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I've read mixed reviews about 8479 Barcode Set, but I can't help but be fascinated by the mechanism that lifts objects over the cab of the truck into the back. Is it a worthwhile investment? What I'd ultimately like to build is a garbage truck - (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) well, not being a builder, or a lego engineer (I wish), I must say I had a lot of fun building the barcode set. I even built one of the alternate models, which I don't normally do. Now it's mixed with my Mindstorms, which makes it a lot easier (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi Chris My message didn't go with my last post. You may want to call lego about the barcode set,to see if stock is low. They no longer list the set on the web site or in the catalog. They no longer show many Technic sets. The only sets still (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I'm a fan of the 8479. The code pilot is just a smarter-than-average battery box, but the set itself has lots of good parts, lots of gears, lots of green beams, plates and angle pieces, plus green cross axles! The truck itself is cool and works (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I spoke to Lego S@H about two weeks ago - they said 8479 is still in stock for $164 USD, but I didn't ask how many they have. I'm on the fence as to whether I should jump on one. I just spent close to $300 on ebay recently so it's a question (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The lift mechanism shows a simple yet ingenious use of the flex system. I have incorporated this claw into several of my Mindstorms robots, and it has become my favorite part in the whole 8479 set. To me, there are two limitations in this lift (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)
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| | 8002 Destroyer Droid (was: Re: Is 8479 Barcode Multi Set worth buying?)
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(...) I agree that it is a very cool set. The mechanism and the design is indeed very clever. But what an instructions manual! If I had one dollar for every mistake I found in the instructions, the 8002 would have been a cheap buy. Most of the (...) (25 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I am still wondering what you are talking about. I did not encounter a single error in the 8001 instructions. Regarding 8002, the only error I can think of (except of the ones mentioned in the additional sheet) is the insufficient connection (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Most of the errors I found in the instructions for 8001 and 8002 are, as I said, not too significant. They're mostly pieces coloured wrongly, offset a bit wrong, and some times pieces change in following instruction steps. Just the kind of (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) OK, I thought I may have overlooked some serious errors :-)) The term "proofreading" does not exist in Legoland. The errors in the catalogs get worse from year to year.... Arnold (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.technic)
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