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(...) Indeed for another shining example (of this principle, not of another go-kart) you need go back no further than 1999. Now for those who have read some of my previous postings and know that I usually suggest 1970's sets as good examples, this (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) That seems a little perplexing. Are you sure everything's constructed as it should be, and that all your parts are unbroken? I have the 8466 and the wheel connections are really solid. The wheels snap on the 3 friction-pegs that extend from (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic)
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There are now FOUR - they're breeding! (1707421982, 1707421982, 1706796599 and 1706922538) - the last one has yellow cylinder caps and also the pump cap! Mine has black caps. Wonder if its to do with the age of the model as I've seen instructions (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Just completed this great set, but one of the front wheels invariably falls off after a few rolls across the floor--even after re-assembling the axle/steering units several times. Any suggestions as to what could be going wrong? Seems odd that a kit (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Speaking of which, if you look closely at both of them, the pnemuatic cylinder for the "back hoe" section are different. One has a yellow top, the other has a black top. Why the difference? Ron (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) You can 'have' the two 8862's currently up as I've already got one (actually the first set I owned, closely followed by 8868 - and in my opinion the range has gone down hill from there with only a few exceptions (OK about 20 exceptions!)) :-) (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Oh bugger, competition! Steve (a fellow brit) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Two problems: 1) A current problem with Technic (which even I can see just poking around looking for Castle stuff) is that there are very few <$30 Technic sets that are not some kind of Tech Play. If people have to shell out over $100 to get (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Gungan (...) out (...) SNIP (to save space) (...) Hear, hear! I'll agree with all of that and put myself up to be shot at as well! Happened to be in a very well known large department store in London, UK today ... 5yr old comes back with Mum, (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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SORRY, I forgot to include the website address (it was late at night) (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle)
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(...) I'm not denying that there are SOME traditional Technic parts out there but they are few and far between (except for in RIS sets). You will spend a small fortune in trying to obtain a quantity comparable to what you used to get with ANY large (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) My latest creation, not yet finished, has only been made possible by using both types. Using the old diff with the new bevel gear is brilliant. I think it was Rosco's suggestion but I wouldn't swear to it. Steve (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Getting Crown gear to mesh with new-style dif (Was: Re: Technica 4)
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(...) Dirty confession: I did a modification to a couple of 24 teeth crown gears, I removed most of the center axle hole support thus making the crown gear mesh with the new dif. w/o problems. I did this testing some layouts but someday I might use (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic)
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"Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message news:qrdg03zfdgp.fsf....uio.no... (...) Yes, but how long will this continue, I wonder. (...) I must disagree. In fact, I can construct a very rigid chassis of arbitrary size using (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Just one minor comment: The old style differentials had 28 teeth, not 24. This matches the 14 teeth of the old style bevel gears, giving a 1:2 gear ratio. I have to say that this feature is something I miss with the new differential: It is hard to (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) For a small go cart, you don't even need to go that far back! The 1998 set 8219 has it all. It even seats a technic figure. I think the low seat on the 8219 looks more realistic. I like the angled engine block on 8815, though. We've also had (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Personally, I dont think going back that far is a good idea. My picks for examples of great small technic sets: (being a technic fan, all of these would be sets I would consider buying either for the set or for parts) 8808 F1 Racer 8810 Cafe (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I wasn't really suggesting it for the LEGENDS series, but rather presenting it as an example of a small scale, small piece count Technic set that could retail for less than $120. Way way less than $120. (...) Of course it's blocky.... it's (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I agree. I'm one of the one's complaining that they release so many vehicle-related sets. But the quality of design has fallen dramatically over the years, there's little doubt. So maybe they'd do better getting back to vehicles. :) (...) But (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I wouldn't go THAT far but let's just say it's not a set that I see a strong need to bring back. Not hardly. It's blocky, it doesn't have a lot of neat features, etc. Now if you want to talk about a set from that era that was good, how about (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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