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(...) I don't think a blacksmith would have worn a peasant's cowl. Firstly, because it gets very hot in a forge. And secondly because a blacksmith was a skilled artisan, probably a guild member, and so would have dressed a bit more upmarket than a (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: I didn't know this part existed (was Re: 8009 R2D2)
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Or turquoise (yes, they do exist) :) "Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:GrE9y9.DB1@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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A nice looking set at a medium price. check it out: (URL) BASICS: Set No.: 8010 Set Name: Darth Vader Theme: Star Wars (Technic) Price: $40 USD (pre-tax, at Target) Pieces: 408 (my count- includes all extras) THE GOOD: Very few specialized pieces. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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(...) You could feature a green or dark grey one to really freak them out! ROSCO (23 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.reviews, Ross Crawford writes: <snip> (...) Yes, they're definitely candidates. A quick list off the top of my head: - 1x2 liftarms from the R2 set (8009) - double axle joiner-thingys (8009) - 3L gray pin (from new Bionicle sets) - 2L (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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(...) They're pretty rare, though I have a few now. Nowhere near as many as I have of the toothed variety. (...) Great idea! Those axle joiners & liftarms in the artoo set are probably candidates. Whadya reckon, TJ? Maybe just "neat part" (a la (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| | Part of the week (Re: I didn't know this part existed)
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In lugnet.reviews, Steven Lane writes: <snip> (...) That's a great idea. I'm in the same position as I usually buy only a select few of the new Technic sets. I've implemented the POTW on the Technic front page. Let me know what you think. I've (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| | I didn't know this part existed (was Re: 8009 R2D2)
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Sorting through a recent consignment of Lego I bought on Ebay, I found a part I didn't know existed. (URL) think I'll try Peeron first now after Jennifer brought it to my attention) The 'Technic Connector Toggle Joint Smooth' looks just lke a (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8009 R2D2
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"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> wrote in message news:GrCCAL.1A1@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) seen red (...) My typo :-) I have loads of these in grey and black, but it was the red ones in particular I've been looking for for ages. The (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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(...) And did anyone notice the intentional (yeah, right) mistake?? Of course, they're 12t bevel gears. ROSCO (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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(...) There are heaps of these in some of the star wars sets - the ones with the little service vehicles (x-wing comes to mind), but I don't think I've seen red ones before (and definitely not trans dark blue!) - mostly black. (...) Mine also had 2 (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Perhaps one must be a gear head to like this model? I took one look at the box and decided it was so ugly I wasn't going to buy it. Yuck. (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yes, extremely useful, IMO. The set comes with quite a few of them (see Peeron inventory) in white, gray, and dark blue. (...) The set should come with one in translucent blue and another in solid red (for R2's "I'm gonna zap ya" mean look). (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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(...) There is a full inventory at www.peeron.com: (URL) interesting is the "Technic Axle Joiner Perpendicular Double Split" and the "Boat 2 x 2 Stud" which I've never seen elsewhere, is not needed in the set and is a part I've been looking for for (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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(...) 2L long liftarm? That could be useful. Can anyone take a picture so we can see what it looks like? Steve (who thinks that R2D2 looks weird with the one eye and no head) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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I just built this, and although you non-Technic AFOLs will say it doesn't really look special, the mechanism for changing between 2 & 3 "feet" has restored my faith in the LEGO Technic designers. It's another of those oh, so simple but pretty much (...) (23 years ago, 10-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Really? I had a spare flower stem, too. (...) Good set, yes. There are a few things about it, however, that I would have liked TLC to have done differently. . . The Windows: When Dan Siskind first designed it, I imagine that only red windows (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews)
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For step 18, my instructions show to use 4 corner plates. In lugnet.reviews, Pawel Nazarewicz writes: <<snip>> (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews)
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(...) Check step # 18 - you are supposed to use three corner plates on the corners, and I used four. That's how *I* would up a 2x2 corner plate short. Let me know if that's the case ... -- Pawel (URL) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews)
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I had the same situation when I finished with my Blacksmith shop. I wonder where I went wrong. Hmmmm.... ~Adam (...) (23 years ago, 4-Feb-02, to lugnet.reviews)
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