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Re: Curved Feet
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lugnet.robotics
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Wed, 11 Apr 2001 12:54:52 GMT
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Simon Bogaert <SIMON.BOGAERT@ADVALVASantispam.BE>
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Hello,
> It's a great set, though I feel that the suspension and joints to transmit
> driving power to the wheels are rather inflexible.
With a little bit of tuning, you can use the suspension system so that the
axles are flat, hence less friction. It's just a pity that this system is
limited to one type of wheels.
> Most of the construction
> is old-fashioned beams, so the part selection is dated.
Who cares? What I'm missing in some of the current "light" lego
constructions is beams. They _are_ more cool-looking, but some of the old
(nostalgic?) roughness of lego is gone. And you can build better chassis
with beams (to my experience that is).
Simon
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| Your comment about the wheels is the main annoyance of the inflexibility I mentioned. Re beams: Heh, I had several of the old Expert Builder Sets so I had an overload of beams. I've been buying lots of parts trying to bring up my inventory of more (...) (23 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | RE: Curved Feet
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| Scott, I see this set frequently on eBay. There are six there now. Just search for "8880". I got two that way. It's a great set, though I feel that the suspension and joints to transmit driving power to the wheels are rather inflexible. Most of the (...) (23 years ago, 2-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics)
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