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    Re: I am appalled... —Gaurav Thakur
   Somehow neither of these series appeal to me...maybe I'm just a bit too old (14). Although you're probably right about the fact that these are probably designed for younger builders, since my brother (who is 8) really enjoys the Throwbots. (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: I am appalled... —Bradley Dale
     (...) I'll be 14 in a month and I still can't get enough of them. What do you build with Technic? (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
    
         Re: I am appalled... —Amnon Silverstein
      Roboriders could be saved for us big kids (I just turned 16, twenty years ago) with a few minor changes. 1. Split the ball joint cross axle off of the leg assembly. I can do this myself, but I hate to take a razor saw to Lego parts. The detatched (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: I am appalled... —Bradley Dale
        (...) I wondered what that half molded gear was for too. Turns out that it allows to gearboxes to be attached together- the half gear on the bottom of one works with the worm gear on the top of the other. Here's a picture- (URL) a result of (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: I am appalled... —Amnon Silverstein
      Yay! It looks like Lego is listening, and they dejuniorized the ball joint by making it a ball with an axle hole. This converts it into a great part (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: I am appalled... —Jason S. Mantor
       Cool. What set is this part in ? "Amnon Silverstein" <amnon@best.com> wrote in message news:G5xoq2.2u7@lugnet.com... (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
      
           Re: I am appalled... —Michael Edwards
       5 in 8007 C3P0 4 in 8008 Storm Trooper I have yet to check my others 2001 Technics that i found today Thanks for pointing to my website -- Michael - - - Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (...) (24 years ago, 22-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: I am appalled... —Eelco Kooiker
      Under number 6 I see a other new piece? A liftarm 1x4 without the half bushing. Is this right? Regards, Eelco Kooiker (...) (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: I am appalled... —Michael Edwards
      Thats right Michael - - - Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Home of the UK Lego Technic Club Magazine www.technic-uk.co.uk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (...) (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: I am appalled... —Jonathan Wilson
      (...) It also comes in one of the 4 small "promo" roboriders sets that are available where I live right now. (24 years ago, 23-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
     
          Re: I am appalled... —Michael Edwards
      Which are these? Merry Xmas everybody -- Michael - - - Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Home of the UK Lego Technic Club Magazine www.technic-uk.co.uk - - - - - - - - (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
    
         Re: I am appalled... —Jonathan Wilson
      (...) I am 19 and I have all of the throwbots except blaster flare and spark and also the fire roborider. The missing throwbots and roboriders including the boss are all on my xmas list. (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: I am appalled... —Brian Stuhan
   (...) You're not too old at all. I'm 16, I have 5 throwbots (1 of them blaster), 2 robo-riders, and I plan on getting 3-4 Bionicle. I may like these partially because other than some GI-Joes I never HAD action figures, and these combine those with (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: I am appalled... —Gaurav Thakur
   (...) I'm pretty much a functionality nut...some of my favorite sets were 8868, 8460 and 8480 and 8862, which all had many interesting and complex functions. The intricate gear and pneumatic networks are lots of fun to build and even more (...) (24 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
 

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