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Subject:	Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.robotics
Date:	Mon, 11 Oct 1999 20:34:07 GMT
Reply-To:	MATTDM@MATTDM.ORGihatespam
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Dave Baum <dbaum@spambgoneenteract.com> wrote: > Nope, for some strange reason its not available in the US. Perhaps some > legal issue (lawsuit and/or patent dispute) is what prevents it from being I doubt that; it's availble as part of bigger sets (the Indy Storm, for example). -- Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/

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		Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
(...) I had to work thru a Lego Fan in Italy for my first flex system sets. I really don't understand why there is such a difference in service parts availability due to region. Then again , Lego Group does several things we don't understand. If a (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)

		Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
(...) Hey. I just realized. I bought the Indy Storm when it first came out and it DOES have a small set (for the steering). See what happens when you get the big blue Tow Truck and a Zepplin the day after you build it. It's been sitting in a box (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)

		Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
(...) The reason I speculated that it may have been a legal issue is that several years ago the flex pack was advertised as available from S@H. For some reason they pulled it from US distribution but kept it in Europe. The flex pack has several (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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		Re: Flex Cables (was: Does anyone has the 8479 bar code truck?
In article (...) Nope, for some strange reason its not available in the US. Perhaps some legal issue (lawsuit and/or patent dispute) is what prevents it from being sold here. I wound up having someone in the UK purchase a couple of packs and sending (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.robotics)

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