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  Crawler Treads
 
(URL) Anyone else see this? Looks like a good set for parts. Max (20 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: Crawler Treads
 
On Tue, April 5, 2005 8:22 pm, Max Maxwell said: (...) It's a good place to get those tread pieces. It comes with 69 of them. Very nice, if you want to build a GBC module... Steve (URL) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Crawler Treads
 
Yes, one question is how would we convince TLG to keep the treads themselves in production for more than six months? It seems to me that of late really good and rare pieces like Technic Link Tread have been too far and few between set designs, at (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Crawler Treads
 
(...) It has seventy of the tread links, 71 if you include the supernumerary one. At $30 ($24 if you find a 20% off sale) you're effectively paying $10 over the price for an equivalent number of DACTA tread links. I'd rather have these, though (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Crawler Treads
 
I can imagine there being a glut of wookie figures on bricklink while many builders buy these for their treads. The lack of these has limited the possibilities for GBC and robot designs for too long - so I may buy a few boxes. It would be great if (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Crawler Treads
 
Wish answered. Deep link: (URL) (20 years ago, 12-Apr-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: Crawler Treads
 
(...) I bought two of these new star wars set with the chain links (#7258) yesterday and I am very happy with the purchase. Each set not only comes with the coveted tread links, but 2 worm gears as well. The droids that are included are great for (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
 
  Re: Crawler Treads
 
Thanks Andrew, it looks like those in the UK have to order these through commotion - pitsco only ship some items over here, although I think it is more to with TLC rules than anything else. It is a shame you dont see these items on the shop@home (...) (20 years ago, 13-Apr-05, to lugnet.technic)
 
  Re: Crawler Treads
 
(...) That's actually the same package that this thread started off with. I think the question is not just to find treads, but to find them at something approaching economy. I'm hoping to get them in enormous superbulk at such a time as they (...) (20 years ago, 25-Apr-05, to lugnet.technic)

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