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[00:00] Hi everyone, this is Balazs from RacingBrick. We continue with the reviews of the March 2023 LEGO Technic sets, you could already see the Ford GT and the NASCAR next gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 on the channel, link is in the

[00:15] top right corner as usual, and today we will take a closer look at the only known license set of this wave, the 42152 firefighter aircraft. You can see the aircraft in action on the front of the box flying above a forest fire.

[00:29] We can see it with the landing gear deployed on the back of the box, together with images of the various functions. Let's open the box. The set has 1134 pieces, the price is 100 dollars or 110 euros, and it will be available

[00:43] from the 1st of March. We get 11 numbered bags, 3 load frames, a rather small sticker sheet, and the manual. There are no particular details in the manual, as this is a non-licensed set, the exact same

[00:55] New images from the back of the box can be seen at the end of the manual to show the functions. Here's the part if you're interested, now let's start building. The process begins with some surprising elements. We have this gear rack assembly with a rubber band, then comes with 7 module long 3-top beam

[01:10] which is new in red. After adding a few gears, suddenly we have a very cool mechanism that I can't recall seeing in any recent Technic sets. If we push this end, then the horizontal motion spins the green gear and the whole system is

[01:23] is geared up, so a red gear here at the end spins much faster, but only in one direction. The assembly holding the green gear acts as a ratchet, and the green gear practically jounce the thief of the rack when it is pulled back by the rubber band.

[01:36] This is a pretty engineered design, and works way more reliable if we add the frame to the other side as well, and a couple of other pieces. I assume the slight resistance of the gearing and the propellers themselves will prevent

[01:49] gears to turn backwards, as you see even a slight touch makes that ratchet skip when the gear rack is pushed back. Yet another appearance of this new piece that was designed for this small dump truck released in January This also seems to be an interesting assembly That linkage is connected to this axle the other one next to it acts as an output for

[02:09] the first mechanism we built. We start to assemble one of the landing gears, and there's a nice demonstration of the linkage in the manual, you can verify there if you built it correctly. We add the linear actuator to the assembly, then attach it to everything else we built

[02:23] so far with some gears and axles. I really like the amount of verification steps in the manual to show you how the assembly is supposed to work. Here's the build at the end of phase 1. Phase 2 begins with some paneling and we add our first sticker as well.

[02:38] It is less exciting to stack panels, pins and beams. One side is ready. Once you find the position, it snaps in place easily. Then comes the door of the cargo bay, we extend the fuselage, and here comes the shock absorber that adds a simple but foolproof spring-loading mechanism to the cargo bay door.

[02:55] We will then mount the other side of the fuselage, then add the lever to the cargo bay door. The top section goes in place, then we add two gears for the landing gear control, and this is the end of phase 2. Phase 3 begins with the construction of the nose section,

[03:09] then it's time to add these brand new quarter panel fairings, they are the same as the ones we could find in the Ford GT, but this time they are yellow. The black nose section has a quite interesting method for securing it in place, a 7 module long beam added behind that central one,

[03:24] It seems to be still quite wobbly, but these two flash axles will help to keep it in a steady position. We add some coverage to the bottom section, then continue the paneling on top. After the vertical stabilizer, we add more panels to finish the fuselage.

[03:39] Then here comes the openable section where we add the water. It's a bit tricky to push all pins in place. We build the tail section at the end of phase 3. This is how it will work. After ascending these axles, we start the construction of the wings.

[03:55] Building the engines pay attention to the orientation of those bigger tank gears should be on the outer side here Yet another part requiring some attention and I glad the manual highlights this as well The landing gear at the front should be down when we add these parts here

[04:10] since they were supporting the ones on the wing, and both should be in sync. Here it is, and this is how it will work, operation takes some time with that knob. Then we extend the wing, this one will be a big beast for sure.

[04:23] and now it is probably even more visible, I really didn't expect this size. The end is approaching, a few final challenges as these beams are not the easiest to mount on those pins. Here are the propellers, the only thing left is to close the covers of the engines,

[04:38] that needs a little bit of adjustment here and we are finished. So, you can take a look at the finished model and I'm again amazed by the scale and dimensions. It is 59cm long and 60cm wide, just take a look how small these two new cars are next to it.

[04:54] For comparison, here's the Airbus helicopter and the Osprey. I think this new aircraft is pretty impressive despite having only like 1100 pieces. The proportions are quite different though, compared to the Osprey for example,

[05:07] this one has a quite skinny fuselage. Now let's see the functions. The landing gear can be controlled by these knobs you find on each side, They work pretty well, but it takes a lot of time to fully open and close them.

[05:19] The ones under the wings almost fully disappear in the engines, which looks quite cool. The mechanism does not have enough power to lift the aircraft up, but that's sort of understandable. We have manually operated ailerons on the wings and a similar elevator at the rear.

[05:35] We can open the water tank here at the top to add these transparent blue 2x2 pieces. We get 10 of them to simulate the water. The cargo bay door can be operated with this lever on the side, you can dump the water easily.

[05:47] If you wonder why we don't get smaller pieces, I think these ones are challenging enough to collect after each round. I left the most impressive feature for the end because that is really the highlight of the set this lever operated pullback mechanism on the bottom to power the propellers This is actually super fun to play with easy to use seems to be pretty solid and was quite

[06:09] a joy to build. If you find the proper place, then you can keep the propellers spinning constantly, if you try to pull the lever too quickly, then the internal ratchet mechanism might slip. I might have only one complaint, but this is already totally nitpicking, you cannot easily

[06:24] drag the propellers and fly the plane with a single hand. It is possible, but I only found this awkward position for it, it almost feels like flying backwards, so it doesn't really work. The model is totally swooshable, by the way, but for that I would hold like this, and then

[06:39] I would expect the lever to be somewhere here, under the cargo bay, but for the obvious reasons the mechanism is not there. Operation with two hands is totally possible, though, and as I said, it works remarkably well.

[06:52] So let's sum it up, I think this is a great set for the price, finally something different and especially not a licensed car. Don't get me wrong, as you see I'm kind of into cars, but I think the Technic Z needs

[07:04] more diversity. The mechanism driving the propellers is very very cool, we get some other working functions as well. Building everything else surrounding those functions is less exciting of course, it is technically a boss with two wings, so don't expect miracles, but I think it can be a great

[07:20] shorts for kids who want to have a fairly big model with great manual functions, or for everyone who's into Technic and airplanes. Please let me know your thoughts in the comments folks, if you like this video then please give it a thumbs up, and don't forget to subscribe with notifications, as more exciting LEGO videos

[07:36] are coming soon, including these two here that many of you want to see already. See you next time, bye bye!

[07:50] Thank you.