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Re: Extreme Creatures, Cybermasters, etc?
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Thu, 8 Oct 1998 00:56:00 GMT
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Matthew Miller writes:
> Robert McIntyre <rjmcinty@eos.ncsu.edu> wrote:
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> > 2. Has anyone gotten the Extreme Creatures expansion set yet? If so, care
> > to give a review? Lego website doesn't have much in the way of practical
> > info.
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> I don't have it, but I've seen it, and I'd give it pretty poor marks, unless
> you're looking for (not very many) decorative pieces.
Well, I can't give you a complete list of what's in it because I started
mixing pieces from it and the basic set almost immediately, but here's a
list of some of the pieces:
Purple:
2 2x2 medium slope
2 2x2 medium inverted slope
8 2x4 technic plates
2 hubs for 20x30 balloon tires
2 bent arm with holes (1x7/1x4/1x3 at 45 degree angles)
6 1x7 plate with holes and rounded ends
Green:
2 2x6 plates
Teal:
4 1x2 medium slopes
4 1x4 technic beams
2 bent arm with holes (1x7/1x4 at 45 degree angle)
2 thin tubes about 12" long
2 ribbed thick tubes about 4.5" long
Dark Grey:
4 2x4 bricks
4 2x6 plates
4 1x2 bricks with cross hole
1 Fiber-optic unit with fibers
1 connecting wire about 12" long
2 grey 1x2/1x2 plate hinges (like the blk&yel ones in 8880)
Extreme Creatures CD-ROM, Constructopedia, and quickstart
Sticker sheet with a lot of different "eye" stickers.
There are many more standard technic pieces, but the above
are pretty interesting. I haven't bought much Technic lately
so I don't know how many of these pieces are common now. I
will say though that it is MUCH better selection of pieces
than the RoboSports IMO. I'm a big fan of medium slope pieces
as many of you are aware, so seeing the purple slopes makes
me want to buy a dozen of these. They are of course too
too costly for that, but if any of you buy this set and want
to trade your purple slopes (and maybe the teal ones) PLEASE
let me know!
Rob
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| "Robert Farver" rfarver@rcn.com wrote in <F0HH9C.29B@lugnet.com>: (...) <snip> (...) <snip of long list> Thanks for the info. Other than the pieces, what's so special about it? Any good plans or programs? Basically, I guess I just don't understand (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) No, they're actually fairly different. Cybermaster Mindstorms ---...--- Designed for "play" Designed for inventing Two built in motors Two external motors No motor/light outputs (?) Three outputs to wire to motors or lights Three inputs Three (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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