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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Laswell wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Steve Moldovanu wrote:
> > I was thinking, could a water tank be placed inside 8454 Rescue Truck? You
> > know, like place a plastic tank and a Lego Technic air tank to help the water
> > shoot through the cannon on top of the truck with pressure? Has anyone tried
> > or thought of this?
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> Going off of what little I remember from seeing this model over four months
> ago, I believe the back half of it can be emptied out fairly well if you're
> willing to strip out the engine. You might also need to disable a fair amount
> of the six-wheel steering mechanism as well, and I believe you'd need to
> completely redesign the actual water cannon, since the supply "hose" isn't
> hollow.
Really? Well I saw some of the picture and basically the whole truck is empty,
so I don't think taking out the engine would be necessary and as for the
steering mechanism....well I have to buy the model to actually see how it is and
how much space is available but thanks for the ideas.
Steve M.
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| (...) It's also kinda tiny. I think the whole thing was maybe 16" long, 6" wide, and 5" tall. I don't have any pneumatic reservoir tanks, so I don't know how small they are, but I think you've only got a couple of vertical inches to work with, and (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Going off of what little I remember from seeing this model over four months ago, I believe the back half of it can be emptied out fairly well if you're willing to strip out the engine. You might also need to disable a fair amount of the (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.technic)
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