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Re: Does anybody know the story behind 8847?
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Thu, 30 Sep 2004 03:59:55 GMT
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> How about a practical one: these toothed connectors will disconnect very
> easily in this steering assembly. 8859 tractor also had this construction in
> the cardan (the axle from front below the engine to the rear wheels). When
> playing with the tractor, this connection breaks and using a universal joint
> at this point, you won't have any problem. for your 8847, you have both
> drawings. Build both opptions and see what happens when you steer your front
> wheels and apply force to the steering wheel allthough your wheels are
> turned as much as possible. See what ahppens there. That will probably the
> reason why they changed it.
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> In 8857 you mention the taps are chrome and later on they are light gray.
> This is also true for the 8860 Technic car. This set also has four taps on
> its engine. The first sets have them in chrome, later sets have them in
> light gray.
>
> Greetings
> Maico Arts
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
toggle-tooth connectors in the first place, considering the universal joint was
readily available when 8847 came out.
My best guess is that 8847 was supposed to be released along with the other 88xx
Expert Builder sets in 1981, but for whatever reason was mothballed until 1983.
Reason I would think that is, besides its use of semi-primitive construction
techniques and the already-mentioned axle-connection deal, is that 8847 came out
boxed as an 'Expert Builder' set the same year that 8841 came out boxed as a
'Technic' set.
Given they'd already began switching the Expert Builder branding to Technic in
1981, it would seem kind of odd for TLG to 'go back' and release an Expert
Builder set two years into the Technic run... but then, this IS the company that
eliminated 'gray' based on a survey of kids that grew up watching Pokemon, so,
who knows.
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