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| | | Hello, Can someone please direct me as to what the Technic Flex System does, and how it works? Thanks! Greg "No one can resist my, um, things." Majewski citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Flex System —Arjan Brugman
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| | | | | Greg Majewski <citrusx__@yahoo.com> wrote in article <FFyA38.BE1@lugnet.com>... (...) how (...) say this: Basically it consists of two things: a "hose" and a (hard plastic) wire. The wire runs through the hose and can be pulled and pushed on one (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: Flex System —Matthew Miller
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| | | | (...) A lot of the decent-sized technic cars (Indy Storm, for example) use this for their steering mechanism. I haven't ever used it for anything else. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Flex System —John Morgan
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| | | | (...) Hi Greg you can find a set of pictures of the "flex System " elements via Jim Hughes Web pages (URL) In some models, the flex system is used for the steering linkages. They simply put a cable inside a hose and then anchor one end to the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Flex System —Arjan Brugman
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| | | | John Morgan <trees@utk.edu> wrote in article <FG2spz.GF3@lugnet.com>... <snip> (...) flex system (...) Sorry to interfere, but did you say S@H in Europe?? Heh, I didn't even know. Thought it was a US thing. Does whole Europe have S@H, or just (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Flex System —John Morgan
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| | | | (...) Hi Arjan, In a couple of sets, There was a European parts catalog. I have no idea wether its called shop at home there but they list several countries and rpices for each. Maybe one of European Lego Fans can clue you into the details. Given (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Flex System —Arjan Brugman
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| | | | | John Morgan <trees@utk.edu> wrote in article <FG3noM.1M9@lugnet.com>... (...) Hey John, I did know about the service packs ordering service. They don't sell sets as S@H does though, which is what I was hoping for. Oh well... Thanks for the info (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Flex System —Rob Doucette
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| | | | | John Morgan wrote in message ... (...) wether (...) for (...) the (...) system (...) If anyone is interested, I've got (5) of the 5118 Cable System service packs left, e-mail for details. There's a scan of the service pack at (URL) the only piece it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Flex System —Eric Brok
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| | | | John Morgan wrote in message ... (...) wether (...) for (...) the (...) system (...) There is no full-blown LEGO Shop At Home in Europe. *Only* the spare parts selection can be ordered by each national distribution center, however. Eric Brok (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: Flex System —John Morgan
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| | | | (...) Hi Eric, Thanks for the info. Having only recently discovered shop@home, I made the assumption that Lego would have similiar distribution around the world. I now see that isnt true. So Lego relies on set sales only thru the retailers in (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Distribution in Europe (was Re: Flex System —Eric Brok
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| | | | John Morgan wrote in message ... (...) now (...) reason (...) Think the other way around. Selling your product via stores is the regular thing overhere, and LEGO started in Europe. But when they approached the vast US market they found it hard to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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