To be honest I have never actually looked at this set properly, only seeing catalogue images. But I decided it must be bought as it is part of the theme and comes with another section of road, which this time comes with some greenery, attached by 2 yellow System X connectors.
The orange flasing lights on the wasimijigs seem to be of a more translucent and brighter orange than the older opaque ones which now give a better look.
The ashpalt cutter (more commonly known as a concrete saw here in the UK) certainly took me by suprise, and to be honest, making this set one of the most brilliant little Playmobil sets I have ever bought.
It was quikly built by inserting the engine piece, and sticking on the stickers. In catalogue/box images, I thought the saw looked way out of scale, and silly, but it turns out that it is of good proportions.
Now for the exciting part. The back axle is attached to a gear, which is subsiquently attached to a smaller one, and then to another attahched to the cutting disk. This combination provides an effortless glide, with the blade spinning much faster than the wheels due to the gear sizes. The small wheel at the front makes sure that the blade doesn't come too close with the surface so that there is no chance of damage.
There is also a hooking point on the top of the engine so that it can be lifted by crane, or loaded onto the back of the Unimog using it's Hiab.
In comparision to the real thing, I think Playmobil have done well considering they had to make it exciting by making the cutting disc actually spin:
