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Subject:	Re: Technic C3PO/Stormtrooper - better mecha parts?
Newsgroups:	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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		Re: Technic C3PO/Stormtrooper - better mecha parts?
(...) 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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