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  Tan Axle Pins
 
Hello, Why is it that tan axle pins (found in 2003 and later Technic sets) seem much weaker than 2002-and-before gray axle pins? For instance, look at the 8455 Backhoe Loader and 4404 Land Busters - the wheels are VERY easy to come off due to them (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jun-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Tan Axle Pins
 
(...) My backhoe has yet to have its wheels fall off. Nor had the wheels on "da Buster" when it was still built. However, when its chassis was being rebuilt, I used 3L axle with stud to hold the wheels on my 4404, in anticipation of a (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jun-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Tan Axle Pins
 
(...) Dear Lego, If you're bringing back a Technic set, forget about sets that were in the shops two years ago. Bring back the 8868 Airtech Claw Rig or the 8480 Space Shuttle. Duq (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Tan Axle Pins
 
"Keith Hui" <buurin@accessv.com.SPAMBEGONE> wrote in message (...) pin with (...) I preferred it when they were black, a far more neutral colour for building realistic models. Since it is a structural element, you *have* to use them in many places, (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Tan Axle Pins
 
(...) Yep. This is my major issue with Znap, actually.. .the connector elements (which are generally even MORE visible than technic pins) only come in one color each, but are different for different types of connectors, and it's well nigh impossible (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Tan Axle Pins
 
(...) I believe the issue is that having the axle pegs in black/grey resulted in confusion (at least for a fair bit of the target market) between the axle pegs and the regular pegs. Or something along those lines anyway (I can see how it could be (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Tan Axle Pins
 
"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...areDOTcom> wrote in message news:I06Bpo.vFz@lugnet.com... (...) I expect they changed the colours to avoid people getting confused over the different connectors, i.e. pin with friction and axle pin with (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)

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