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Subject: 
Re: space shuttle technic set cost?
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Thu, 17 Dec 1998 14:28:09 GMT
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alex wetmore <alex@phred.^StopSpammers^org>
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On Thu, 17 Dec 1998, Fred Carcanague III wrote:
Good deal!!! I got the Giagantic Robot Set (8277) for 1/2 price ($19.99) at
TRU last week. Was opened "w/a few missing parts". All that was missing were
a few beams but the rest makes great parts.

This is an alright set, but I don't think that its of interest to most
robotics types.  It has very few gears and lots of beams (so if you need
beams its the one to get).  The gears are all crown gears.

alex



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  RE: space shuttle technic set cost?
 
Yes, 8277 is mostly good for getting lots of long beams in yellow and grey. However, it also contains a good number of "push-pin pegs". These are like the normal black 3-beam friction connector pegs, but with a bushing attached on one end. They come (...) (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: space shuttle technic set cost?
 
Good deal!!! I got the Giagantic Robot Set (8277) for 1/2 price ($19.99) at TRU last week. Was opened "w/a few missing parts". All that was missing were a few beams but the rest makes great parts. (26 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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