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"The John Deere 948L-II Skidder is a Recommended Technic set (BrickScore 79) that delivers one of the most realistic and satisfying pneumatic builds in recent memory, best suited for patient adult builders who can look past the premium price and tight control access."
42157 John Deere 948L-II Skidder earns a BrickScore of 79, landing it in the Recommended tier as one of the most authentic and functional Technic sets of 2023. Reviewers and owners alike celebrate the realistic pneumatic system, the accurate green John Deere color palette, and the genuine sense of operating heavy forestry machinery. Owners back this up with a 4.7 average across 332 ratings. The honest reservation is value: the expert consensus on value for money sits at 68 out of 100, and LEGO.com's own value signal is 4.03 out of 5, the lowest rated aspect, reflecting the $199.99 price tag.
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"This is everything a Technic set should be. It offers an interesting and challenging build, it's realistic and accurate, and it has a myriad of functions which work well."
Brickset Reviews"This is the Achilles heel of similar sets: When there are too many hoses to arrange then it tends to get messy, difficult to connect everything properly, hard to access, and hard to fix when something goes wrong."
RacingBrick"This is everything a Technic set should be. It offers an interesting and challenging build, it's realistic and accurate, and it has a myriad of functions which work well."
"This is the Achilles heel of similar sets: When there are too many hoses to arrange then it tends to get messy, difficult to connect everything properly, hard to access, and hard to fix when something goes wrong."
Owners overwhelmingly praise the set for excellent design, realistic detail, and fun challenging build, but consistently complain about difficult pneumatic tube routing and unclear instructions for the hose assembly.
Amazon4.7
LEGO.com4.7
