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Re: Technic C3PO/Stormtrooper - better mecha parts?
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lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 19:12:54 GMT
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Jeff Johnston writes:
I was looking at the new Technic sets - the C3PO and the Stormtrooper -
and thinking that those ball & socket joints would be pretty darn handy
in making mecha and similar posable things.  But I'm not sure which set
to pick up, so I thought I'd ask...

Ignoring the main model (neither one looks that great to me), which one
has a better/cooler selection of parts, especially with an eye towards
the building of mecha & the like?

J

The C3-PO has the most ball joints- a total of 5, compared to the S.T.'s 4.
and yes, they are cool for mecha. I've built one this week with them and
I'll post pics soon.

Later,
Todd
http://moonbase-io.webjump.com/default.htm



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(...) How about the rest of the pieces in there, though? Are the ones in the ST markedly better for mecha building? I hear that most of the 3PO parts are actually black... Also, how 'strong' are the ball joints - how much pressure do they take to (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.starwars)

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  Technic C3PO/Stormtrooper - better mecha parts?
 
I was looking at the new Technic sets - the C3PO and the Stormtrooper - and thinking that those ball & socket joints would be pretty darn handy in making mecha and similar posable things. But I'm not sure which set to pick up, so I thought I'd (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.starwars)

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