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  New Hailfire droid
 
Hi- I am still a bit dazed and stunned by a revelation about the new hailfire droid: look at this picture here, before you read the message: (URL) this is the cause of my shock and amazement: This model has the largest part ever made in lego! Take a (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)  
 
  Re: New Hailfire droid
 
(...) I saw this picture the other day, but I didn't look all that closely and didn't realise it was technic scale. Those wheels are fairly large, although the actual size is difficult to guage from that angle. (...) Actually if you look at the (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: New Hailfire droid
 
(...) Interesting, allright! I'm thinking, Supersize turntables, here we come!!! (you can see, on the right hand rear support, that a 14t gear is used to drive the wheel (or maybe the wheel drives it...) (...) Same thought I got when I looked at the (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: New Hailfire droid
 
I've done some calculations of my own. I think they are close... (URL) <Mjjeffer@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:H8FICJ.4w6@lugnet.com... (...) eyes (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: New Hailfire droid
 
(...) Sweeeeet! (...) Does anyone know what this set costs? Nathan Wells (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: New Hailfire droid
 
<<snip>> (...) According to this site: (URL) will cost $99.98 so one would be $49.99 suggested retail. I'd like to make some MOC's with those wheels *if* the inner rim really is in the standard gear mesh - but it sure looks like that is the case! (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: New Hailfire droid
 
(...) And if you look at it, there are channels in the rim that keep the wheel rolling nice and smooth. Mammoth turntables, or mech joints... Mark (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)

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