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Re: Cannons
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 20 Jan 2000 23:50:27 GMT
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ricocheting@hotmailNOMORESPAM.com
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Did all the LEGO cannons fire by springs?  The one I have (sadly only
one...) fires with a spring, but I seem to remember a friend about 6
years ago who had several where you had to pull the "pin" back and then
flick it with a finger to make it shoot. I was wondering if any came
like this, or if it was a regular firing one where the springs were just
broken.

  -jonathan



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  Re: Cannons
 
(...) There was an interim cannon design in the U.S. where the spring was essentially removed. It can be retro-fitted with a spring to fire. It was replaced by the current solid one-piece cannon. They are probably the rarest of the Lego cannon. (...) (25 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Cannons
 
Nephilim <jthompson@esker.com> wrote in message news:FonA25.6ty@lugnet.com... [snipped] (...) When I had my Transformers toys, I was annoyed that the missiles were so weak, probably for this reason. I opened them up and put pen springs in them. I (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

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