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I'm curious to know if all parts are exactly the same as 8431, including squared bottom 90's pneumatic cylinders. The photo from S@H is certainly identical to 8431. (21 years ago, 19-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Besides replacing the old style half bushings [LDrawPart 4265a:7] 4265a Technic Bush 1/2 Type I with the new ones [LDrawPart 4265c:7] 4265c Technic Bush 1/2 Type III the only major change is the way you manually turn the pulley wheels. In the (...) (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Ok, you just listed the differences between the original 8460 and the first re-release, 8431. I wanted to know if the second re-release 8438 differs from 8431. Thanks anyway. (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) 8438 is exactly the same as 8431, except the number's different. (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Cool! Thanks! That means right now, Lego is keeping two kind of pneumatic cylinders in production. :) (21 years ago, 20-Oct-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) What about the box? Does it come in a yellow 2003-style box or a "silver" 2002-style box? (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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Hello Keith "Keith Hui" <buurin@accessv.com.SPAMBEGONE> schreef in bericht news:Hnq786.1oEA@lugnet.com... (...) first (...) differs (...) Yes, it comes in a 2003-style yellow box. Sets are practical identical. Pneumatics hose color is black. Not (...) (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Here's a picture of the box, taken from eBay... (URL) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) I just bought an 8438, and it also contained 4 cylinders, so it may not have been an accident. Could they be clearing out their inventory of old-style cylinders? HdJ (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Did you check the alternate model? maybe it is a new one and requires 4 cylinders ??? Philo (21 years ago, 12-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic)
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philohome@free.fr (Philippe Hurbain) wrote in <Ho8En8.1Cyz@lugnet.com>: (...) I checked the instructions. The alternate model looks the same as in the original release (a truck with small crane), and it uses 2 cylinders. (21 years ago, 13-Nov-03, to lugnet.technic)
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