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Hello Keith "Keith Hui" <buurin@accessv.com.SPAMBEGONE> schreef in bericht news:Hnq786.1oEA@lugnet.com... (...) first (...) differs (...) Yes, it comes in a 2003-style yellow box. Sets are practical identical. Pneumatics hose color is black. Not (...) (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) What about the box? Does it come in a yellow 2003-style box or a "silver" 2002-style box? (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) It was -and still is- an impressive achievment in LEGO, TJ! To bad you failed to operate it properly, an check list for your next project might be in order .) Unbelivable no parts were broken after that incident, LEGO is tough! How big radius (...) (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) ... Great work, as usual. I'd missed the MSG 50 in Dallas, so it's great to see photos of it before its untimely demise. (...) Then this probably won't help: (URL) -Tim (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Simply amazing! The size of these cranes, and the attention to detail is amazing! The sheer size of both cranes is simply incomprehensible to my mind. They make me ask myself, are these really made out of Lego bricks? (...) Please, don't try (...) (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I tried regular water but it refused to hold its shape and reverted to it's normal puddle configuration. When I upgraded to the mineral variety I found the handy 1.5L bottles it comes in conviently held it in one place long enough for it to (...) (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I measured mine with dial calipers and got 4.215 inches (10.71 cm). -TJ (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks. There was no part that failed. It was due to "operator error". I forgot to do something fairly critical. It's all written up on the webpage. (...) Sure! Go ahead. That's why I showed all the fine details. Yes, the K10000 would be quite (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for you comments! (...) Hmm... a life-sized model with fully automated functions and R/C. I could use a 12v car battery... Dang! I can't ever think small :-) (...) Will do! Thanks, TJ (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Steve was really cool about it. He helped me clean up, and then I helped him rebuild his crane. At least we got it up for the rest of the show. (...) Nope, I've not found any broken elements. A few were scratched and gouged, but none broke! (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Good idea :-) Regular water would have been fine too. I was just hasty and grabbed whatever I had available. Never guessed I would have ended up with a sticky mess. (...) Well, it was certainly a learning experience and adds to (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Hello Max "Max Maxwell" <r34_v@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht news:Hnosrx.1FtJ@lugnet.com... (...) in (...) They are about 10.5 cm in diameter. that would be 10.5 / 2.54 = 4.13 inches Greetigns Maico Arts (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) These measurements are not precise, but roughly 4 1/4-4 1/2 inches or 11cm OD and a bit over 2 inches or 5cm ID There is a pic of them here: (URL) Maggie C. (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) A very nice crane, pity about the crash. Do you know what exactly failed? (...) This is really nice. I've been toying with the idea of building a tower crane like the (URL) K10000> with the turntable at the bottom of the tower, but the problem (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Tim, accidents such as that often happen in real life, in most cases due to operator error or unpredictable weather. You can see some examples here (URL) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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What is the diameter, in inches and centimeters, of the Power Puller tires in the 8457/8466 sets? Thanks, Max (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well, the machine pictured is not the one I built my model after. My model is a scaled down copy of the Marion type 5760 stripping shovel called 'The Mountaineer'. There were five type 5760 built, with 'The Mountaineer' being the first. Two (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Again, two excellent creations from TJ's hands! The MSG50 is briljant! Only a big shame it crashed. (...) Why don't you build a polar bear for instance? There are lots of other thing to build ;-) Dennis p.s. I know it, I also have a certain (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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both of these are really good models, they are not really my area of interest/expertise (do I have that?!) but I read through the pages slowly, taking everything in and looking at every image rather than skimming. You must have felt like crying when (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Darn! that things wrecked. My guess is that it'll be scrapped where it lies. I was just reading a website the other day about this machine crossing over a road to get to a new site. Slowly rolling over like that reminds me of one of my Lego (...) (21 years ago, 1-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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