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| (...) I would like to know the size of the tubes. Can you shoot barrel-sized things through it? (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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| "Kevin McMillin" <mcmillins@prodigy.net> wrote in message news:G7u1qv.8D1@lugnet.com... (...) goes (...) How soon can you get a few pictures of this set up? (...) How powerful is the force applied to the sleds in the tubes? Can the transport (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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| Well, my 7317 arrived yesterday; had it built by late last night, here goes my review: There are 706 pieces, including: 16 3x1 Purple slopes, 5 Martians (Rigel, Cassiopeia, Arctures, Mizar and Vega) 3 Molded sleds (2 black, 1 glow-in-the-dark) for (...) (24 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
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| Yeah i noticed there is a lot of binding in the drivetrain. It seems to be caused by the Perpendicular Axle joiner that is placed in between the bottom suspension arm on the same axle as the bottom of the shocks.. The shocks are also a bit too long. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| Yep. The 8880 is a truly awesome set. I just wish I could find some replacement parts to fix mine : ( Whatever you do, don't let those ultra-rare suspension parts out of your sight ! The only way to get more is to buy another supercar, since parting (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) lock (...) Well just about. Technically both the "sleeve" and the "ball" make up a CV joint. The CV's on a car are a little more complicated but work pretty much the same way as the LEGO(R) ones. BTW, CV stands for constant velocity. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) The 8880 is definitely one of the great sets, apart from the chain. I agree that the chain slips (quite often I find) but my main objection to the chain is simply my feeling that it should not be there at all. How many cars really have a chain (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Yeah I also like this model. The only probably I had with the drivetrain is that it's hard to motorize, but other than that it is quite innovative. And yeah, this set comes with tons of beams (I think the only set that might rival it in beam (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I agree - to a point. I was disappointed with the chain drive to the engine, as it occasionally slips, though this can be reduced. The main thing that disappointed me was the steering geometry. Because the racks are psitioned relatively high, (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Totally agreed, Jason. I also recommend the 8868 AirTech Claw Rig as a pleasant diversion. Expensive and difficult to find, but a wonderful feat of Technic engineering. It has an on-board air compressor! - Sean (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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