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Re: Discontinued Air Tank
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 31 Jan 2006 16:14:48 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Duane Hess wrote:
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> I assume that it is either:
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> 1) they are expensive to make and are not sellng well.
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> or
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> 2) the design has been superseded by a new design and the old ones are being
> phased out
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> -Duane
It was mentioned in one of the NXT articles (wired I think) that Lego is trying
to cut down on the number of parts they are producing. This is probably a victim
of that policy, since it is probably a very low volume seller.
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) Probably, as it's easily substituted by bottles of various types. But for us purists the blue tank is a must. Can't imagine a back-hoe carrying a soda pop bottle around with it ;-) CS (19 years ago, 31-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) I can't answer any of that. All that I know is that the tanks I ordered are on backorder and that they are being discontinued. Anything beyond that is pure speculation. I assume that it is either: 1) they are expensive to make and are not (...) (19 years ago, 31-Jan-06, to lugnet.technic)
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