The official LEGO Group Weibo channel revealed the first look at the new LEGO® Technic Caterpillar D11 Bulldozer set. In addition, the LEGO Germany Facebook page has also posted a video about the set. This impressive new set will include Control+ elements, which can be used to recreate the functions featured in real CAT D11 Bulldozer and a new yellow-coloured track element. The set is expected to launch on October 1st.
Via Jays Brick Blog
15th October 2021
I am genuinely interested in the story behind why it has taken so long for Caterpillar to get their own Lego set. We all know Volvo and Liebherr were quick off the mark and those kits were quite successful as I understand. Also I know Caterpillar had kits with other brick manufacturers a few years back, so it begs the question?
15th October 2021
If there were other construction sets using the Caterpillar license, this would most likely be the reason why. IP holders normally only allow or want one partner to be making various products at a time. The same would go for TLG who wouldn’t want to be competing with a company making very similar products.