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| What media works well for scooping with front-end buckets and back-hoes, e.g., the scoops in Service Pack 5284 "Loading Grabs" and set 8459 "Pneumatic Front-End Loader"? We need a medium that scoops easily from a flat surface, a pile, or a bin. It (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| Have you been thinking of dice? I am talking about the ones with 6 sides! My thoughts went in direction 8-, 10-, 12-, 20-siders. Maybe you can borrow some from a friend to try out. I would do this if I could (using the 8459) - but I lent mine away (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| Would round 1x1 tiles work? Or maybe the hemispherical bases of the 1x1 "joystick" pieces. They wouldn't roll around *too* much. If you're not concerned about odd shapes, actually, it occurs to me that castle feathers (the small ones particularly) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Neat. IS there such a piece? I thought that there were only round 1x1 *plates*. and the only round tile was the 2x2. Can't comment on scoopability but these are used a LOT by GMLTC for stuff like "spilled coal", "dirt clods", "animal waste" (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:FoEonH.F8M@lugnet.com... (...) *plates*. (...) these (...) "animal (...) pieces. Doh!! I meant plate. Sorry! Yeah, 1x1 round tiles would be cool. "animal waste", heh heh Paul Davidson (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| Faceted beads scoop well with the LEGO front-end loader, back hoe, and Technic seat. The 8mm size works better than the 6mm size. LEGO Shop at Home (telephone 1-800-453-4652 anytime) sells the front-end and backhoe scoops in Service Pack #5284 for (...) (25 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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| New results testing bulk scooping of 10mm and 12mm faceted beads with front-end loader, backhoe, and Technic seat as scoops: Scooping: The larger 10mm and 12mm faceted beads scooped more completely than the smaller 6mm and 8mm sizes. All sizes (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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