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| Regarding those elusive blue air tanks, I've sent a distress signal to Emmanuel of DYA Shopping to see if a special buy could be arranged. Thanks to Mario Ferrari who provided the catalog number. Truly an international effort. Let's hope Emmanuel (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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| Before I'd ever seen a blue air tank, I had fair success in 1994 with CO2 cartridges, epoxy, and the rigid pneumatic tubing. Just another way of doing things if you don't mind your work having some non-LEGO bits in them; easily paralleled, would (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| I've used a very light aluminum air freshener can called OZUIM. It's about 7-8 inches in length and a little over an inch in diameter. My guess is it is about 3 to 4 times the internal volume of the blue tanks. By removing the spray nozzle and using (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Zany Brainy stores in the U.S still have a stock of the submarine model with the air tank. KL (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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| Lego Shop-at-Home still has the #8250 Search Sub for $25 (previously $50). The set includes one blue air tank, a large pump, and other pneumatic parts. It also includes 9 or 10 16-stud beams and other useful Technic parts. A good Technic value at 7 (...) (25 years ago, 6-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.build)
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