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Re: Studless Technic models
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:29:12 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, David Laswell wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, Ross Crawford wrote:
> > Ahem http://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catID=140
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> Okay, you got me there. They do make TECHNIC plates. Well, they did. Other
> than two reissued sets, they were pretty much discontinued in 1997, and with
> good reason. They have fringed ends, which have proven to be very prone to
> breaking, if I'm not mistaken. Especially when the fringed ends are attached to
> studs. And what good is it if you can construct something in a specific way if
> it only works for a few times before parts start breaking?
They were perhaps a bit fragile but not that fragile.
Here's another version still in production:
http://peeron.com/inv/parts/32124
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/Tobbe
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| (...) I seem to recall a friend of mine having a few that were missing one or both ends, and I know I've heard complaints about the old fringed half-bushings cracking apart, so I can't see how the old fringed plates could possibly be more (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) than two reissued sets, they were pretty much discontinued in 1997, and with good reason. They have fringed ends, which have proven to be very prone to breaking, if I'm not mistaken. Especially when the fringed ends are attached to studs. And (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic)
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