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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 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) 8425 and 8836? Nah - the best Technic plane is <set:8855> IMO I'll bet you a Technic piece of your choice that you won't be able to order the parts for THAT one. That prop attached to a gear piece has to be one of the most rare pieces going. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I'll be 14 in a month and I still can't get enough of them. What do you build with Technic? (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) That's another reason why they're cool. I used to play with action figures and wonder how they worked. Like, I had this dinosaur that lowered his head and opened his mouth when his knees were pushed together. Now with Throwbots and RoboRiders (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.fun)
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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. (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I would have thought so - remember that action figures are always very popular with kids, and I assume that ranges such as the Roborider are an attempt to capture a share of this market. Jennifer Clark (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I have a Grandnephew that just loves Roborider. Maybe they were made for kids. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Christian Gemuenden wrote in message ... (...) Because most of us couldn't care less about yet another fighting machine series? Kevin (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) great (...) don't (...) I love those sets! Here's why- 1. They do stuff. A few gears and a launcher is more function than the (former)LEGO SYSTEM sets have. 2. It's easy and fun to combine sets, with endless possibilities. 3. They look cool. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, David Eaton writes: <snip> (...) If you're looking for some, there's still over 100 of them in my BrickBay store, (URL) at the cheapest price (of BrickBay) too. :-) Does this mean I'm going to have to wait a year for my beams? (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Christian Gemuenden" <GECH1@t-online.de> wrote in message news:G5985A.8z7@lugnet.com... (...) I guess it's becoming harder and harder for those LEGO guys to come up with another car, another heli, another tractor, another..... Maybe with ZNAP going (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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...at the reactions I've seen to the slizers and the "follow-up" products of the robo-riders and the coming Bionicle. I've read almost nothing positive about these things. While they aren't really the greatest thing for heavy builders or people (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi! I wonder why so far nobody has mentioned the new LEGO Technic product that is shown in one of the large pictures of the photo gallery. Looks like we will get more Cyberslam-like stuff later this year. I copied the relevant images into the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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try (URL) Bassett <sbassett@basscole.a...mon.co.uk> wrote in message news:3a2ecccd.260152...net.com... (...) real address) (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Depends how old the set is. If the set is only recent then you need to call lego customer service to get another copy (they will probobly send you one for a small fee) If its an older set go to www.brickshelf.com, they have instruction (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hello World, I'm sorry to be a pain, this is probably a question that gets asked quite a few times, but... Is there a site on the Internet somewhere that has the building instructions that comes with lego sets in, for example, PDF format? My son has (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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A 1 rotation/ 36 second escapement is going to be really tough. Mine is 1 turn / 8 seconds, and is is close to the edge of the reliability envelope. The big problem is that the escapement must come to a complete stop with every pendulum swing, and (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Hello, I stumbled across your posting about the continuos loop chimer and it blew my mind. So I decided to join lugnut I'm also curently working on a weight driven pendulem clock and I'm going to try to build your device. I originaly tried to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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off topic test (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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