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Finally got a new US Technic catalog, and I had to wait entirely too long to see a 99 set in the stores, maybe if people actually bought the CyberSlam stuff the Lego rep would have had to put new technic stuff out earlier. oh well. ThrowBots 8500 (...) (26 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | updated my website...finally
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Hi folks. I've finally added a few Mindstorms creations to the web page at (URL) (26 years ago, 19-Dec-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Tinkering the 8880 suspension setup
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(...) If I only had those pieces. Or if I had a 8858...... I would love to have some good suspension parts. I was thinking of attempting to use two 8417's to make a nice hotrod. But lack of good (specialized) pieces holds me back. I saw on your site (...) (26 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Tinkering the 8880 suspension setup
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(...) That's probably not possible. There does exist some other steering gears, though, which can accommodate ordinary technic wheels. I'm refering to the steering gears used on the 8865 (URL) fit directly in the blue suspension braces, but you (...) (26 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Tinkering the 8880 suspension setup
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(...) Great pictures. While I was building the 8880 I was supprised to find the specialized (non-technic-standard) means of connecting the wheels. Did you find a way to use the suspension with normal technic wheels? ____ |oooo| Cheers, |oooo| Wouter (...) (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Dutch Loco (was:Re: NEW addition to Monorail Station)
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On Thu, 17 Dec 1998 08:20:41 GMT, "Eric Brok" <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> wrote: <snip correction of my foolishness, which not gonna post again :) > Well, color me pink and throw my robe open recklessly :) Doh. Engines, not trains.... My bad. Jasper (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Tinkering the 8880 suspension setup
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I've been looking into the problem of making a model which is narrower than the 8880 Supercar, while still retaining all the cool features, like independent suspension and steering wheel drive. Working with this, I have made a web page with some (...) (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.build)
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| | Re: Dutch Loco (was:Re: NEW addition to Monorail Station)
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Jasper Janssen wrote in message <367849d2.140018338@...et.com>... (...) gray (...) Are (...) Sorry Jasper, but you're not quite right. The color scheme you mention is used for passenger cars and passenger trains with integrated cabins. Seperate (...) (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dutch Loco (was:Re: NEW addition to Monorail Station)
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(...) Current Dutch trains are all Yellow, with blue stripes. This has been so for a pretty long time (>10 years at least). However, there has been a change in the placement of the stripes. Jasper (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Dutch Loco (was:Re: NEW addition to Monorail Station)
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James Mathis wrote in message ... (...) gray (...) My mistake. I wrote the above response after seeing only one overview pic with several of your engines. I didn't read the specific page on this engine, so I didn't realize this actually *was* (...) (26 years ago, 16-Dec-98, to lugnet.build, lugnet.trains)
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