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I was putting together 8847 (Dragster, 1983) the other day and my instructions called for a universal joint to connect the two runs of the steering column. However, the main model picture, peeron inventory, and brickshelf scan indicate that a (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I know that one of the supercars-- (URL) pictured on the box cover, and even in some of the instructions, just showed springs on axles for the rear suspension. The actual set, however, had the first generation technic shocks. You can even see (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) So that means there's at least a history of TLG changing products between advertising and actually distributing them. Wonder if there's some kind of significance to that, within the 88XX series? For instance, some 8858's came with chrome taps (...) (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.technic)
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"Robb King" <rk@KILLTHISrobbking.com> schreef in bericht news:I4sCMn.1puI@lugnet.com... (...) showed (...) the (...) on the (...) with the (...) changed (...) series? (...) then this (...) model (...) least) by (...) reason for (...) How about a (...) (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I think that's the main reason. The Technic Connector Toggle Joint Toothed (4273 (URL) is not a good part (the teeth are easily broken, the connexion is weak). Guys who have built the 8844 cockpit know that. That's certainly why this part has (...) (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.technic)
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"David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:I4rqvD.2237@lugnet.com... (...) with the (...) changed (...) I'm almost certain it wasn't - I received this set when it was released and it had the one piece shocks in it. I did notice (...) (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.technic)
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"Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> schreef in bericht news:I4srzK.1pC6@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) As a matter of fact, this drawing of those multi part shocks, gave me the idea to build them at that time. Those BIC balpoints have a (...) (20 years ago, 29-Sep-04, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Or, maybe they just ran production on 8844 before 8847 & ran out of toggle connectors? :) No, your explanation makes sense (that they'd have switched the connection for durability reasons) but I'm left wondering why they'd have even used the (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.technic)
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