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Re: Tan Axle Pins
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lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic
Date: 
Thu, 1 Jul 2004 10:13:15 GMT
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"Keith Hui" <buurin@accessv.com.SPAMBEGONE> wrote in message

I don't know, but I would not be surprised, since we now have blue axle • pin with
friction for structural uses.

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, and the coloured ones can clash with the colour scheme of a
model.

Blacks and greys are definitely the right thing for these elements IMHO.

Jennifer



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  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)

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  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)

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