LEGO UK 42082 Rough Terrain Crane

Everyone has an opinion - in my, this is one of the very best Lego Technic sets. Why? Build is very interesting: - There is very little repetition, - Build is challenging as a lot of pieces is crammed into a very compact model, - Gears are fantastic and quite complex to facilitate switching between many functions, - There is lot of interesting Technic pieces It has great play-ability factor - everything except for moving and turning is battery operated and requires gear switching - you can extend/shorten boom, lower/elevate boom, lower/elevate hook, turn crane platform 360, pull in/out stabiliser foot. This set is great value for money too, considering complexity, amount of pieces and playability, and it looks fantastic when assembles, very solid too. Added prefab components to play with are a nice touch.

Reviewed by my 10 year old son. I really enjoyed building this set. I obtained hours of fun playing with this and I am sure I will have tonnes more. The attention to detail is outstanding and all the features work very well. It may not have suspension, but who needs that when you've got 4 gigantic wheels! My favourite non-electric features are the V8 engine ( with rotating fan and detailed decorations ) the mini tool and chain compartments ( which actually contain tools and chains! ) the lifelike operators cabin with fake clutch and the hatch at the back that you can lift up to see the motor, the gearbox and the battery slot. I spent 7 days building this 4005 pieced lego masterpiece, which stopped me from playing video games and watching any TV! Measuring 18 inches long and a whopping 39 inches tall this is a colossal set and is worth the money. Priced around £170 and seeing the RRP is £229 you're getting a lot of technic for your money. Anyone who has brought this set I hope you enjoyed it as much as me!

This was my 7 year old sons Xmas present and he thought it was amazing. It took us 6 weeks to build and £ for entertainment value offers great value. Even once it is built it is a great toy and he spends ages playing with the controls, lifting various objects. Some bits are a little fiddly and he did need help attaching some of the sections together but generally was happy to crack on by himself. In his own words 'lift, amazing, good, cool, tall and big'. Definitely one of the better lego sets we've done

Awesome crane that took me about thirty hours to build. I tried to do it straight but had to get some sleep in between when i was getting cross eyed. We took a time frame film of the build condensed into about two minutes which I think anyone making this should do The finished crane is brilliant,it has the additional function of auto slew. It can pick up heavier items and higher than the last and we’ve been doing tandem lifts with both cranes together with surprising results. My only down points are the front and rear of the vehicle are the same. The engine is a bit daft (all Lego engines) in that there is no cylinder heads (could do clear ones),exhaust or inlet. It does now come with a fan but no radiator. My only real criticism is that the building panels that come with the pack are poor as the scale is completely wrong as the door height would be about 1.2 to1.5m high. They shouldn’t have bothered as it’s more fun picking up a size 10 trainer. Kevin age 49

My 13 years old son is building this kit with some of his friends over a period of time as it is quite complex and BIG!! He has been enjoying it very much and so am I. It’s a very detailed model, lots of mechanical details like working axel differentials, 4 wheel steering, simulated piston engine connected to 4WD, etc. Good instructions so far, challenging build and very rewarding. Highly recommended!

So I spent (On & Off) over two weeks building this, just a little bit at a time. What a brilliant build experience you get, the thought and design that went into this model is insane. Even the cab has an opening door, and a fake throttle control. The tool boxes on the side add to the detail as well. There were more stickers than I have encountered in previous models but that isn't a bad thing, for example the oil filter has a warning sticker on it. But overall worth £159.00, its worth noting prices fluctuate on Amazon, and it may go down or up, but seeing the RRP is £229 you are getting a lot of technic for your money. The two book approach is better than one I got from the bucket excavator, breaking the books up strangely makes you feel it goes on for longer. The sections as always show what part your creating, whether that be the engine, out riggers or pivot section for the crane, and they all slot together seamlessly to produce one mother of a model. Glad I got it, will leave it up for a while and then build the pile driver model in a few months....

Lego bricks as always are great, but the way of packing should be different. The tape which should stick the protective film was stuck to the box of Lego. It could not be removed without box damaging. I orderer bricks as a gift so it should not look like this.

This is one of the biggest lego sets. What I particularly like is it works! It has lots of functioning parts which you can control. The only thing not motorised is steering and driving. Takes a few hours to build and instruction are clear although I preferred using the lego website build instructions as I could read them better. Looks great with a lighting kit. I used briksmax kit. A little pricey now as it it no longer a lego set still in production, but has entertainment value in that it works