To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.technicOpen lugnet.technic in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Technic / 14751
14750  |  14752
Subject: 
Idea Books 8888 and 8889
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.technic
Date: 
Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:16:39 GMT
Viewed: 
3881 times
  
I recently acquired the two first Technic Idea books.

The pictures included leave me hungry for more.

Is there anyone here who has built the larger models AND took some pictures of
them ? I would be anxious to see them (and any variation made to them)

The first one I will try will probably be the programmable crane. I easily have
enough parts to build everything, but I don't have the old (pre-1980)battery box
that fits behind the cab so I will have to improvise.



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Idea Books 8888 and 8889
 
From memory the crane was a bit of a clunker with 4.5v. Let us know how it goes with 9volts in the back ! Steve (19 years ago, 20-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: Idea Books 8888 and 8889
 
When I was approx. 16 years, I built (URL) this> (book 8889, pages 38-41). Lousy picture, I know (my dad didn't want me to take a picture myself). Trying to rebuild something without building instructions was always more challenging... ;-) If I (...) (19 years ago, 20-Oct-05, to lugnet.technic, FTX)

5 Messages in This Thread:


Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR