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Re: 8414 Mountain Rambler at K B Toy
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Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:46:59 GMT
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I went to the KayBee Toys in Austin, TX and they also had the Mtn Rambler on
sale for about 40% off. They also had two other Technic sets (a medium one
and a small one) for about the same discount. The set that caught my eye was
a Crystal Explorer or something for 40% off. Sorry, I do not recall the name
or set no. and I am not familiar with the underwater themes. This one did
have some nice green pieces. It was basically a black sub/underwater ship,
with green trim, including green "propellor protectors" or whatever. Even at
40& I did not buy a thing. The Mtn Rambler is nice but I already have one,
and I already have two-three pairs of treads, so my robots are taken care of.
Alan C
In lugnet.robotics, lego-robotics@crynwr.com (Michael Aaron Finch) writes:
> Chris,
>
> thanks for the notice, i am always looking for kits like this to • integrate
> into my Mindstorms projects.
>
> Michael Aaron
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> Chris Phillips wrote:
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> > I wasn't really sure which list to post this to, so I apologize in
> > advance if you don't care about this...
> >
> > I just wanted to let the robotics crowd know about the availability of a
> > pretty good technics set for relatively cheap dough. The 8414 "Mountain
> > Rambler" is a Technics model that comes with 244 pieces, mostly of the small
> > and/or unusual variety. (A couple long Technics beams, many axles, 1
> > universal joint, 2 spring-loaded shock absorbers, 9 assorted small gears, an
> > unusual rack-and-pinion steering mechanism, 2 caterpillar treads, 2 "Mars
> > Rover"-style wheels, and a lot of miscellaneous bits...)
> >
> > http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=8414
> >
> > I mention this particular model because K B Toys (a.k.a. "Kay Bee Toy")
> > has been selling these kits for about $20 (down from $33), and I've been
> > buying them whenever I see them. (Any time I can get real Lego Technics for
> > less than 10 cents per particle, I'm a happy minifig.) I now own 6 or 7 of
> > them, and my sorting bins have never been happier. I've been to two
> > different K B locations and they both keep re-stocking the shelves as fast
> > as I keep un-stocking them. (I didn't ask how many they have in the back
> > room; I just don't need that kind of temptation...)
> >
> > I don't know how regional the K B chain is, so I hope you can find one if
> > you want to. Sorry, this is NOT an offer to purchase and ship -- I'm
> > terribly disorganized when it comes to that sort of thing. I'm just hoping
> > that someone else will help me to buy these up so that I won't have to foot
> > the entire bill myself!
> > --
> > Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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>
>
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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