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    Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Lawrence Wilkes
   my wife bought me a 8448 supercar. Excellent! I built the gull wing version. Now in the process of customising First I added power steering using a micromotor and a second battery box. There's not enough power though to move the wheels (too much (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Michael Edwards
     I also got the 8448 super car, i have been playing around on the motors, where did you mange to put the mircomotor. the steering to to stiff to move the wheels? I mange to power steer the car with the new motors and added a motor for the speed, it (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Lawrence Wilkes
      (...) The steering rack has two small cogs. One is connected up to the steering wheel. I put the micromotor on the back of the other, and used a plate on top to hold it. I had to remove the grey triangle as it was in the way and use a L piece (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Ian Bishop
      (...) Are there two types - I only have the aqazone one - what is the other one? Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Huw Millington
      Ian Bishop <ian@goodlife.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:VHiw9hAUW1a4Ewb...n.co.uk... (...) types (...) There's a blue/white AZ one and a red/black AZ one. I think there may have been other, less elaborate, ones too. Huw (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Simon Denscombe
     (...) There are smaller ones too aren't there? Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Allan J. Smith
     Carbon 60 wrote in message ... (...) Yes... A Pirate one, First Mate Rummy, with large minifig pirate head and hat as bottle cap. A Town one, Fire Chief Waters, with large minifig head and firemans hat as bottle cap. Made by Grosvenor. (24 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Tony Priestman
     On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Lawrence Wilkes (<FnI4w7.Any@lugnet.com>) wrote at 12:19:19 (...) I've had mine for a while, but I only got round to building it the other day. It's certainly the best *looking* car that they've done, but it *still* doesn't have (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Tim Wilkins
     (...) cylinders (...) cheap. (...) Hi Lawrence, Yes I got Lego for Christmas....all of it....all of the Technic sets available in Toys R us in Zurich. I had just bought Mindstorms 3 months ago and got hooked on Technic so she walked into the shop (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Michael Edwards
     My Mouth Drops!! (...) Mindstorms Now that is Xmas, if i had that, that would be a very good xmas., Never mind i will complete my collection next year. What did you buy the wife for xmas? - Michael Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Tim Wilkins
     (...) Hi Michael, I bought her a motorbike. You seem to be a Technic wizard....which ones of previous years do you recommend (remember my Birthday !!!!) regards Tim (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Scott Arthur
     I only got the Ulitimate Lego Book, which is very OK. The best thing about it was the picture on a "full" size 8880. Is this model in any of the LegoLands? Scott A (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Mark Herzberg
      (...) No. This model traveled on the major Auto Show circuit to the world's major auto shows (which are, in no particular order, Tokyo, Seoul, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Turin, London, Paris, Barcelona, Detroit, Chicago, Miami, New York, Los Angeles). (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Richard Dee
     Only what I bought for myself. :) What I *did* get for Xmas was much more useful and beneficial, I think. (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Bryan Wong
     (...) Yes, I think this is a GREAT set too! It is such a lovely design, although it doesn't have as many "working parts" as 8880. However I think the gull-wing doors more than make up for that. :) I love the way it's so modular. You can take off all (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Ian Bishop
      I got 5563 - the MT Octan Truck only available on the continent, and an X-Wing Fighter. Also picked up second-hand 182 train set and all 3 weetabix promo sets from the 1970's just before Christmas! Ian Bishop, Ayrshire, UK (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Simon Denscombe
   (...) I got 7101 Lightsaber (Spelt Wrong) Duel 7131 Anakins PodRacer 7150 TIE Fighter & Y-Wing - that Y-Wing is growing on me everytime I see it - it's cool. Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Dave Schuler
   (...) Just a nitpick, here: why do so many people assert that this is an incorrect spelling? I expect, Simon, you're being at least partially facetious, but I've seen people being real sticks-in-the-mud about it. Regardless of the "real" spelling of (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —James Brown
   (...) hards always claim, it isn't worth my time to check. The movies are more canon than the website. Personally, I don't care. (Nor, I suspect does George) James (URL) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Dave Schuler
   (...) That's my view, too. I'm not bothered by the spelling nearly so much as by the people who make a big deal about it (even bigger, that is, than the deal I've made about it!). Dave! (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Christian Gemuenden
   Over here in Germany we simply say " Lichtschwert" and there is no discussion. So if you need a better word instead take this one :) ! Bye, Christian. Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: FnKp80.7Mu@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Dave Schuler
     (...) Perfect! I'll use it! Dave! (25 years ago, 1-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: Anyone get Lego for XMAS? —Lindsay Frederick Braun
    (...) <spaceballs> "I see your lichtschwert is as big as mine." Actually, it sounds like a candy that way. </spaceballs> LFB (25 years ago, 1-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
 

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