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Re: How do I...
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Sun, 2 Apr 2000 17:11:32 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, William M. Leue writes:

c. A really good way of building 3D space frames, a la K'Nex or some of the
other building systems.  Actually, all we really need is some Lego-to-K'Nex
adaptors!

Don't go there.... check out ZNAP (100 % LEGO) instead. It has been available
in Europe for a while and I hear it is starting to appear at US TRUs... You can
build quite big things. Not quite as flexible as K'Nex but faster to build
large structures and Technic pin compatible so you can attach Technic beams and
so forth.

++Lar



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  Found Znap? (was: Re: How do I...)
 
(...) <snip> check out ZNAP (100 % LEGO) instead. It has been available (...) Where the heck have you seen Znap available in the US, at any store? Please tell. Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (No, I don't (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: How do I...
 
Wow, I wish I could get my hands on some ZNAP parts. From the few small pictures I've seen, it looks like this might be the ticket for building strong grid structures. But dammit, I have checked in my local area and with all the on-line sources, and (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)

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  Re: How do I...
 
Well, Nicky, it kinda depends on how many gears you are thinking of when you say 'and so on...'. I can think of a couple of solutions to this problem, none of them very compact or tidy. If you wanted to turn a large number of gears (or other rotary (...) (25 years ago, 2-Apr-00, to lugnet.technic)  

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