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I'm looking for reviews of the 8462 Tow Truck model. It looks neat in the catalog, but how is it really? How is it to build, to play with? Thanks for any insights you can share. (25 years ago, 19-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Is 8860 2 or 3 speed?
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Tim Rueger wrote: <snip> (...) Ah, that explains it. I've never tried the motorization instructions. I have a couple of Mindstorms motors - maybe I'll try one of those. (...) They turned with a lot of friction :) (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Help me god (or anyone)...
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(...) My what enthusiasm! Check out Michael Dorneich's website which has a large cross reference of other peoples websites (including mine). It is a wealth of townscapes and other LEGO related data. (URL) building, Gary Istok (25 years ago, 19-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: What's wrong with this model?
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(...) Yes, I was thinking of the blue elements as a tank, but it seems to lack a bit of height. Putting a plate on the top may help to give the impression of a tank. But I'm worried that putting a plate on top of a half-pin will make the plate (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Missle launching ideas (was: Pnuematic missles or other sources of missle propulsion
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(...) I can't wait to see it. :-) Building large, heavy models is a pain, eh? Been there, done that. But not as heavy as your minor monstrosity. Good luck. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 19-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Is 8860 2 or 3 speed?
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(...) The gearbox has three ratios, but the plates around the stick shift only enable two at once. Two ratios are enabled with the "default" construction, while a different pair of two ratios is enabled when the 960 motor is added. This makes it (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Missle launching ideas (was: Pnuematic missles or other sources of missle propulsion
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Thanks Bram and Mike for the ideas, I tried these ideas and got reasonable results using the larger shock absorber piece that comes with the black supercar. But still a little lacking for launching a missle made out of two round 1x1 and one round (...) (25 years ago, 19-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Is 8860 2 or 3 speed?
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I was building 8860 Auto Chassis today: (URL) I noticed that the set looks like it was designed for three speeds rather than two. The instructions put a plate on the gearbox that limits the available gears to two. I noticed that the gears kept (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: What's wrong with this model?
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(...) you could put a smallconnector in the blue connector where the tank would be and add a flat piece to it. Also if you have some of the old technic coupler( not sure if this is the right description, but they are the ones that hold a shaft at (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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On my way back from Thailand, I made a stop in Kuwait. (My ticket was a very cheap one, see?) Anyway, the transit area in Kuwait was an extremely boring one, but they did have the Micro Technic sets. So to pass the time, I played around with the (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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I am trying to rebuild my failed Lego town. It's called Legoville. Now you see, I don't have a whole lot of ideas about what to build or how to build it. If you know any good sites with examples of Lego towns or just tips...let me have them, please! (...) (25 years ago, 18-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Pnuematic missles or other sources of missle propulsion
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(...) Sounds sort of like the mechanism I've used to make launcing torpedoes on a submarine I "LDrew", which was based on the "space cannon" from my website: (URL) 'Space' from the left, the choose the 'Interstellar Battleship'. From there, go to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Mindstorms set inventory
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Mark, I just posted my inventory of this set to lugnet.db.inv. John C. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Apr-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Pnuematic missles or other sources of missle propulsion
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How about this: 1) Get 2spring loaded shock absorbers 2) Make tubes around the shock absorbers with your projectiles inside the tubes 3) Attach a girder to the shocks with holes on the sides still available 4) Run an axle through the MF and the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Pnuematic missles or other sources of missle propulsion
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Has anyone had any success building pnumatic powered missles out of lego. Given that the air tubing doesn't provide enough air flow does the following idea sound feasible. Pump air into a hollow air chamber made entirely out of bricks. A 1x1 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New web page with attempt at Veritech
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(...) ended (...) You are right. I forgot to place a 'thank you' notice at the bottom of the page. I knew your page (it is on the lilnks page) and I had a look at you Valkryie. That helped me somewhat with the arms, where to put them, etc. (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New web page with attempt at Veritech
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(...) Pretty slick. I am impressed. A fully-transforming model this large is quite an engineering challenge. The articulation of some of the joints in your model looks like what I ended up doing in my own microfig-scale solution. You can see it at: (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: New web page with attempt at Veritech
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Sorry, I forgot the most important thing, the link: (URL) Gerwin (25 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | New web page with attempt at Veritech
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Greetings, I just made available my own web site. It is about my own LEGO story, but nothing of that is yet on it. The only thing there is, is my attempt at a Robotech veritech fighter. It is a triple-mode plane. If you visit, please let me know if (...) (25 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Mindstorms set inventory
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I was wondering what kind and how many building parts come in the Mindstorms kit. I mean aside from the brick and the sensors, actual building parts (beams, plates, axles, connectors, etc, etc). Anybody have a breakdown of the inventory of this set? (...) (26 years ago, 16-Apr-99, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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