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(...) I have found a reference on j.t. puffins' site. (URL) Ultimate Builders Set $59.99 And only a picture of the box with no detail about the content :-( Marc Klein A Mindstorms fan. (26 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: How about ideas for new elements?
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I've modified quite a few of my parts to create new ones. For those of us lucky to have tens of thousands of pieces in our collection, cutting up a few pieces doesn't hurt too much. Axles can be cut to just about any length under 12L. I was making (...) (26 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: What part is Bob Fay using here? [Hey Tobbe]
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(...) Sorry Krusty, but my retailer is all out of them now. I would sell mine, but I know you can get them cheaper at other places :) /Tobbe (26 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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To all, I did just noticed that the images I have downloaded from shop.lego.com/... a few days back have now been removed and can no longer be seen where I found them. Someone at TLC must have noticed the 'misupload' and taken the new images back (...) (26 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) The holes can be used to attached a pulley to the wheel to motorize it, ie. if you're going with a rubber band drive as opposed to a direct gear drive. I imagine a train person could also use the hole to do a piston kind of thing, too. George (26 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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I like the holes on the wheels. It makes them more versatile, as you can connect various things to them. Besides, when making construction equipment vehicles or something similar, the holes make the wheels look properly rugged. And as you say (...) (26 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: I wish Lego made an "Anti-Backlash Gear"
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(...) Far as I can tell, these are the gears used in the gearboxes in 8880, 8448, 8480, and prob'ly others. ROSCO (26 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: I wish Lego made an "Anti-Backlash Gear"
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(...) What set(s) include this "conical" gear? (26 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: I wish Lego made an "Anti-Backlash Gear"
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It's not so much the "conical" gear that takes the backlash out of the setup that Bob Fay provided links to, but the ability to use the technic axles as torsion springs and keep the gear teeth in the train loaded at all times. That particular gear (...) (26 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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| | new pellet gun teaser pictures!!!!! check it out!!!!!
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(URL) teaser pictures of the p89 comanche!!! more photos will be up soon. this thing shoots almost as powerful as the panther and is only 21 studs long!! it's puny but powerful. I also have a poll up on my homepage. Please vote! I hope to re-vamp my (...) (26 years ago, 4-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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