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(...) Cool, man! Keep working on it. I believe that Erin Lassley is the pioneer of this class of engines. (URL) btw, anything that runs on air power, even if blown by a human being, is pneumatic (without the s)! (23 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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"c s soh" <cssoh@singnet.com.sg> skrev i meddelandet news:3D64C7B8.3FD533....com.sg... (...) well, though... (URL) Isaksson, Sweden BlockCAD: (2 URLs) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Building set 8040 with 5x9 plates ????
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(...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Building set 8040 with 5x9 plates ????
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I don't know if this has been published before. Just a bit off-topic, non Technic fun.... Check out page 13 of the 8040 instructions; you have to build a shovel with the dimension 4x16 studs. Lego suggests you pick out of the box: 2 plates, each 5x9 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8475
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I'm pretty not happy with the steering centering myself. I can't get mine to center no matter what I do. Oh well, I only bought the set for the motors anyway. -Rob hmm...New motor...Rail Racer 2003...hmmm "Jason J Railton" <j.j.railton@ntlworld.com> (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8475
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(...) I just want to add that I've only seen two of these, and they both had a minute problem with centering the steering. A full proportional system has a trim setting on the transmitter, since the signal is constantly sent all the time the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Pneumatic Engines of Yesteryear
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Excellent presentation! (23 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi pneumatic fans, Thanks to a couple of kind folks, I've been able to trace the art of building pneumatic "steam"-engines to the early days when the single acting cylinders were introduced by LEGO. Here is a page to pay tribute to these pioneer (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: New Parts
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(...) Pardon the intrusion on this dead thread, but... I have a small reference image about this kind of element here: (URL) Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The Big Lift
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(...) Depends on construction technique. For my small mobile crane the construction I used meant the boom was significantly weaker than normal (bending-wise), and in fact when it failed, even though I was watching closely, it went so fast I was (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Great Crane! I am so jealous of the amount of bricks and plates you guys have. (...) That's what I keep finding. The hardest part of the crane to get strong enough tends to be the base/outriggers/crawler frames. The boom is easily strong enough. You (...) (23 years ago, 19-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: A better device for tank treads than the adder / subtractor
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Dean, the clutch idea works perfectly! I make a simple drive base like the one in your post using the clutch gear, added a couple of motors, tested it using a couple of dual-switch battery boxes, then tested it with an RCX and a remote. It drives (...) (23 years ago, 18-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: The Big Lift
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(...) You have to look very closely at the crane, and pay careful attention to it as the lift progresses. I first take the slack out of the lifting lines, and then reel in the line in short bursts. Slowly, but gently, the object will begin to lift. (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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TJ, How do you tell when the crane is about to fail? I can only imagine how heart-breaking it would be for it to actually fail and break the crane or to break pieces. Roy (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Bionicle Toa Nuva at TRU
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Just a heads up for Bionicle fans. This past Thursday, I found all 6 Toa Nuva for sale at my local TRU (Charlotte, NC). Happy hunting. Ken (23 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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| | Re: MASSIVE Technic collection for sale
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(...) Arguably the original posting should probably have been posted to lugnet.buy-sell-trade instead of being multiple posted (instead of cross posted, see the FAQ on why one is bad and the other good) to lugnet.general and lugnet.technic Please (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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Dan, First of all are you absolutly sure you want to sell? I would bet that you, like me have been purchasing legos for our collections since adolecence. Secondly, would you except a payment plan with the goods mailed out after final payment? As for (...) (23 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: MASSIVE Technic collection for sale
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(...) I'll take that one! How much are you asking? =D Actually, what are your prices? I might be interested in a few things even though you have no boxes. (23 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Hello Fredrik, (...) I was going to use two mechanically-linked motors for the forward/back motion and a third motor for the turning motion in combonation with the adder subtractor. Fitting the second forward / reverse motor in was going to be a (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: A better device for tank treads than the adder / subtractor
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Thanks Dean for the great ideas and for posting links. Sounds like I should buy the Ferrari brothers book. I'll try the clutch idea first, it seems to be the solution I'm looking for and it is relatively simple, I do have a couple clutch gears but I (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: A better device for tank treads than the adder / subtractor
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Beleive me, I have exampined the Lugnet technic gears site and been to all the links. I've also done other searches both on tank creations and on RCX bases using treads. I've recently bought 4 packs of tread links to make a large crawler base for my (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | MASSIVE Technic collection for sale
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Hi, I will be selling all my Legos (which are 95% Technic) most likely via Ebay or other auction site. I wanted to see if there was anybody in the Lugnet community that would be interested in buying them before I did. The sets I have are: SET# (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Pneumatic Tubing Replacement
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(...) Greg, John Barnes knows of some non-Lego tubing that works very well. It's smaller in diameter, black in color, and makes a really tight fit with Lego pneumatics. Try emailing him and asking what it was (pinkmice@borg.com). Also, Tom's Technic (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | The Big Lift
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I've broken my old crane record with a 48 pound (21.8 kg) lift with my marine pedestal crane: (URL) still have not put together a decent webpage for the crane. I must take better quality pictures of it first. If it would only stop raining here in (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic) !
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Does anyone know what type of tubing TLC uses for their pneumatics? Any suggestions on a good replacement for it? Thanks for the info, Greg (23 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Do you want both motors to contribute to the power when driving straight? I.e., is your worry that one motor is idle, and hence does not contribute to the motion? Is that why you want a different arrangement? As I see it, the main advantage (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think most of your problems would be solved by installing a clutch that links the left and right drive axles. It would be somewhat like the limited slip differential in the Ferrari brothers book. I perfer using the clutch gear instead of (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: A better device for tank treads than the adder / subtractor
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(...) Well, an adder/subtractor (a/s) *does* turn both treads evenly, but only with one motor driving. (...) An a/s does this when the drive motor is stopped and *the other* motor turns. (...) Controlled by the speed / direction of "turning" motor. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I have a challange for those realy good at using differentials and gears: The adder / subtractor device is not the ideal device for use in tank treads. An ideal device would drive straight forward and back with both motors running. It would also be (...) (23 years ago, 16-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Decals/Stickers for 8880 ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND
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(...) Hi, you can find a scan of the 8880 stickers at Brick Builder's site: (URL) link: (URL) that helps! Alex (23 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Decals/Stickers for 8880 ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND
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Hi all, I got my supercar 8880 many many years ago when I was about 5. (of course I never even built it until I was 13, then realizing what an amazingly engineered model it was) I have the box, instructions and all the pieces, but somewhere along (...) (23 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: "Technic Hall of Fame Nominees" poll
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I don't know, the <set:8460 8460 Crane>, <set:8862 8862 Backhoe Grader> and <set:8860 8860 Auto Chassis> sets are owned by the same number of people [1] and are doing very well. I also thought it was a great set - a lot of functions in a very tight (...) (23 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: "Technic Hall of Fame Nominees" poll
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(...) ROSCO (23 years ago, 15-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Yeah, it's an interesting set, it's the only Technic set without any gears (AFAIK) and the workings of the mechanism are hard to understand and far from the standard things we got used to see in other sets. On the minus side, the opening function (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Best Technic set poll
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What do you mean, not meant to be rolled onto hard surfaces? I only got it to work on a hard floor. It never opened on a carpet... Duq Oh, by the way, keep it on the shortlist, I do think it's a classic. "Adrian Egli" <aegli@san.rr.com> wrote in (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8475
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Wow, thanks for the pics. I am absolutely _shocked_ at how much smaller the 8475 rims and wheels are. I thought they were maybe 2/3 to 3/4 the size of the 8466/8458 equivalents. I was totally fooled -- they are barely half the size. Impressive that (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8475
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(...) I put some info here a while back; (URL) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8475
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Many thanks to John Morgan for putting the pictures up. My question (to John Heins or anyone who can answer) is based on looking at those images. "John Heins" <Johnmhiii@aol.com> wrote in message news:H0rK02.99z@lugnet.com... (...) points (...) Has (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8475
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In lugnet.technic, John Morgan writes: sorry about that ... didnt know how to create direct links to the images... (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Greetings, Hope these pictures help clear up some questions. First time for me using the camera so they aren't as clear as I would like them but I thought you would want to see the new parts : ) Lots of promise with these parts and I want to (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | "Technic Hall of Fame Nominees" poll
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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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(...) 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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(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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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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Rats! Forgot to cross-post to lugnet.technic! (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Anyone tested the website www.spybotics.com ?? What is the purpose of this site?? What to do? /Martin "Colin White" <cwhite@dbaint.com> wrote in message news:H0HB26.7D9@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) today (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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Slag it all I forgot to crosspost. "Nicole Drumm" <kdrumm1@stny.rr.com> wrote in message news:H0ILoo.JMC@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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So you all don't think I/we have fallen off the face of Mata-Nui/Earth I present our first teasers. Rapture: The intelligent FLYING sword used by the newest Toa family member ........ :) (URL) The other intelligent LEVITATING sword used by the other (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Nice work TJ! This is an absolutely fabulous model and I am so sorry I missed it at Brickfest. Steven B. Combs, Publisher Bricks in my Pocket (BimP) (URL) Information: (URL) member #414 (23 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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You've seen it at BimP[1]. You've seen it at Brickfest[2]. Now you can see the full details of it at my site: (URL) finally finished my own personal webpages on the model. It's taken quite a while to get this together. I took way too many pictures! (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-02, to lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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Just checked out the movie. Very cool. your 8466 performed significantly better in terms of speed and accel. (that's just about everything...) than my 8448 did. Then again, I chose to keep all the mechanics and drive everything through the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic is Alive !!!! ( I got tired of that other headline)
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Ok, I'm so pumped up right now about Technic more than ever! And I got tired of that Technic's "dead" headline. Without reading the entire thread, my spartan reply is this! I love Technic! e (Besides, I'm building with Technic right now and I'm (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Just posted the movie of the motorized off-roader! Check it out here... (URL) is the white image named "OffRoader.avi" (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yes, exactly. Hey do you think we've broken new ground in child pcychology 8^) Maybe not but the fact that kids cound demand more complex sets might be somthing lego has not looked into. And more complicated sets do not mean higher prices, (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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As has been pointed out to me perhaps I should have mentioned one URL that does work, which is: www.spybotics.com However, this is not a support site like the one provided for Mindstorms (www.mindstorms.com). What is confusing here is that the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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(...) Those are the lengths of the perpendicular segments - seems a strange way to identify it though... ROSCO (23 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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"Ralph Hempel" <rhempel@bmts.com> wrote in message news:CAEBIOGHPFFJALB...mts.com... (...) Injection (...) the (...) Huh?? I'm not sure about that. For as long as I can remember, the 1x1 round plates which have come in a great variety of colors, (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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And just to make it really fun ... I've just received some replacement parts from Billund and the delivery note describes p/n 32009 (LDraw name "Technic Liftarm 1 x 11.5 double bent") as "Double Angular Beam 3x7 45degree" 3 x 7???? William (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) As blunt and unsubstantiated as this statement is, I must agree with it. There is something intangible about what makes Technic (and LEGO bricks as a whole) so good. (...) I wonder sometimes if it isn't the educators, researchers and (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Thanks, Luke! I used 3 of the newer lego motors like the one in 8735. I heard about that RC 8466, very awesome. That's actually what made me more even more determined. I posted the whole gallery of pics, don't know when exactly it will be up. Keep (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Inventory for 8555, Bionicle / Bohrok / Bohrok Va / Nuhvok Va
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(...) I have all of the Bohrok Va except Nuhvok Va, but the parts you record are not what I would expect from a Bohrok Va. (...) All of my Bohrok Va sets have three of these axle pins, but only two are used in the model. I am surprised that you did (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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It's also interesting to note that the URL mentioned in brochure (and on the Lego Spybotics boxes): www.lego.com/spybotics does not work! (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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Sorry if this has been posted before, but saw this in my local shop today (URL) lugnet.robotics.spybotics (23 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.robotics.spybotics)
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I agree with Steven with another example: (URL) also an Lego Service from -88 (mint) that says 'Beams with holes' (swe: Bjälkar med hål) I wish that some of the stuff was available today :) /Pehter (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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