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(...) Buy one of them new packs. That's got 1 of everything. Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Lego bulk (was :I am an Idiot (was Pneumatics Are Back!) )
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Some more thoughts on this... I recently talked to Lego customer service in Germany about single parts ordering and they said they´d do it for special purposes. But you have to pay a premium of about .25 to .5 $ per piece for the manual handling. As (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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But what if I don't want or need pumps and blue tanks this month? And how many months will I wait till my favourite parts are featured? Why not if all people in this group go and think of what they want and make a wish list? For instance, I can make (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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All this is a very good idea! Yesterday I wanted to stock up on all single pumps and pistons that I knew a store in the city had on stock, well, had is the key word... :( (...) Another small bit: They would not have to spend much on package design (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) I bought several sets - just for the motors - they also have a strange gearbox part that might come in useful for mounting motors in unusual places. ZNAPS can be found in rather battered boxes in just about every Toy'R'Us outlet in the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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I was just in my local Toys'r'us and they have the Lego Znap #3552 set marked down to $9.97. It has: 1 1:10 mindstorms motor - #5225 (Pitsco $16.25) 1 small battery box - #???? 1 short wire They also have a larger Znap set marked down to $14.97 (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Lego bulk (was :I am an Idiot (was Pneumatics Are Back!) )
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Here are some ideas (inspired by a model railroad club I know about but am not a member of). Some of the ones toward the end are more brainstorms than a thought-through plan. Take 'em for what they're worth. Acronyms used: AFOL = Adult Fan(s) of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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>The problem is that they 'salt' the kits with parts that you'll ever only >need one or two of. Take the Hand Air pump. How many of them are you going >to need? My point exactly! But when I suggested that an organization like lugnet take on the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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(...) The problem wouldn't be so bad if I had to buy $20 worth of Air Tanks. Hell, I'd buy 5 sets tomorrow. The problem is that they 'salt' the kits with parts that you'll ever only need one or two of. Take the Hand Air pump. How many of them are (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: I am an Idiot (was Pneumatics Are Back!)
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(...) I agree there. When Lego discontinued the pneumatics I ran out and bought up as many of the large pistons as I could... Now, of course, I'm short about 20 of the valves with no cheap way to get more. heh. At $45 CDN it's **VERY** costly. But (...) (25 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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