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(...) I like the backhoe model as well, although I wonder if there are going to be any blue airtanks included... hopefully, since this looks like a large model using the 8466's large tires. It seems strange to me to have one technic set with 9 (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Really? See the link near the bottom of this post. I think a lot of them are still traditional red, or often bright yellow. Just my opinion, I really can't back this up with any data. (...) Mechanism to do what do you think? I figure the two (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) earlier this year and saw those actual trucks or ones very like them. It's sort of what you'd get if you mixed that reviled lime green LEGO color with the standard LEGO yellow we love so much, and then added a bit of white to lighten things (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) O.K. I'm willing to bend on the lime green thing. At least that they are out there and in use. It's hard to argue with eyewitness sightings. But it doesn't mean I have to like it. :) (...) Wow. I'm not sure the trend has been as popular in (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) That was also my first guess, but my second guess is that one knob would rotate the water cannon, and the other would steer the 3 axles. As for other mechanisms hidden in the back.... not sure, but I would hope that a large-ish technic model (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Must be something wrong with your eyes. Extensive studies have shown that this optic green (think that's the name) is the most visible color over a wide range of viewing conditions. Red is a really bad color in the dark and at twilight. Most (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yes, on second thought, that makes more sense. I guess I was just seeing the wheels and not thinking of much else. Allan B. (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) This is very likely. :) However, I really needed to do a double take to identify this ambulance yesterday. It simply didn't stand out against the other traffic, the grey of the sky or the snow. Not nearly as much as I would think it should. I (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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