8455 had one before), but the shaft is farthest to the cylinders for the firs time, so it got a new crank design.
Instead of the
2852 (Technic Engine Connecting Rod), I guess this motor uses cranks made with an axle towball with angled connectors #1 and #2 (well... not angled in this case).
New use cases for the same parts, everyday!...
8052: Container Truck
This model has a registration plate with the characters "AP 54183", which makes me think it was designed be
Alfred Pederson.
8053: Mobile Crane
This is the model where the only new Technic part for the 2H, was found up to now.
It is a reinforced new variant from
48496, with axle-holes instead of pins as connection points.
My guess is that it takes the function of part
61904, where a Linear Actuator isnot present and its form factor doesn't make a perfect fit.
The several stickers with the inscription "MK 8053" leave no doubts about who have designed this model.
Markus Kossman of course, who had also designed its predecessor
8421 XXL Mobile Crane.
8043: Excavator
There is also a small sticker on the cabin "door" who leaves us with any doubts about who have designed this beauty. "Goose" which makes a perfect match with the nickname from
Anders Gaasedal Christensen and the sticker with model name (8043
ag) which matches also his initials.
The 2nd model
here, makes it pretty clear that such model couldn't have been left for anyone else to design...
If it was not yet clear for you, that all the 6 functions from this Excavator (3x for the digging arm, driving, steering and superstructure rotation) are fully remote controlled, take a closer look and read the text in the box PF banner.
"Fully remote controlled digging function"
"Remote controlled driving, stearing and turning"
So there is definitely a steering function on this infernal machine.
For a few more photos, you may take a look at the
Technic photostream, from FBTB.