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(...) Are you sure about that? They may not be the exact same parts, but the hinge fingers sure look like a match. I'll have to test it though. I'd bet Lego has a patent on the new click hinge finger design, in addition to any patents on the hinged (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message news:HzEppu.20uG@lugnet.com... (...) so (...) imagine it (...) than (...) position. (...) You can do this with the fingered hinges as well. Even my older fingered hinges have enough friction (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I completely agree with this point, The various click-hinges were cool when I first got them in the 1999 X-Wing set, but they spread like kudzu to overtake every hinge application under the sun! They're versatile, yes, and they have the nice (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Another thing to remember is that the click hinge "clicks" and therefore means that you can position canopies and whatever else in an "open" position. Which is better for "playability" (22 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I bought a MegaBlok Alien Agency set on sale (to compare colors) and noticed it came with a nice old style finger hinge. It works quite well, even though it's made of inferior plastic. So you're probably right about the patent. If so, it's (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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"David Simmons" <xenobuzz@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:HzE3K5.MM6@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped .... ] (...) I (...) appeared (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I couldn't agree with you more. I have said it before and I will say it again, I think the (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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298 more than before to be precise. They arrived today! (URL) 1x1 6 (4 of them destroyed by glue) Brick 1x2 26 Brick 1x3 21 Brick 1x4 51 (6 of them destroyed by glue) Brick 1x5 1 Brick 1x10 21 Brick 2x2 22 Brick 2x3 26 Brick 2x4 50 Brick 2x5 5 (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hey all, Much to my surprise, my local consignment shop had the complete theme. After looking over all the sets, I bought #4743 Ice Blade ($10) and #4742 Chill Speeder ($4). The idea seems to be Alpha Team meets Ice Planet 2002 with a dash of (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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Greetings and Salutations, I am a big fan of the new Designer series. When I saw 4506 "Sea Predators" and 4507 "Prehistoric Creatures" appear on S@H, I ordered them right away! They arrived today and I spent all evening assembling a few of the (...) (22 years ago, 16-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.reviews)
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(...) suit :-) (URL) I wonder what the equivalent for LEGO would be? T-shirts/polo's with a torso print? With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (22 years ago, 15-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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