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"Thomas Avery" <thomas.avery@intec-hou.com> wrote in message news:H21B7s.FzE@lugnet.com... (...) *how (...) and (...) it (...) be (...) cylinder (...) plenty (...) Hmm... When the valve is switched in one direction, one tube to the cylinder gets air (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) In a way, that was what I meant: since the tubes are made of rubber, they are somewhat elastic (thus they can increase their volume significantly if they are long enough). (...) Ok, I guess I got it: it can work, but it must be always "on", (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) From my experience, you can have really long tubes (10~20 feet, or more) and not have significant losses due to friction. What you should be concerned with is the volume of the tubes. Basically, if you have a lot of long tubes, your system (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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"John Guerquin" <jguerquin@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:H20vyo.G4H@lugnet.com... (...) Same as before, black friction ones. (...) The rear spoiler is a complete redesign, partly made using traditional plate and tile methods, which looks like (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi, I have recently developed a pneumatic gizmo to remotely act on my train track points, which is working quite nicely. The thing is, I don't know *how far apart* can I place the compressor so that the loss of charge in the tubes isn't too big. Has (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks for the info and photos Huw! Eventhough I have the Silver Champion...cough... McLaren, I will definetly get the Williams too! I was wondering about the front suspension: The 8458 used black 3-long friction pins in a few of the joints, (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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x-post to lugnet.technic fut: lugnet.build (...) Hey, thats pretty cool considering the 8448 set is one of the top Technic sets around (IMHO of course). Super Street Sensation / Super Car Mk II (URL) It measures 176 x 48 studs, or roughly 5 feet (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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"travis" <phree@attbi.com> wrote in message news:H1zLz4.592@lugnet.com... (...) Chassis-wise it is identical to the Silver Champion. Only the bodywork has been revised, and then only slightly. (...) You can do worse than keep an eye out at (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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YES!!!...!!! Today is a good day. This is 1 of the 2 on my list that I MUST HAVE AGAIN. Now all I need is the 5571 to be RE-released!. If that happens, I will give LEGO my soul... :) (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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this is only like the sweetest lego chassis ever built... How the hell is it I haven't even seen this before. Never even knew it existed. -tk "Huw Millington" <hmillington@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:H1z3Hp.G4M@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) ROSCO (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I am now about 1/3 way through building this, and about to start the front suspension. I am getting a strong sense of deja vu, and lo and behold, after checking the Silver Champion instructions, I can see why! Up to this stage the models are at (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Checking (...) an (...) I don't know for sure, but I'm willing to bet that the motor mechanism is the same as used in 8279 (URL) uses an integrated motor/battery box and has a rotary switch that rotates in the horizontal plane on the top that (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I couldn't agree more. It's the parts I want! (...) I have this set on order, but it didn't show up yet .. grrrrr! My primary interest is in finding out how that bumper system works. Checking out if it is adaptable to other uses where (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) My guess would be that since this is a re-issue of a TECHNIC set as a legend, it has TECHNIC written on the box. I mean, in the original release, it was part of TECHNIC, not Star Wars, Racers, Bionicle, etc. Personally, I don't really care if (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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"Huw Millington" <hmillington@btinternet.com> wrote in message news:H1z3Hp.G4M@lugnet.com... (...) As Charlie Brown would say "AAAAARRRRUUUUUGGGHH...HHH!!!!!!" Oh, the torture of waiting. Adrian E. (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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I got home from work to find a massive S@H box in the hall!! The box: (URL) contents, thrown in as usual: (URL) that it has not been packaged into subassemblies The instruction cover: (URL) instruction back: (URL) stickers: (URL) new panels, they (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Whereas 40 EUR seems a rip off to me. I remember paying about 25 IEP (32 EUR) three years ago in Dublin..... Duq "Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message news:H1ypK7.1Hy@lugnet.com... (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Yes, and top marks to TLC, too! <set:8460> is truly a great set. For anyone hesitating I paid more than twice that price for my copy on ebay and was still happy. - David (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I saw this and remembered the discussion about Technic Legends just over a year ago in which I posted ( (URL) ) this: "...When it comes I predict 8460 (price) or 8860 (classic status)." Top marks to me! :) Psi (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.technic)
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