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Re: Technic RC car (Jake - info?)
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Sat, 22 Jun 2002 06:10:25 GMT
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Jake,
Since it is available for order now, can you give us more info on it?
It says 2 motors - one to drive, one to steer, or does it rely on power to rear
right and rear left motors to steer?
How large is the receiver in the car?
John Guerquin wrote:
> Awesome find Rob, thanks!!! Can't wait to get my hands on it.
>
> Strangely enough, it doesn't show up if you do a search for
> 8475 from the main page at LEGO.com.
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> This is another way to see it:
> http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?prod_id=8475
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> Is it just me, or do the wheel hubs seem like the same ones
> used in the 8466 4x4 Off-roader (and Silver Champion)?
> The tires look a little smaller, but that could be an illusion.
> $130, 283 pieces.... would this be the most expensive LEGO
> set in terms of cost/piece at nearly 46 cents/piece?
>
> Re-posted and FUT to technic
>
> John
>
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Rob Hendrix writes:
> > My lovely wife asked me to show her those crappy Lego Racers today, so I
> > went on over to shop.lego.com (of course). As we were scrolling through the
> > different sets, I found it!!!!
> >
> > Don't know if this is old or new news, but the new R/C car is available for
> > prepurchase. They say it ships July 9th! $129.99 is a little steep, but I
> > gotta have one! I'll try to give you the link (kinda long)...
> >
> > http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?id=%7B5ED3F538%2D52CF%2D11D6%2D801A%2D00C04
> > F5ED856%7D&OrderBy=0&CatID=%7B4BE24985%2D17DB%2D4871%2DAC78%2D34BEA3F49E9C%7
> > D
> >
> > Hope that works.
> >
> > -Rob
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| I would also like to get more official info on this, but by inspection and from what they have made in the past, it is almost certainly a one-piece receiver, battery pack, drive-and-steer motor combo. It may not even be proportional steering, but it (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jun-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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