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Re: Lego Has updated its online Catalog!!
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Date: 
Sat, 23 Jan 1999 07:40:06 GMT
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On Sat, 23 Jan 1999 00:16:41 GMT, "John VanZwieten" <john_vanzwieten@msn.com>
wrote:

> 
> Terry K wrote in message <36a91b32.10535425@lugnet.com>...
> > On Fri, 22 Jan 1999 20:46:35 GMT, "John VanZwieten" • <john_vanzwieten@msn.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > Terry, did you see the alternate models of the snowspeeder and x-wing?  It
> > > looks like the new hinge for the x-wing wings has the same form as the
> > > windscreen hinge.  Look at the legs on the snowspeeder alt. model.  1X2
> > > bricks with 1 and 2 fingers off the short end.  The hinge must be pretty
> > > strong if it holds the arms of the mech on the x-wing alt. model.  I • suspect
> > > the x-wing has two of these holding each wing.
> > > 
> > > Now to build the alt. models in Ldraw to see which pieces I'm "missing" in
> > > my main models.  (New part creation may have to wait)  The new pics of the
> > > snowspeeder should help a bunch in finishing that for Ldraw.  If only I
> > > could see the back sides of the x- and y-wings.
> > 
> > No, not yet.  But I thought of the same thing when I read about the • alternates!
> > But from your description, I am surprised.  Those don't seem like they • would be
> > that stiff.
> > 
> > -- Terry K --
> 
> Agreed.  My guess is that the single finger is actually some sort of clip
> which holds onto a bar between the two fingers on the other side.  If the
> bar and clip were non-cylidrical, i.e. hex-shaped or with "fins", the
> combination of the "clip-grip" and the friction between the 3 fingers could
> provide enough stiffness.
> 
> How much longer to wait?

118 days to the movie.
Oh, you meant the Lego.  No idea.

-- Terry K --



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Terry K wrote in message <36a91b32.10535425@l...et.com>... (...) <john_vanzwieten@msn.com> (...) suspect (...) alternates! (...) would be (...) Agreed. My guess is that the single finger is actually some sort of clip which holds onto a bar between (...) (28 years ago, 23-Jan-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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