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Re: Mindstorms: Extreme Creatures vs. RoboSports
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 9 Mar 1999 16:03:30 GMT
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alex wetmore <ALEX@PHRED.spamlessORG>
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On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Lewis, James C. wrote:
> OK, I've decided to get my son Mindstorms. I also am interested in
> the add-ons. From my quick study at the store, it seems to me that
> RoboSports offers some real additions (such as an extra special
> motor) to the kit that will be useful for many things, while the
> Extreme Creatures stuff is cute but not that useful. Since they
> are the same price, I'm thinking RoboSports. Has anyone tried these?
> Any advice?
I think that you're better off getting 8735 (the motor set, which is
about $35 and has a lot of useful gears in addition to the motor) and
one other normal Technic set. The RoboSports set doesn't offer a lot
of parts for the money (about $50).
eToys.com currently has the Fiber Optic multiset on sale. I haven't
received mine yet, but it seems to have a decent number of parts for
the price. They also have a sale where you'll get $10 off of one item
if you mention coupon C6993 (they have a place to put a coupon # in
during checkout) if you are a first time customer. Combining both
deals gets you the set for about $35, which is under 10 cents per
piece (398 pieces). Some of the parts packs from lego Shop at Home
are very good too, especially the gears and differentials one.
http://www.lego.com lists them all under the Service section.
alex
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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