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(...) It looks cool, yes, but I try to avoid sets with Technic figures, as I hardly ever use them. BTW, this sets seems to be the only one which has a special piece, a 1x1 round plate with ball joint connector. What purpose does this have in the (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Of course it is! :-) I was looking at Jim Hughes' Technica index, which listed it as "from 8232", or something. Fredrik (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Ah. I got this set on mark-down, so I was pretty happy. It's funny -- I can never have enough mini-figs, but more than a few technic-guys are overkill. Maybe because they're more alike than minifigs. (...) You mean the piece that used to be (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's an old maxifig hand. :) It also came in 6544 Shuttle Transcon 2 and an old space set 6901 Mobile Lab. (I'm sure there were others too.) (...) No, they're stickered. Great for red minifig dresses. --Todd (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) BTW & FYI & FWIW, the new version has a hole through the ball; the old maxifig-hands did not. Eric (26 years ago, 3-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks for pointing this out. For LDraw, I'm working on the similiar 'towball with grabber' part (used in Divers sets as the robot arm claw), which has the same hole, I think. I should just make them all. Steve (26 years ago, 3-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Eric Brok <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> wrote in message F6Ks7t.M6E@lugnet.com... (...) All of my old maxifig hands have the hole. (26 years ago, 3-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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Mark Koesel wrote in message ... (...) Ok, sorry. It was of the top of my head. Should have checked first. Eric (26 years ago, 3-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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