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(...) Hi John, Here's the rundown: Bionicle is the first time Lego decided to go with black socket parts as their main color. White (Kopaka) and Blue (Gali) are also available via the six main sets. Howeverm with either of these sets you'll get 4 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha)
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my site is up finally, with links to all the sub folders and stuff. key notes-i may have a solution for planetary gearing and for all of you who were looking for the all technic differential it's there too. (URL) here or net-mail m. (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.technic.bionicle, Harvey Henkelman writes: Remember Rocky III? Rocky had lost his edge and got his clock (...) Oh, great work Harvey...now I'll have *that* stupid song in my head for the rest of the day...thank you *so* very much... 8?P (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.build.mecha)
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(...) I don't exactly call 'record losses in fiscal year 2000' a profit. I'll be frank here, LEGO® has to dumb down their new sets and make them with SPUDS to turn the fast buck. And the winning formula worked from their beginning right up to (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.build.mecha)
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I have a question about the colors for the ball and socket joints. do they make grey (light or dark) sockets and or balls. (the ball by itself not when it is part of a larger piece*) I have a number of black ball and socket joints in a mech that I (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.build.mecha)
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My flute won't work. I push the card and play the notes in the correct order but nothing happens. It bites that I've had to read through every spoiler to find out I'm doing the correct but the game just won't respond. This is the first problem in (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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go to Lego's site about the trucks, an get the biggest wallpaper image they have, the one with the off-road background. Now look at the inside of the front right wheel that's visible, you can vaguely see the parts used to make the 4 wheel drive ,and (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Daniel Jassim <danieljassim@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GIFEyp.DzC@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) I'm looking forward to seeing that, if you do it! Gary (...) its (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That was what I feared. Thanks for reporting back on this! BTW, isn't there rumour in the loc.uk group that the new 4x4 8466 has some new part(s) which can be used to make steering wheel suspension on ordinary wheels? Or did I misunderstand (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Probably over 50... but this is simply speculation. (...) In Meccano's Golden Age, LEGO did not exist. (...) If you compare the top-of-the-line LEGO Technic pieces and building techniques, you won't quite measure up to some of the things that (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I can only speculate that Sir Harry is referring to Meccano's Golden Age, which was anytime prior to the late 1960's. Meccano, in it's day, offered sets which allowed for an amazing range of building possibilities. They offered an astounding (...) (23 years ago, 22-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:GEGJst.I4z@lugnet.com... (...) Finally got round to trying this. Whilst it looks nice on paper, and works on a static model, as soon as you try to move the vehicle forward (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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"Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message news:qrdn14tesrz.fsf....uio.no... (...) It's worth noting that the replacements they send are much stronger -- none of mine have failed (yet!) Huw (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Hmm.. I'm very surprise to find out that this is a common failure for 8448 set. I'll definitely call customer service for this. So did you got the replacement? Are the new one replacement much more reliable? RSalim (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks man! It's my first Technic scale model. I think it's a cool scale to work at, lots of room for detail. I'm thinking of building a starship at that scale. Not as big as my carriers, more like a small mercenary vessel (like Mark Sandlin's (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks! :) (...) It's a black lightsaber blade (or plain rod) from an A-Wing set. The A-Wings have side mounted cannons with a big and small gun barrel per side. That piece makes the small gun and attaches with a 1 X 1 topside clip plate. (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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Sensational! That would make a great kit for Lego. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Jassim" <danieljassim@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GIEMHM.7vA@lugnet.com... (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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I went to SAH to see if they made any updates yesterday, didn't see much but the Technic site got a brush up. Wallpaper, function and views of the sets. (URL) a look. Adrian Egli (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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I think about 99 percent of you know this, but the zap bugs or whatever you want to call them from the Nui-Rama game on the internet are a type of Rahi called Kofo-Jaga. Onepu mentions this when you talk to him. (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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Whoa, cool! didn't know you did technic work, and your good at it too. :-) Gary you could post this to .space, I'm sure they'd be interested even though its another scale. Daniel Jassim <danieljassim@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 21-Aug-01, to lugnet.technic)
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