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In lugnet.build.mecha, Andrew Todd Amacher writes:
> BTW, If anyone else has got the Ogel Shark Sub(set#4793) as I have they hve
> probably notice how incredibly strong the shoulder and arm elements are. If
> LEGO would fashion 1 or 2 proper brick-based complements to these socket
> bricks, I believe most of our large mecha joint needs would be solved.
Something they should (and probably won't) release immediately is an
accessory pack of just the hinges with friction pins on either end -- no arm
lengths! They probably can't do anything smaller than the 2x2x2 socket
element based on the current design.
-- Hop-Frog
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| (...) Good point. They are too weak not be doubled up in large mecha and that technique limits the flexability- especially in the arms. (...) Plus , they're rather costly to acquire. Furthermore,(and I hope Brian Cooper takes no offense to this (...) (22 years ago, 15-Jan-02, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.lego.direct)
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