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Re: New plastic "rubber" tire substitutions
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lugnet.lego, lugnet.technic
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Date:
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Thu, 4 Jan 2001 12:30:22 GMT
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"John Heins" <Johnmhiii@aol.com> writes:
> Having just picked up an 8241 "Battle Cars" kit for parts (wheels
> and gears), I was astounded to find plastic wheels in place of the
> usual plastic hub/rubber tire combination in the 30.4x14 size.
> Except for the hollow back, they look just like the usual
> combination.
So what looks like black 30.4x14 hubs with rubber tires on the picture
is really a one piece molded plastic part with a hollow backside?
This is really bad in my opinion. And to think that I was looking
forward to the black hubs in this set. :-(
Fredrik
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 | | Re: New plastic "rubber" tire substitutions
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| (...) Yes, these are hollow 1 piece ABS wheels (32146). They first appeared last year in the 3057 Create 'n' Race set. I suspect the reason that they are in the 8241 set is cost. After all it would be hared to expect 8 real tires in a set that only (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.technic)
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| | New plastic "rubber" tire substitutions
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| Having just picked up an 8241 "Battle Cars" kit for parts (wheels and gears), I was astounded to find plastic wheels in place of the usual plastic hub/rubber tire combination in the 30.4x14 size. Except for the hollow back, they look just like the (...) (26 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego)
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