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I bought the Expert kit on sale at ZanyBrainy about 3 months ago. It has a certain "neato" factor. Its worth it for that but has its limitations. You really need the expert kit to get enough parts to build anything complex. I got a little bored with (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'd love to see this picture - as a kid back in 1980 I tried something similar, but only managed to get four wheel drive and steering without suspension. To see how someone else achieved it back then would be ace. It's funny how things happen, (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi, This particular set was a trigger to bring me out of my "dark ages" for a brief time. My Mom gave my brother and myself each a set for Christmas and I had great fun. At the time my car was an old VW beetle and this chassis appeared to be (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Looking at that item brought me a bit of nostalgia - I still have my original set from 1980 or thereabouts. I had no idea there was such a demand for it now, although it certainly is a great model, in particular I loved the movable and (...) (25 years ago, 11-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Kostka" <seahaus@znet.com> wrote in message news:G0p25K.3pu@lugnet.com... (...) -phil kostka (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Ran Talbott" <ran@netgate.net> wrote in message news:G0oy8x.70H@lugnet.com... (...) might (...) far (...) the (...) i don't know about crushing town jr stuff, i mean all of those parts are sooo usefull!!!!! i can almost build crap with them! its (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I found an 8860 on eBay, (URL) bid on it a few times (it was less than 1/2 what it is now) I'd go higher, but I've bought too much recently, so thought I'd let a fellow LUGr get it. SRC (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Or monster trucks: with the advent of the Power Puller, they can't be far behind. I can see competitions to find out who can roll over and crush the most Town Jr cars ;-) With a check valve on the output, they might even make realistic (i.e., (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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The old red cilinders are in-and outside exactly the same as the pumps. Remove the spring --> perfect working cilinder. With the yellow ones it won' t work! Klaas H. Meijaard Bram Lambrecht schreef: (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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In case some of you didn't notice it the last time, well here's cybermasters at a very reasonable price. (URL) regards John Jensen (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Has anyone tried using the pumps as valves? IIRC, the first (red?) pneumatic valves only had the bottom pip for an air hose. If you remove the spring for the pump, might it work the same way? The pumps are kind of wide (and long) for (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Its one sale at ZainyBrainy on Long Island for $25-$30..... Ram ----- Original Message ----- From: "David A." <arnon@SPAMFREEsilic...value.com> To: <lugnet.technic@lugnet.com> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 8:08 AM Subject: Re: pneumatics (...) (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The Search Sub is still available from DYA - they have damaged ones for 24$. - David (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Pitsco is still showing the "Pneumatic Circuit" (hand pump, valve, 48mm cylinder, and tubing) as being available for $9.50 on their website. It's annoying for robotics types to have to keep buying those pesky hand pumps in order to get valves (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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A micro-motor is used in Technic set 8082, steering tho front wheels of a 'remote control' car. Lots of other usefull electric stuff in this set! Nut very current, not easy to get. Sometimes on eBay. Klaas H. Meijaard - Zetten - Holland Brad (...) (25 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Well, if you only need some of the parts, perhaps what you should do is sell or trade off the stuff you don't need, or find a buyer who will take the bits you don't want? If two or more people split up a few packs, then the cost should be reduced a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Now all we need is a rotateable hypercube. John (25 years ago, 9-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I disagree, John. This kit is great and fairly affordable. The only better source for pneu parts is the Tow Truck 8462. It's not widely available in the US (DYA has several for around US$70, but add $20 for shipping, and be prepared to wait a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I am disappointed, specifically in the so called pneumatics parts pack (5218). This pack is nothing more than a boatload of Technics parts that you may or may not need sprinkled with one each of pneumatics parts that you actually want. You may need (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hey Brad, I don't know this for sure, but I am willing to bet that the micro motor will always be available, just not at certain times. LEGO will tell you they are not available because they are not in production, or are out of stock. They will make (...) (25 years ago, 9-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
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