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"Andrew Bissell" <ABNews@tesco.net> wrote in message news:GCB9Mr.H6A@lugnet.com... <snip> (...) with all that plastic.... Isn't next year the 25th anniversary of Technic? I think it was '77 when 850-853 were released. How about LEGO do a limited (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Your buying 38 wheels and calling me a lucky B******! you lucky B******! If any of 20x30's aren't needed I'd certainly be interested :-) Steve (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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"Ray Kremer" <rkremer@bradley.edu> wrote in message news:GCB6B6.8pr@lugnet.com... (...) just (...) Nothing wrong with action-man sets. I really like 8286. Not because of the figures though... Duq (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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"Steven Lane" <Steveroblane@aol.com> wrote in message news:GCBB54.L67@lugnet.com... (...) You lucky b******! ;-) Just about to buy 38 wheels (20x30 and 24x43 mixed) for £55.... Duq (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) ??? (...) One word: Ebay. (...) You forget distribution (...) You think so? Maybe online, but it would still be a niche market (how many Technic Lugnet users?). Lego produces very cool stuff, but it does so in enormous quantities. I understand (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Agreed. The majority of these elements aren't primarily structural elements, and to sell us models constructed entirely out of them is extremely irritating. (...) I've honestly never used them for anything, but I've seen some interesting (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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To All, The parts that were listed, some are useful, some are not, depending on the person (Which is a huge part of LEGO anyway), I would like to see some old sets come out again or at least some new sets using those design criteria, complicated (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Bah! I wish LEGO would just release the 8880 SuperCar and the SpaceShuttle for 2001. hell, just release the parts in a BAG, with no instructions. (online only) R & D for new design ....... $0.00 Packaging ......... $0.05 I bet they would the BEST (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The projectiles make great legs for multi-legged robots. The rubber tip offers optimal grip on all sorts of surfaces. (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I honestly agree-- they've mostly got their uses, although I do agree further that making sets SOLELY out of these pieces is kinda annoying-- too many of these pieces can get on your nerves... (...) don't need more than, say, 2, although I (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
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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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