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Re: How rare is...
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lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic
Date: 
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 14:13:22 GMT
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In lugnet.db.inv, David Arnon writes:
In lugnet.db.inv, William Brumbach writes:
In lugnet.db.inv, David Arnon writes:
In lugnet.db.inv, Kevin Loch writes:

Then there are translucent "white" axles.  These predated the>>>I believe two of those (#8) axles appeared in <set:912>
- David

I still remember looking longingly at the catalogue at this set.  I still
am, boy do I want a 912 now.

junior

I was(am) lucky enough to actually have it :)
Hate to rub it in, but it was indeed a great set and I spent hours with it as a
classic black axles and last appeared around ~1976.  These
are extremely rare due to their age.


child.
In many ways it was a pre-technic set (I think there was no Technic theme back
in 1976) with axles, motor, sprocket wheels and many working features. I just
loved the hovercraft that moved around spinning it's propellor!

I'm not sure, but I think that my 2x4 "BRICK with Technic axle holes in ALL
sides" that Kenneth is asking about is also from that set.

Yeah, there are a couple of those in this set.  The grey brick was used to
hold the axles for those red spoked wheels and the really neat tracks.  I
just recently purchased a copy of set 404, which is pretty much identical to
912.

Why are there sets that have different numbers depending on where they are
released anyway?

Adrian
--
www.brickfrenzy.com



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(...) I was(am) lucky enough to actually have it :) Hate to rub it in, but it was indeed a great set and I spent hours with it as a child. In many ways it was a pre-technic set (I think there was no Technic theme back in 1976) with axles, motor, (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)

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