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(...) Thanks! Hopefully you'll get to see it again soon. -TJ (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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TJ: Mighty! (TJ was gracious enough to give me a sneek-preview of this bad-boy in person a couple of months ago, and even unfinished, it was awesome.) You've raised the bar yet again. james (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Adr. Lego Company seems to have forgotten about the best sets they have ever offered. The larger more difficult Technic sets seem to have vanished. Maybe I will have to go toEuropean sources to find Eitech or Merkur sets that are challenging. (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That's a good idea (the not-so-wee one ;-) I could probably take out the air tanks and add a second compressor in the body of the model. (...) Fortunately the tubes and wires in my controller are easily accessible. Oh yes, we'll have some fun! (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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"Thomas Avery" <thomas.avery@intec-hou.com> wrote in message news:Gz1otv.DMC@lugnet.com... (...) How about bolting on a wee (or not so wee) compressor onto the hand controller? Get something driven by two gear motors in there and you'll be sorted (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) [snip] (...) Wow! this sounds like it might be pretty useful! Those motors sound interesting...plenty of scope for breaking gears... Any info on the full throw of the proportional output? Thanks for the review! ROSCO (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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8475 RC Race Buggy – A quick initial review This is a 27 MHz remote control vehicle set. It isn’t called Technic, but it is primarily composed of Technic parts, some new, at least to me. The transmitter has two thumb control joy sticks, one up/down (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thank you for your comments! I appreciate the feedback. (...) Well, I'm just lazy. Only kidding ;-) I started to find it more difficult to maintain the POTW and SOTW pages. This is a result of the lack of new Technic sets from Lego. I guess (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think with that size of a model, it's fairly easy. With a model as compact as your crane, I'm sure it would have been a lot more difficult. It does take a bit of room to accommodate panels, and they all must retain a little structural (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks! I'm going to keep this model built for quite a while, so you'll definitely have a chance to see it. TJ (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks! The greatest thing about most of these new parts is the smaller cross section dimensions, when comparing traditional Technic beams to studless beams (or full-width lift arms): (URL) pieces that are equal in height and width allows for (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Let's hope that it's heavy duty enough to survive the torturous journey through airport baggage handling. (...) Um, no. That would be many, many rail cars. I do have one flatbed car, but it's not 8-wide ;-) TJ (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Looking forward to it. I hope you (and others from Down Under) can make it as well! (...) Yes, and operation of the digging arm is very slow once the tanks are depleted. I'd really like to add a few more compressors. The hand pump on the (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I hope so. That minifig is just about on scale with the model. The real machine must be quite an impressive sight. (...) Oh, the drama! ;-) (...) Neither do I! I guess I need to stop using the old style 24t gears (the ones with two extra axle (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi, TJ, I'd like to say I'm very happy with what you've done with our small part of Lugnet, the Technic page is now much more useful and interesting than it used to be. Thanks ! What happened to the "set of the week" & "part of the week" ? Also, I (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think I'm just frustrated that we're six months into the year with no show. No oppertuity to buy tonnes of great parts, show off moc's and discuss Lego. (...) I look forward to a rebuilt tractor, a tug of war between Moc's would be cool. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Well actually one of the people I would most have wanted to talk to at Brickfest is Jennifer, never having met her here! I wish I lived a bit further north. I get the feeling you weren't too happy with that post, I didn't mean to offend anyone (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.loc.uk)
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"Thomas Avery" <thomas.avery@intec-hou.com> wrote in message news:Gyzv2F.4qM@lugnet.com... (...) of that approach! Your comment about forgetting how a model is built when attempting modifications to some deep rooted part was interesting, I fully (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The challenge is to do it with the parts you have. I'm happy with things the way they are. All you need is effective methods of motor combineing. (...) T.J will know next time, lego building is all about gaining experience. And thanks to his (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) can have another Texlug meeting before you take it apart! I really enjoy reading your comments about the building process. Keep up the good work. Tom (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.technic)
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