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Re: 1999 Technic Car
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 11 Dec 1998 13:45:43 GMT
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When I think of a "Super Car" I picture something like:
http://www.public.asu.edu/~pebbea/index.html
I think Lego should try to make a more detailed/complex car.
The new super car look incomplete, and so did the old super car.
Dave.
Larry Andersen writes:
> At 03:46 AM 12/11/98 +0000, Tim wrote:
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> > I'll probably get it, but it won't be better than
> > the 8880. It's likely Lego will have simplified
> > 8448's construction in keeping with recent trends. And
> > that may not be a bad thing, either - I can't imagine
> > anything being more complex than the 8480 Space
> > Shuttle's motor multiplexer.
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> I'd put a vote in for the 8868 turntable jucntion as the most complex Lego
> model section I've run into. Even the second or third time around I need
> to fix mistakes in it's construction.
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> Like you I will get one when they are available, if only to be chassis
> complete.
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> Someone else mentioned the wheels look like those on the tow truck. I
> think they're closer to the Turbo Command car.
>
> Larry
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| (...) Well, have you tried to make a car as detailed as Jonathan Stephenson's some time? I have, and let me tell you that the weight and shear number of pieces needed is unbelievable. I've used up to three large shock absorbers on each wheel and (...) (26 years ago, 11-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I'd put a vote in for the 8868 turntable jucntion as the most complex Lego model section I've run into. Even the second or third time around I need to fix mistakes in it's construction. Like you I will get one when they are available, if only (...) (26 years ago, 11-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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