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Here it is: (URL) can choose any set you would like to see nominated for the hall of fame. After the poll has been running for a while and the leading sets are clear we can set up a "Ranking" poll with only the best 10 (or 5 or whatever) sets so (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8475
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And if someone does take it upon themselves to snap pictures: I'd also love to see a sideview and topview comparison of the 8475 wheels with their off-road tires vs. the 8466/8458 wheels with their off-road tires, and the same comparisons using each (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8475
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Does anyone have pics of these parts up on the web anywhere? I can't really get the idea from the text descriptions. --Jack Gregory "John Heins" <Johnmhiii@aol.com> wrote in message news:H0rK02.99z@lugnet.com... (...) points (...) the (...) body (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Pugali the Male version of Gali and...
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... the other lesser known other female Toa. Pugali the male Toa of water: (URL) in there is Wahonua the female Toa of Rock: (URL) the female Toa of Ice: (URL) the female Toa of Air: (URL) the female Toa of Earth: (URL) last but not least Watahu the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: 8475
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I have to say -surprisingly, this looks like maybe TLC is getting more on track. This set seems to have much more potential than I expected. Not being able to pry this away from my 10 year old who was busily building, I had to wait until he went to (...) (23 years ago, 13-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Best Technic set poll
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I bought the Destroyer Droid but thought is was a royal pain to build and was one of those "sometimes it works, sometimes doesn't" sets. When you folded it into a "ball" and rolled it, sometimes it wouldn't open up. Besides, I don't think it was (...) (23 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Best Technic set poll
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What do you think it should replace? (...) (23 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Best Technic set poll
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8851 Excavator ((URL) was a favorite of mine, bulldozer chain links, pneumatic cylinders, etc. -- Adrian Egli "David Arnon" <arnon@NOSPAMsilicon-value.com> wrote in message news:H0pnD7.MwM@lugnet.com... (...) sets. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Togaka and Horahi
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The latest members of the Toa family have been uploaded to our Brickshelf account. The folder is here: (URL) admin approval. Descriptions/explanations of Togaka and Horahi's roles in the Toa family will be uploaded as soon as I write them (read: (...) (23 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Bionicle Movie
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From Development Hell in Issue 95 of SFX - written by Nick Setchfield "The Military Industrial Entertainment Plaything Complex continues to infiltrate the minds of the world's young. Miramax Pictres has teamed up with the mighty Lego to bring the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Anyone find this site before?
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(...) Thanks, this is a really pleasing dictionary of speech examples. (Ngata's Maori dictionary.) Pay attention also to the final credit in Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. Hint: It's not Elvish (: (23 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Anyone find this site before?
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(...) I've been using the one at (URL) lately; the one you mentioned doesn't work with the version of Netscape that I usually use. There have occasionally been topics about various dictionaries/translators in the forums at BZPower.com. John (23 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Anyone find this site before?
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(URL) language for most of the early Bionicle in an online translation form. Yeee Haw! -- Thanx~ Nicole; "Now with Masters in Psychology Analytical Action!" (URL) Account: drumm-family Geekshelf Account: Drumm-Family Bricklink Store: drumm_family (23 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Best Technic set poll
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I was thinking about setting up a poll about the all time best Technic sets. (see: (URL) seems to me the best kind of poll is the "Ranked" in which: "A voter may enter ranked values for poll items, starting with 1 as favorite, 2 as second favorite, (...) (23 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | another full size technic model
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Hi all Our little family had a fantastic trip to Legoland in Billund this Summer. I thought I would share these great pics of one of the all time greatest Lego Technic models, in life size. These are not a good as the ones of the Silver Champion (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: More procrastinating...
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(...) he speaks the truth....he spent a lot of time "playing" with it at the dinner last night. Someone said that Calum needed to get a girlfriend... :) I know I really shouldn't poke fun....since I do have a nice collection of paradisa, but still I (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
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I forget who it was who said ebay is the answer. I do not belive it is. Those models on ebay are great and I would not hesitate to buy them on ebay if I had the money. However there is a major part missing to all these sets. They have been done (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
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Interesting, but not actually relevant to technic being dead. I've got to say, that even with the new technic liftarms being cheap(er) to produce, that doesn't explain why lego are suddenly making the bionicle bodies and arms- these super (...) (23 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 8475 and skipping...
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I don't know if I already blew the 8475 unit by my antics (tho I don't think so...) But I'm noticing, even with brand new batteries, that the unit 'skips', as if there is a break in transmission between the hand held controller, and the RC unit in (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Say it ain't so...
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(...) Here we go again with the Bionicle-bashing. You may not like Bionicle, but apparently Lego is making a ton of cash off of the series. In fact, it was their most popular product line. If Lego is making a fortune off it of, why should they (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: More procrastinating...
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(...) Subscribe to the weekly LEGO S@H specials sent out every Wednesday 1-2-3 Marie was on sale for something like 3 bucks (U.S. I know, but I needed a driver so I'll pay the exchange) a few weeks back, and I just got the Super Car, so I wanted a (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: More procrastinating...
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(...) OH MY GOD. WHERE DID YOU GET THE MARIE DOLL?#@$(*&(@*#&$(*&($#! I SO WANT ONE. I only have the Scala Olivia doll! (drives my 8448 like Derek's) Calum PS-Anyone know how to "lower" the springs on the 8880 so it looks less like a 4x4? (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8880 tires on 8458/8466 rims?
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Ah, I see. I think you are right about the rims being smaller. They are the same style, but looking at pictures of the two types of rims I can now see that the ones on the 8475 are about 1cm smaller in diameter. Furthermore, after closer inspection, (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: More procrastinating...
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(...) Oh it'll be coming to tonite's dinner! The problem with my digital camera, a not-well-lit room and black technic pieces is that you can't distinguish items, but you'll see it tonite anyway. Thanks for looking! I had fun making the storyboard! (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8880 tires on 8458/8466 rims?
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In lugnet.technic, Mark Koesel writes: <snip> (...) The 8475 comes with a smaller version of the 8466 rubber tires--and a lot less knobby! It also comes with 'road rubber' tires--small, flat, low profile, much like the silver champion tires. I (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: More procrastinating...
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(...) Really nice job with the car Dave (again)! I'm guessing you pulled the V8 engine and the transmission to make room for the R/C unit. My only problem is.... where is the R/C unit? I mean you can see the antenna clearly, but it seems like you (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)
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| | 8880 tires on 8458/8466 rims?
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Is that what I'm seeing here, on the page with the new 8475 RC Race Buggy: (URL) ? It hadn't occurred to me to even try this. This surprises me somewhat. In the thread "I motorized The 8466 Off-Roader!!!!!", the poster used what appeared to be 8448 (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: More procrastinating...
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(...) Pics are up! (URL) have seen lots of neat stuff on-line lately where LEGO is concerned, like the little space dudes putting the PC together, so whoever made that, I did a quick plagiarizing... ;) (plagiarism being the highest form of flattery, (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)
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| | Buy bulk on ebay
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(...) Hi, I've never counted my pieces (98% technic), but from your comments, it seems like I might be well above 7,000 since I do not the risk of running out of most technic elements any time soon (exceptions include the newest double no-friction (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | More procrastinating...
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So I ripped apart RC 8466... And decided to put the 'guts' of the 8475 into... (wait for it...) the 8448!!! (and there was much rejoicing....) I'll have pics up in hopefully a few hours, but let me tell you, the 8448 is *far* superior for the RC (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic is Alive !!!! ( My thoughts)
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Anyways, No natter what how many pieces we have, we allways want more! regards jt "Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message news:3D531084.804090....com.au... (...) some (...) in a (...) don't (...) that (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Buckets of "Shame" - Near useless stuff I have too much of
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(...) I have to confess that I have a similar "depository" of less than useful pieces. I have a rather large collection of parts used to teach various classes (robotics, machines and such). I have trays holding "reasonable" amounts of parts sorted (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: I Motorized The 8466 Off-Roader!!!!!
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Just posted another movie. This time it works with a battery pack. My dad is the lucky one to control it this time, not my brother =D (URL) be up soon, keep checking! Thanks!! Jake (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic is Alive !!!! ( My thoughts)
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(...) My solution to the color problem is to only buy beams etc in one color (I got a large quantity of black, some grey then one or 2 of other colors that I got for various specific uses) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic is Alive !!!! ( My thoughts)
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(...) put (...) extra (...) I'm think Technic has been declining as a whole where we define Technic as the LEgo line that valued function over form. This is somewhat understandable with the car series: when 8880 came out, it was a technical wonder. (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic is Alive !!!! ( My thoughts)
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(...) Some folks perhaps... but 'many'? When I got back into LEGO as an adult I went on a buying frenzy. I bought not only assorted tubs and buckets, but also Technic sets and also parts packs from LEGO Shop @ Home Canada. And then...... it was as (...) (23 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic is Alive !!!! ( My thoughts)
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Intersting points, I checked out your Web-site and I was impressed! Most of all I liked the: Atlas Copco Roc F7 CR Very very nice~!!! Build on! Legomaster (23 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Togaka & Horahi Preview Teaser Image
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Well I couldn't wait so here's the owners of Reverence and Rapture. Teaser picture for now only. :) (URL) "Now with Masters in Psychology Analytical Action!" (URL) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: Technic's only in a coma (WAS Re: Technic's Dead )
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(...) Oh Yeah! I motorized it, and drove it down the stairs! Only broke two grey connertor pins! That's one surprizingly tough little puppy! Greg (23 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic is Alive !!!! ( My thoughts)
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Ok, I guess we have to live with those treads every once an a while, since TLC wouldn't release anything like the 'good old days'. And since many of us here on lugnet have got multiple sets of the 'real' technic, and also spends alot of money to get (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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