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(...) Whatever. For building purposes its ratio is approximately 1:1. Leave the micrometer out of it ;-) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
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(...) Yes, I'd bet Technic bricks are more expensive to produce, because they require more pieces in the mold. To make a standard brick, you'd only need a two-piece mold - one piece for the bottom, to make the inside hollow, and another piece for (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Technic's only in a coma (WAS Re: Technic's Dead )
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(...) I don't think Brad Justus and/or LEGO Direct alone can resurrect Technic as we have known it. But I must agree that some of us are losing faith. LEGO (meaning the parent company) needs to take a look at the success of their own Mindstorms (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Building Philosophy: Bricks vs. Beams (was Re: Technic's Dead)
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(...) Technically, not quite: a beam is 7.8mm in pinhole direction (same as a brick), 7.4mm between smooth faces Philo (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Building Philosophy: Bricks vs. Beams (was Re: Technic's Dead)
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For clarification: "beam" = studless beam (e.g. (...) I think each has its own place, which is governed by necessity. We cannot compare equivalent constructions to judge the better piece. For example, if you think of replacing a brick with a beam in (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8461 Williams F1 Team Racer ----- Silver Champ Variant!!!
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In lugnet.technic, Jake Rentar writes: <Snipped> (...) Are you sure about that release date?? I just got off the phone w/ SAH (USA) and they don't have it listed. Sooo, I called up Consumer Services. The price and parts count are correct but it's (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
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(...) And both the brick and beam have their place in the LEGO parts catalog. But what about those of us not building robots or complicated gear boxes? What about builders who want the old style Technic bricks to use as bracing or frameworks for (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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"John Henry Kruer" <jhkruer@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:H0DHx7.Gy@lugnet.com... (...) Flex axles can be used to carry compressed air in pneumatic systems, and as cunning attachment points - see the "hook holder" on the crane cab: (URL) a great (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
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(...) Larger beams don't have axles, which then renders them inferioir to technic bricks. I'm okay with using a few liftarms and small beams when I have to. But I just find that Technic bricks are ALOT better then beams for a structual, 'chassis' (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8448 worth it?
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If you're going to use it, why bother with MISB? You'd only pay collector's value.... I do own the Space shuttle. It's one of the first I got after the Dark Ages and it's one of the best Technic sets ever. It comes with two motors, fiber-optics, all (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Top 10 Technic Sets Of All Time
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1. 8480 Space Shuttle 2. 8880 Super Car 3. 8868 Air Tech Claw Rig 4. 8479 Barcode Multi Set 5. 800? Battle Droid Duq "Jake Rentar" <B2FUTR2@aol.com> wrote in message news:H0B07C.102@lugnet.com... (...) everything. (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Geoffrey, As I don't have a digital camera, I haven't got any pictures concerning broken parts etc. Yet me explain the matter for the second time: the half bush turned completely into a hole of a technic beam. Recently I had the same problem to (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
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"Jake Rentar" <B2FUTR2@aol.com> wrote in message news:H0Byrq.4I4@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) the (...) they (...) $129.99 (...) $129.99!!!...!!! !!!...!!! Are you serious? That's less than a Silver Champion (put down $170 when I bought it! OUCH!) (...) (22 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8461 Williams F1 Team Racer ----- Silver Champ Variant!!!
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(...) Just called Consumer Affairs or Shop@Home (doesn't really make a diff) they said the Williams F1 is selling in the US and they are currently out of them. They're getting another shipment in a few days, it sells for $129.99 --- almost the same (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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Let me clear a few things up. NOMINATION STAGE Multiple sets can be nominated for each position as well as the same set being nominated for different positions. You may only post once with your nominations, so choose wisely! VOTING STAGE When the (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
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(...) I have to agree it is largely up to the definition of what Technic is today. I have been building technic sets since the late 70's. I started building them originally for 2 reasons. Firstly I considered myself at that time as too old to play (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
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I can agree with your feelings of the Technic theme being slowly diluted with Bionicle, Throwbots and the like and the theme 'Technic' itself may indeed be dead but I am in a huge disagreement with idea that the newer Technic parts are in some way (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Top 10 Technic Sets Of All Time
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(...) Here's the top 7 from (URL) 8480 Space Shuttle / "FOS Light" Space Shuttle> <set:8880 8880 Super Car> <set:8448 8448 Super Street Sensation / Super Car Mk II> <set:8460 8460 Pneumatic Crane Truck / Mobile Crane> <set:8862 8862 Backhoe Grader> (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) While it might have been fun for US (as AFOL's), for the target market (8-16 y/o) it would have made things worse. Kids can't spend $200-300 per set. Also most shops can't / won't stock such expensive sets. Perhaps in the USA it would have (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
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I'm not speaking from any real authority here but I seem to remember reading in a F1/Indy car racing mag that Williams had paired up with Lego to produce a more "real" F1 technic car. Meaning, more accurate and thus more complicated technic car. (...) (22 years ago, 4-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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