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Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 03:04:47 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Allan Bedford writes:
In lugnet.technic, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
On the subject of small technic sets, I have to say that I am a huge
fan of the 1998 "micro technic" sets, for those who remember them.  I
think they are very well designed, and they also had very useful
parts.  Nowadays, these parts are more readily available, which means
that the sets don't hold that much value for me anymore.

Can you cite some set #'s.  I'm afraid I'm not familiar with these sets, or
perhaps know them by another name.  Thanks!

Are you perhaps talking about sets like http://guide.lugnet.com/set/1259? I
bought a dozen of those at AU1.95 each (my first bulk set purchase!)!

ROSCO



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  Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
 
(...) Hmm. The 1259. My local TRU still has it for ~UKP5.00 (~US$7-$8). For me "Micro Technic" brings to mind the 8203 + 8004 which are about the same size as the 1259 (originally a promo set IRC). That said, what Brickset calls “microtechnic” (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

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  Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
 
(...) Indeed for another shining example (of this principle, not of another go-kart) you need go back no further than 1999. Now for those who have read some of my previous postings and know that I usually suggest 1970's sets as good examples, this (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

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