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Thanks! From Technica: 32079 Beam, rounded, 10 x 1, w/ offset cross hole. This would be easier if I was at home looking at my 8417! (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) There's also the specialized rear suspension element: A black bent, snaking liftarm. This element can also be found in the rear lift of the blue 8462 tow truck. There's a total of fourof these wierd liftarms in the 8462 and one in the 8417 Mag (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If memory serves you can get it as a Club Z reward at Zellers. Jude (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Impressive! However, I can go further than this in both ambition and stupidity - on yet another one of those strokes of "genius" that seem to inspire us as kids, I plugged the motor into the mains with one of those leads that go into cassette (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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This does not help you much in Canada, but the LEGO Outlet Store at Potomac Mills Mall in Woodbridge, Virginia has quite a few of the Mag Wheel Master (with labels on the box from Legoland, California) for about US$ 30. Glöckner is correct about the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Now i got it! Cool down guys and make up your mind. I will tell you what's going on. Have you ever heard of or have you ever _meet_ somebody being _that_ good on such different tasks like Jennifer Clark? She's perfect in engineering, presentation, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi! I'm onto this rather big pneumatics project where I have several cylinders per switch and I found that if the numbers of cylinders used is 'Y' and the number of T-crosses is 'X' then this is true (if you use but one switch to control the whole (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) If it's the wheels you're after, they can also be found in 5219 Wheel Pack: (URL) pack has two of the narrow front wheel from the 8417. Fredrik (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) As a child, I only had one of the large, bulky 4,5V motor with black housing and built in gear. I actually found it pretty useful, but then again I never put my hands on any other kinds om motors. The most useful feature of the motor was the (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Well, I've been thinking about this, and I think it's possible to do with an arrangement like the valve gear on your everyday steam engine. This would allow it to be changed with the wheels in any position. Implementing this, however, is not trivial (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I live in canada and was wondering if there are any outlet stores or anything where I can get the mag wheel master. i recently bought the circuit shock racer off of my friend at school but I'm looking to start a website with technic MOC motorcycles (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I came to exactly the same conclusion. I hope we are both correct! (...) A pure mechanical solution, which would work with 4 wheel steered vehicles, with each axle being steered to the same (or opposite) angle such as the one you describe, is (...) (25 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Jennifer Clark wrote: [] (...) I've been toying with this -- mostly on paper -- as well, in attempt to convert my 8448 to four-wheel dual-mode steering. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, the only way to do it its to only switch modes when the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) a (...) better, (...) A _mere_ 9V? I ran one up to 54V, for short periods of time. However, the real answer is to use a hefty 12V motor. I have a 12V can motor (it might even be a 24V job, in fact) that runs quite happy with _anything_ you (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I remember this too, and also remembering building the thing and wondering why they were closing off one of the gears - they did it with a 1x1 plate if I remember correctly? I think it was because the engine went amazingly fast in the lowest (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I still count the stuff out of the box - if I don't, them I usually miss something out at some point ;-) It's funny you mention the axle thing by the way, someone was watching me build recently and was amazed I could do the same thing just by (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Sounds like we are of a similar age - I suppose there is a sort of of "Golden Age" type thing when you look back on the models of the late seventies. I think my favourites were the Mobile Crane and the Motorbike, although I remember the fork (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Actually I thought that looked really nice...functons seem like they would work pretty well too. You could try to use a "worm" gear to gear down the turntable; it can usually get the job done without using too much space... (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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(...) Me too, so I tinkered with the Cybermaster Tracks sunday afternoon. (URL) notes: - The tracks are longer than the RIS tracks, but still too short. - The original support structure from Cybermaster looks awful, due to its wedge shape. - The (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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<snip...or should I say Znap?> Okay, now that you've done plenty of work already, it's time for you to further drive yourself insane by telling us the 5 cheapest currently available sets containing inarguably female minifigs, sorted by hair color (...) (25 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.technic)
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There's also "Crystal Aput" in the Arctic Theme's Polar Base (6575), who has a common female head, but a unique torso, and (reputedly) "Haley Comet" in the largest of the SpacePort sets. You can see scans of Crystal Aput and the female Green Ninja (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.technic)
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Hi all, once again I found a LEGO set that I have never seen or heard of before! For a short set review and a couple of pictures check out my homepage or use the following direct link to the 'new' sets: (URL) #: 880001 Theme: LEGO > Technic > (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.1998)
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(...) That is an exceptional creation...combines a lot of functions into a medium-sized model that also looks good...great work! (...) Heh...I'm kind of a nut with these things; I just have to know exactly how everything works. So, right after (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) there was one strange thing: there was a single loose page in the box of one of the steps. Thinking it had fallen out, I looked in the booklet and the appropriate page was already there. Then I looked to see if the duplicate had any changes (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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(...) My Silver Champion seems to be very strong actually; the only problem I could find is that the decorative tubing in one or two places seems to come off easily. It could be that since the display model there was unsecure, it might have been (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Today I bought the Silver Champion and I got a misprinted instruction booklet see: (URL) only were the pages wrongly cut, the pages where not sorted so I had to browse the entire booklet to find the next step. I'm calling customer service this (...) (25 years ago, 19-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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Should have given it a test drive on the floor, just to see if it broke apart.. :-) I hoping to get myself one soon, after my UK Driving Test on Friday :-() - trying to steady my nerves, just to treat myself if i pass......... i hope i do......... (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi all, I saw a Silver Champion in a shop today (V&D in Hoog Catherijne voor de hollanders). First I was surprised to find it simply parked on a shelf, with no security measures whatsoever. I took the opportunity to have a close look and feel and (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Completely agree on that. When I was first built my 8860 when I was 10 or 11, I never had seen before mechanisms like reciprocating engine, transmission, differential, etc. Even I first assumed that the transmission of 8860 was a hand brake, (...) (25 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hi, Go to this site: (URL) go to: (URL) search for Yellow Gear Block. Cheers Gary (25 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I have updated my Lego page with my new own creation : a Lego elevator. (URL) Klein A Mindstorms fan. (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic)
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Jennifer, Your excavator is brilliant and easily on par with your other creations. I can barely wait for you to build your next model. In fact, if you want to build a large tracked vehicle with official LEGO parts, I would be willing to loan you my (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The Tread Trekker is a S@H special this week, for $10.00 George (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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My own building experiences: (...) That'S the first step of getting into the buisness of creatin own models. Building by instruction gives good ideas of how the technic bricks could be used. But that just covers just 20% (or less) of the reasonable (...) (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Peter A. Vogel" <pavogel@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:G44zG3.43A@lugnet.com... (...) I have a 5288 worm gear box service pack (non-US from the UK) on Brickbay at: (URL) gear box is yellow, same as the ones in the exploration mars set. -Rob. (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) correction... the site is: www.dya-shopping.com (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) www.etas-shopping.com has them for US$10.... it contians one worm box. (25 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Yep. The main difference is that in a car gearbox, the slip rings are generally all on the same shaft, mad possible by the vastly larger selection of gear wheel sizes in "real life" 8?) ROSCO (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Set 8229 (Tread Trekker) had one for $22, but they're probably in very short supply anymore. Dave! (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi, Does anyone know of any inexpensive technic sets (preferably widely available) that contain the worm gear box, like the two that are contained in the exploration mars set? Thanks! -Peter (25 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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