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Re: Two original Technic creations
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Thu, 14 Sep 2000 18:32:56 GMT
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Selçuk Göre wrote:

Jennifer, They are amazing. Jut reminds me the good old days of technic,
when most of the models were both functioning and beautifully looking.

I think that is where I get a lot of my inspiration from, mainly the models
of around 1980 or so, although I definitely prefer the wider selection of
parts available nowadays. A lot of the "if only I had a part which..."
wishes I used to think of back in 1980 have been answered nowadays,
although there is always going to be some extra part one would like...

For the record, that part currently is a proper 8 tooth idler gear.

Jennifer Clark



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  Re: Two original Technic creations
 
Not sure if you've seen them already but there are the dark grey ones as included in 8480 Space Shuttle and others, although they're 16-tooth gears, and not 8-tooth gears. Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde Jennifer Clark <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote (...) (24 years ago, 14-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: Two original Technic creations
 
(...) I'm completely with you for the newly introduced parts. But the majority of the recent technic sets does not feel right, when looking them as "models" rather than part packs. Actually, I always consider the sets as part packs, and I only (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: Two original Technic creations
 
(...) It occured to me that you can drill a hole in the 8 tooth gear in the same size as the one in the 16 tooth ditto. Not a "pure" LEGO solution but still a solution. Congrats on the Cool LEGO site of the week award, you deserved it! (URL) (24 years ago, 3-Oct-00, to lugnet.technic)

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  Re: Two original Technic creations
 
Jennifer, They are amazing. Jut reminds me the good old days of technic, when most of the models were both functioning and beautifully looking. By the way, honey, I've never seen a woman before making crane mechanics her hobby. I just amazed..:-) (...) (24 years ago, 2-Aug-00, to lugnet.technic)

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