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Re: Ball joints and the 8440
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Thu, 28 Oct 1999 18:04:53 GMT
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I would also like to know what the best sets are to get ball joint parts. I • seem to have
quite a few actual balls but not much in the way of sockets. I have found • that the very
old Lego men have ball joint hands which are the same as current ball joints, • which could
be quite useful (but they are only in yellow).

That's one of the things that really impresses me about Lego.  The way they
recycle old parts, or old dimensions, in new and totally surprising ways.  The
arms from those old Lego men have cropped up in a legion of divers/space
centre sets, for example.

Richard



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  Ball joints and the 8440
 
I had an e-mail form DYA shopping, about the 8440 Formula Flash. I would like to get this set because it looks like it has some good ball joint parts (any comments). However, I was wondering if anybody knows where this set might still be for sale in (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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