Thelegopod has been a regular in the Brick Club Facebook group for a while now. He built the LEGO Technic 42028 Bulldozer, put together a collage of the build, and sent it over. The video is below. Before you watch, here’s some context on what the 42028 actually is and why it’s a good use of build time.
LEGO Technic 42028 Bulldozer
Set 42028 is the LEGO Technic Bulldozer from 2014. 617 pieces, rubber caterpillar tracks, yellow and black. It builds into an 11-inch long bulldozer with a working front blade and rear ripper, plus a four-cylinder engine under the hood with pistons that move as you push the model.
It’s a 2-in-1: the same parts rebuild into a Trench Digger if you want the alternate model after the main build.
Accessible, mechanical, genuinely satisfying
At 617 pieces this is something you can get through in two to three hours without it feeling like a slog. The most involved section is the track assembly: rubber link-chain treads are always fiddly to tension, and the 42028 is no exception. Once it’s done the model moves realistically.
The tracks and blade are what you’ll actually play with. The rear ripper moves independently but it’s more of a passive feature than an active one.
The front blade mechanism is cleverly done. Rather than a gear on top of the model, it works through the exhaust pipe. One push raises and lowers the blade. It keeps the top of the model clean, and it’s the kind of detail you notice once the kit’s been on the shelf a few days.
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I love seeing these older Technic builds still getting proper attention. They are not always the biggest sets in the library, but they often have the clearest functions, and that is a big part of why Technic works.
If you have a build collage, a short video, or a few photos from your latest kit, send them over. I would rather the blog showed real member builds than polished catalogue angles.
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