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LMAO! "buy a whole set for one part, the others will come in useful for something" bug came over me," I bought 3 Silver Champion sets from wal-mart when they were priced at 80.00 each. I thought i was the only one :+) (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Yep, I'm not too happy either. So, I propose we come up with something to call these parts (the ones collecting dust at the back of our collection). UTP: useless Technic parts SSTP: stuipidly specialized Technic parts HISUTEP: highly specialized (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) are *not* junk. The corrugated tubes are extremely useful, not only for decoration but for constructing flexible articulated touch bumpers in robots. Many of the Throwbot joints and liftarms have superfluous decorative characteristics, but are (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Unfortunately not, as this crane is now kaput. I was still relatively sane when I built that crane, long before the "buy a whole set for one part, the others will come in useful for something" bug came over me, although it has to be said that (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) No your completely wrong its 20 wheels(or two sets) containing 20x30 solid wheels. (I already have 10, 24x43 wheels I got two the other day for £2). Steve (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.technic, Jennifer Clark writes: The fairings also look the part on the mobile crane as well I think: (...) which is so much better? Steve (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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While I agree that the Technic sets of late are slightly dumbed down from previous advanced sets I don't think we can condemn TLG as a whole. It seems that the ingenuity that went into sets like 8880 is now being spent on Mindstorms. And you have to (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ack ack ack! How can you say this? :-) I have used quite a few of those pieces in pretty useful ways, and the corrugated tubes are brilliant if you are into making your models look realistic. The cab on my excavator would be nothing without (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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If you call that steering, sure :) Yes, 8216 has the setup I have in mind although it can't be found in any shops :( /Tobbe (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Any guesses on how much money The Lego Group would make, overnight! if they re-released the JCB set, the old red tractor or the original test car or indeed any of the many other fantastic technic sets there used to be? I used to have these sets as a (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I thought that the cyber slam sets weren't that bad but the throwbots/roboriders/bionicles are quite pathetic in my opinion. I thought that the Technic line was certainly moving in the right direction until some of the 1999 sets and the 2000 (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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To All, (...) Well, speaking as someone who is seeing decline of sets in all themes, from town to TECHNIC sets, I think I can understand the frustration. Throwbots and Bionicles are not really what I think of as TECHNIC sets, and th econtinuing (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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We need a new group, lugnet.technic.hatea...ssince1998 I can understand people who don't go for the action-figury sets, they are pretty darn untraditional for Lego, but to disregard all these fun sets just because they aren't all boxy? (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Gee, I didn't even know half that crap existed..... Add to the make-us-happy-set a V12 with the old cylinders and ten 24x43 solid wheels.... And for the second release the old threads (like in 856) or a worthy successor. As for beams, I've heard of (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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8216 seems to have the combo you mean, 8252 and 8226 have their own way of steering (I really like 8226) but that's from the '99 catalogue.... Duq "Tobbe Arnesson" <tnt@arnesson.nu> wrote in message news:3ae53816.243259...net.com... (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It could be just for decoration. Ian (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Any clue what the Tohunga's left hand is made for holding? (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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I hear ya'! I think _some_ studless pieces might be alright, but whole set's without studs and only specialized pieces? I got two Power Pullers on sale recently. It has some valuable pieces but what am I going to do with all those engine elements??? (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I was just able to pick up a few of these new packs. It contains cool stuff but along with a price tag of ~ US$15. That's really much! The set also has a product number: 8546 so I just uploaded the first image axclusively to Brickset: (URL) I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) Any idea whether they will be released in the U.S? I hope they will. (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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