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| | | That set has been, IMHO, (next to the 8431 Crane Truck re-issue) the best "really big" technic set in recent years (mindstorms doesnt count as technic) The 8466 has so many good attributes: 1.a fair few studded beams, including the (exclusive to (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please do whatever business thingo you did that lead tothe 8466 4x4 off-roader —Thomas Stangl
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| | | | (...) Others may not agree, since S@H has had to put it on 50% clearance twice to clear out inventory. I too think it is a great parts set, except... (...) You're the first person I've seen that likes the pea soup puke green. There's a reason why (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | Dear Lego, please stop doing whatever business thing you did that lead to the 8466 4x4 off-roader —Steven Lane
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| | | | | (...) The only thing that would make those parts useful to me would be a Lego recycling machine set on beam. (Is it possible to recycle worn Lego?) I think people would much sooner have the 8880 which had a much superior 4x4 mechanism and could be (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please stop doing whatever business thing you did that lead to the 8466 4x4 off-roader —Steven Lane
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| | | | | | | I've just had another idea (...) The next time their is a poll to choose which set should be re-released why not have an advocate for each potential set. Each advocate could be drawn from the Afol community and state their case for why their chosen (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please stop doing whatever business thing you did that lead to the 8466 4x4 off-roader —David Koudys
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| | | | | | (...) <snip> (...) I'd rather have the 8466 over the 8880, even with the green panels--the 8880 is pretty neat, but overly complicated and doesn't have near the suspension 'out of the box' that the 8466 does. I find that if you want a car, the 8448 (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please stop doing whatever business thing you did that lead to the 8466 4x4 off-roader —Steven Lane
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| | | | | | | (...) I don't want a car, I never said I did, I only buy sets for the great parts and then build my own thing. I just want to build cool vehicles with driven steer axles. I also have no experience of the 8448, although I know I hate the wheel trims. (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please stop doing whatever business thing you did that lead to the 8466 4x4 off-roader —David Koudys
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| | | | | | | | (...) If it's parts, then don't ask for sets and ask for accessory packs. If saying "Not the 8466!" cause it doesn't contain such 'n such piece, then ask for such 'n such piece in an accessory pack. If you want to build cool creations (and we all do (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please stop doing whatever business thing you did that lead to the 8466 4x4 off-roader —Steven Lane
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| | | | | | | | (...) I wasn't asking for either, the guy who started the thread wanted the 8466 I was simply saying the 8880 was a better set for 4x4 parts (4x4 parts being the reason for buying either set). I doubt Lego would make special steering parts (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please stop doing whatever business thing you did that lead to the 8466 4x4 off-roader —Orion Pobursky
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| | | | | | | | | In lugnet.technic, Steven Lane writes: <snip> (...) The problem I see is the most of the responders to this thread don't want a set for the models it creates, they want it for the parts. I say fooey to the parts, you can get those on Bricklink, I (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please stop doing whatever business thing you did that lead to the 8466 4x4 off-roade —Tobbe Arnesson
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| | | | | | | | (...) The 8880'ies 4x4 parts are limited to it's wheels and have a lot of friction. The 8466 4x4 parts can be adapted to any wheel in modelteam size and up. I own neither :) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) SPAM when e-mailing) (22 years ago, 8-May-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please stop doing whatever business thing you did that lead to the 8466 4x4 off-roader —Nathanael Kuipers
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| | | | | | (...) Hi Dave, I really liked what you did with those big cars. RC is the only thing I missed in these cars and to be honest in my own big Lego model cars too. I would love to have my GTcar ((URL) motorised and RC controlled, but I don't know if it (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please do whatever business thingo you did that lead tothe 8466 4x4 off-roader —Dave Johann
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| | | | | (...) Okay, he's the first to PUBICLY say he likes the color. I'll be the second. Any new colors that aren't derivitives of Tan are welcomed be myself and many others. Bring on more metallic colors-we'll keep using them. They key to using these (...) (22 years ago, 30-Apr-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please do whatever business thingo you did that lead tothe 8466 4x4 off-roader —Adrian Egli
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| | | | "Tom Stangl, VFAQman" <talonts@vfaq.com> wrote in message news:3EAFFAAC.C448F1...faq.com... (...) There's a (...) hideous. It (...) still (...) shade). (...) puke (...) panels (...) to come (...) I'm with you there! The color sucks and yes, going (...) (22 years ago, 1-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please do whatever business thingo you did that lead tothe 8466 4x4 off-roader —Nathanael Kuipers
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| | | | The color sucks and yes, going to BrickLink to get those (...) HI, I do agree. I have to admit that I don't like the green panels either so that's the reason why I didn't use them in my MOC out of the 8458 and 8466. For me the most important parts (...) (22 years ago, 2-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please do whatever business thingo you did that lead tothe 8466 4x4 off-roader —Adrian Egli
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| | | | "Nathanael Kuipers" <kuipers_n@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HE9zB3.CoK@lugnet.com... (...) the (...) I have to say "Now THAT is something I most definitely like to see from LEGO!" (I hope some head honcho at the co. is reading this) You have (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please do whatever business thingo you did that lead tothe 8466 4x4 off-roader —Nathanael Kuipers
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| | | | (...) Hi Adrian, Thanx!!:-) At the moment I'm working on the instructions of my Sportscar out of the 8458 Silver champion (also on brickshelf). If there are enough interested people I could probably make instructions of the GTcar too. (I want to (...) (22 years ago, 3-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please do whatever business thingo you did that lead tothe 8466 4x4 off-roader —Adrian Egli
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| | | | "Nathanael Kuipers" <kuipers_n@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HEBoHG.Ezu@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) I'll do. (...) I like the idea of instructions on CD :-) One idea did cross my mind for the 8466 and I think you'd be the guy to do it. (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | Dear Lego, please do whatever business thingo you did that lead tothe 8466 4x4 off-roader —Nathanael Kuipers
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| | | | (...) This could indeed be a very interesting project. Certainly I've some ideas about it and the 8466 could be a very good start to build such a Wrecker. But why not give it a try yourself? One reason why I build my cars is to show to others what (...) (22 years ago, 8-May-03, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please do whatever business thingo you did that lead tothe 8466 4x4 off-roader —Adrian Egli
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| | | | "Nathanael Kuipers" <kuipers_n@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HEL3wG.16nB@lugnet.com... (...) because (...) It would be quite a while. Right now, I'm putting in my time (and money) into my next bridge project- Study 12. Last year's midsummer (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | | | Re: Dear Lego, please do whatever business thingo you did that lead tothe 8466 4x4 off-roader —Nathanael Kuipers
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| | | | (...) Nice bridges!! (...) It might be possible. The truth is I've never been to this event and that's because I live in Holland. Bit far for me. So what do you exactly mean by 'ready'? Build the car and digitalised it? It also depends on how long (...) (22 years ago, 11-May-03, to lugnet.technic)
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