Black Friday deals on the smartphones for LEGO

I did a research recently to find the cheapest smartphone that you can buy new and works perfectly with the different LEGO applications, here’s the video about it:

There’s a Black Friday deal available for the phone in the video and also a slightly better one:

Xiaomi Redmi 7A for $79.99 at Gearbest with the coupon GBMI7AEU1 – Click here!

Xiaomi Redmi 8A for $87 at Gearbest with the coupon GBRMI8A01 – Click here!

Gamepad control for LEGO Technic 42099 & 42100 with BrickController 2

The LEGO Technic 42100 Liebherr R 9800 and the 42099 X-Treme Off-Roader both have their dedicated control app called Control+. Although the app offers a lot of exciting possibilities it cannot be customized and some people (like) me prefer physical control over a touchscreen. The great BrickController 2 app solves this issue, you can use a gamepad that is compatible with your phone and control the LEGO vehicles!

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Control+ connection bug when testing 42100 during building

UPDATE – The bug was fixed in version 1.0.3 of the Control+ app

When you are building the LEGO Technic 42100 Liebherr R 9800 set the app has a verification process built in after every batch of bags. This is a great addition because you can see whether the motors built in are working correctly or not.

Unfortunately there’s a bug in the current version as of 05/10/2019 (version 1.0.2 on both Android and iOS ), after the second batch of bags at page 367 you should only have one XL motor (color code red) connected to the hub in the superstructure.

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Decoding the gearbox of the LEGO Technic 42110 Land Rover Defender

UPDATE – I created a detailed guide about the possible errors of the Defender with a guide to remove to body in a few minutes and other useful information, click here to access it

After my review of the LEGO Technic 42110 Land Rover Defender I received a lot of questions about the gearbox, how it works, does it really runs inverted, did I make any building mistakes etc. I decided to create another video to show the gearbox in details, demonstrate why I think it runs the other way around and give anyone a chance to take a closer look
at my build and find any possible errors.

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LEGO Technic 42110 Land Rover Defender unboxing, speed build and detailed review

UPDATE – you can find a detailed presentation of the gearbox in this article

🔥🔥🔥 Hot and fresh review straight from the owen!! 🔥🔥🔥 Unboxing, speed build and detailed presentation of the LEGO Technic 42110 Land Rover Defender, including a motorized demonstration of the complex gearbox and much more!

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