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In lugnet.znap, Miles Gentry writes:
> Lego made ZNAP sets about years 1998-1999. Some pieces snap together while
> others fit with Technic pegs and axles. They make sturdy frames that do not
> pull apart during movement, especially useful for robotics.
My experience with Znap has been "mixed". Certainly, I couldn't've done
my ferris wheel without those huge 1/8th-circle pieces. But I found it
impossible to build a suitable support frame for it with Znap: the plastic
is softer than Technic, and the beams are less rigid. The frame flexed too
much, so I replaced it with one made of Technic beams.
Connections using Technic pins aren't anywhere near as solid as they are when
using Technic beams. Large structures tend to feel sloppy and flimsy.
On the positive side, though, you can throw things together very quickly,
and there are a few "gaps" in the Technic world that they fill nicely. Like
the curved parts I mentioned, and sliding connections: those purple
connectors are a good sliding fit for beams.
It's too bad the options for connection to bricks are so limited: Znap could
have provided good alternatives to some of the juniorized parts.
At those clearance prices, I'll buy a few more sets to siphon off the motors.
But I suspect most of the other parts are going to wind up in the box for the
children's shelter this time.
Ran
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