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Re: New part: 120° tri-axle
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 31 May 2007 15:18:24 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Jean-Marc Nimal wrote:
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In lugnet.technic, Brian Davis wrote:
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Curious. I’ve not seen this referenced here on LUGNET, in fact can find
only one picture of it on BrickLink with a note that the inventory for the
set in question (7662-1, Trade Federation MTT) is “pending”. but it
certainly looks interesting:
Technic connector hub with 3 axles:
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=bb258
Any thoughts? Anybody had a chance to play with these?
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Brian,
I suppose it’s not in lugnet/LDraw/peeron yet simply because it’s probably a
new part, just reaching the stores now.
If you look at the
instructions for set 7662 (book 2/2, 4515435, page 54), you can also see
that part, along with its item number: 4502595 (light bley). I believe the
part (design) number is 57585.
I know it’s of little help as long as you can’t order bulk parts from LEGO,
but at least you know what you’d ask...
I hope it’ll be in other (cheaper) sets, as producing a new mold for just one
set doesn’t quite sound wise (but then again it’s not like it never happened)
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Considering how the element isn’t even used to any “high” potential (it holds on
the legs of a destroyer droid), it seems likely that this
fairly-obviously-TECHNIC element would be used for Grander Plans eventually, and
one-would-hope, soon.
Further, the word we keep getting is that element growth has slowed dramatically
as part of the cost-cutting measures, so I’m betting that now more than ever, we
wouldn’t see “one off” element mouldings.
I for one can’t wait to try some things with this part, it’s definitely squarely
in the “quite useful” category. To approximate this with existing parts would
be far bulkier.
-- joshua
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| (...) Brian, I suppose it's not in lugnet/LDraw/peeron yet simply because it's probably a new part, just reaching the stores now. If you look at the (URL) for set 7662> (book 2/2, 4515435, page 54), you can also see that part, along with its item (...) (17 years ago, 29-May-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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