To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.buildOpen lugnet.build in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Building / 1606
1605  |  1607
Subject: 
Re: Pneumatic Technic after 1987
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.build
Date: 
Tue, 8 Jun 1999 18:03:33 GMT
Viewed: 
631 times
  
In lugnet.build, Miles Gentry writes:

FYI S@H sold out of 8443 Pneumatic Log Loader but still has 8250 Search Sub
for $34 on sale.  A good value for parts and pneumatic building techniques,
Search Sub's pneumatics include an air storage tank, a piston, a pump, a
valve, and 100 cm of tubing.

I agree.  Besides that you gets lots of yellow beams and other pieces!  I
bought 4-5 sets at $17 ea at Target last year.  My son and I are trying to
construct sort of a "landing bay" for our SW1 Naboo Fighter.  The yellow
Technic* beams look nice with the ship colors.  I still have two complete sub
sets I would like to get rid of.  Anybody can email me if interested.

Alan C
*PS--How do you pronounce "Technic"?  I always say "Tek Neeq" with the stress
on the last, but it might be Tek Nik with the stress on the first.  It would
be interesting to hear non-US input on this too.



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Pneumatic Technic after 1987
 
(...) I prefer 'Tek Nik'. To me, the word "Technic" seems derived from "technical", so that pronunciation most closely follows. "Tek Neeq", as derived from "technique" is also applicable. In fact, my dictionary shows "technic" as an alternate form (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
  Re: Pneumatic Technic after 1987
 
Alan G. Carmack wrote in message ... (...) stress (...) would (...) My native language is Dutch. But then again us dutchmen tend to pronounce any word that sounds slightly unfamiliar as English. So, it's "Teknik" for me, stressing the first (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)

Message is in Reply To:
  Pneumatic Technic after 1987
 
Do you know of any other pneumatic sets in addition to the following sets released after the year 1987? 8040, 8042, 8044, 8250, 8299, 8443, 8459, 8460, 8837 Looking for models on www.kl.net/scans with pneumatics compatible with current stuff, eg, (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)

7 Messages in This Thread:




Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR