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| RACERS have LEGO studs on 'em! They have two cool decorated Spaceish elements. The driver is a 2x2 brick and can be used as a little gargoyle. I used the car brick on a Castle tower MOC today, so it is not useless! You just gotta be creative with (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.year.2001)
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| Indeed, although I've never personally seen one, I'm told by those who should know (race car drivers) that if you crack the transfer case on a number of modern cars, lo and behold, you will find a heavy-duty chain. as evah, John C. (...) [SNIP] (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Personally, I think the 8880 and the Technic Space Shuttle are the best two LEGO sets of all time. I built my 8880 over 3 years ago - it's on display in the house to educate all non-Lego visitors and I still can't bear to break it up. Onto the (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: 7317 review (was Re: New Stuff In Stock :)))))) wehheeeeeeee :)
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| (...) Ahem. Wanna lose them my way?????!!!!! ROSCO (The boring generic large-scale constructor) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews)
| | | | | 7317 review (was Re: New Stuff In Stock :)))))) wehheeeeeeee :)
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| Peter White wrote in message ... (...) Hehe, funnily enough I logged back on to give just such a review on the Hangar... I've just finished building it and I thought I'd share my thoughts. PARTS: It has some great parts, a lot of boring but (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews)
| | | | | Re: LoM 7317 Aero Tube Hangar REVIEW!
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| (...) I'm not sure, currently I don't own a scanner or a digital camera but I'll try to get some up on BrickShelf. (...) It's hard to measure force, but you don't need a lot. The transport modules are molded, so only Martians will fit in. I've tried (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: LoM 7317 Aero Tube Hangar REVIEW!
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| (...) Like a 2x2x2 brown wooden barrel? Nope. Just a hair too big. The problem is the bottom of the tube is notched in (which provides a rail for the sled to ride on). The inner diameter of the tube is just over 2 studs, but because of the notch is (...) (24 years ago, 28-Jan-01, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: LoM 7317 Aero Tube Hangar REVIEW!
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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)
| | | | | Re: LoM 7317 Aero Tube Hangar REVIEW!
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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)
| | | | | LoM 7317 Aero Tube Hangar REVIEW!
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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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| Well after approximately 5 hours, I just finished building my recently acquired 8880 Supercar, and frankly it lives up to the hype... Very good working features, drivetrain is quite remarkable. The best part is the number of beams and other useful (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.reviews, lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Life on Mars -- short and sweet reviews (7312 & 7314 )
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| In lugnet.reviews, Richard Marchetti writes: <<<SNIPPAGE>>> (...) <<<SNIPPAGE>>> Really, I'm happy to see them actually, although I would like to see them a little more functional. I'm hoping TLC will go further along the path and create even (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.reviews)
| | | | | Life on Mars Woohoo!
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| I bought three LOOM sets today, 7313, 7311, and 7314. I love these things! The martians look really cute, my favourite is Antares (in 7314). Of the mecha, the 7314 is the best one, I think. It has arms, and can move them up and down. 7313 has those (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.reviews)
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