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Yes, that's how they fail. Contact Consumer Services and they should send you a new one (sorry, don't have the number for Australia :-) On Sun, 10 Dec 2000, Jason King (<G5C90C.6uy@lugnet.com>) wrote at 06:11:26 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
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Start here: (URL) and get the number/address for your local customer support. They're usually very good. Duq "Jason King" <jklugnet665@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:G5C90C.6uy@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
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Nope. Definitely don't have that one. I was never that big into the town sets, and stopped getting them around '83... Duq "Carlo Ottolina" <kruntz@tiscalinet.it> wrote in message news:G5Bu8q.Mu7@lugnet.com... (...) it's (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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Hi everyone.. I have heard that the damped shocks in the 8448 set are known to break... I think mine are starting to go, the spring on one is pushing through the endcap and bits of plastic are breaking off inside.... Is this were they normally (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.technic)
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(...) The point which is most likely to fail is right where the wire goes into the end-plate. This is because thats where most bending occurrs most often. The more it gets bent this way & that, the more likely it is to separate inside the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) This I like, lego needs to make technic sets with more mechanical parts and less decorative parts. I dont mind vechicles but they need to get away from all of these sports cars, racing cars, motorbikes, construction equiplent (like those (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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I am looking for some of the bulldozer type chain links and I want to know where I can get some. The only stipulation is that the price has to be in australian dollars. (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) As a Technics fan I completely agree with the the above comment - that's why the Starwars 8000, 8001 and (especially) the 8002 sets were such a revelation for me. I'd like to see more of this kind of set and a shift away from 'Technics' (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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"Duq" <Duq@nlgateway.net> wrote in message news:G5BGrI.Iuu@lugnet.com... (...) 6392. It's the table on the first floor.... Cheers Carlo. (25 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) A related question. Does somebody know how to fix this? Paulo (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I have several Lego 9V electric cables that either need to be twisted in a certain way in order to conduct electricity or do not conduct it at all. Does anyone know if TLC offers free replacements for these (like they did with the broken air-filled (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The 8858 has a small gear rack with two lobes on one side which is used for steering. I think that this piece is only found once as well. (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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"SRC" <LEGOArches@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G59zL1.83v@lugnet.com... (...) Maybe this one: the tailplane of 698, the Boeing 727. Do colors count? If so, I have a clear 2x4 plate, god knows what set it's from. (If anyone knows...) Duq (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) If you look at the "Cyber Sriker Part II" on the left, notice the semi-"lower jaw" lookin' thing. That looks an awful lot like the Bionicle Finger that has the .mecha folks in a tizzy. Perhaps the Bioncle Hand isn't a prefab assembly, but a (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) As for the model aspect you are completely right, but look on the bright side: it comes in colors that don't hurt the eye, and there seem to be some nice parts in it. Jürgen (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) Here are some other very rare technic parts... locking rings from 8880 as used in the suspention white suspention arms from 8865 and there are plenty of rare system parts including the monorail cover from the airport shuttle. And there are (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) 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. (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) You are completely right about the Prop Plane <set:8855>. Not only is it the the best Technic plane but it may be the best Technic set period. It is only 1 of 2 sets in my opinion that are perfect in both form and function. The prop assembly (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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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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Fredrik Glöckner <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message news:m3k89e4iva.fsf@...ldomain... (...) The difference is, when the bush is rubbing against the beam, it's a much greater surface area than when the axle-end rubs the end-stop. ROSCO (25 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I don't have these sets, but I found something similar in the 8002 Destroyer droid. It came with an amendment sheet for page 30, showing a different position for the two rubber bands. Now the photo on page 31 shows yet another position for them.... (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) The length of one axle is normally slightly shorter than a corresponding beam, ie. an axle #4 is slightly shorter than a 4 stud beam. So this is probably why you achieve some slack when putting bricks on either side of the axle to support it. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Excellent stuff - I was hoping you had something different in mind :-) Jennifer Clark (25 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Chain:- 81 links (i think) Motor:- 9v same as mindstorms. Flex System? I like this set, almost tempted to get a 2nd set to get another motor and big set of wheels.. -- Jason King LugNet #665 Jose Antonio Vacas <joseavm@meta4.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Chain:- 81 links (i think) Motor:- 9v same as mindstorms. Flex System? I like this set, almost tempted to get a 2nd set to get another motor and big set of wheels.. -- Jason King LugNet #665 Jose Antonio Vacas <joseavm@meta4.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Chain:- 81 links (i think) Motor:- 9v same as mindstorms. Flex System? I like this set, almost tempted to get a 2nd set to get another motor and big set of wheels.. -- Jason King LugNet #665 Jose Antonio Vacas <joseavm@meta4.com> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I noticed this too. The reason being is that-- to my knowledge-- the picture displayed is just a mirror image of another photo. I don't know why they would do that though. I can't say much as to your 8868 anomaly, as I don't know much about (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I was just looking around at various pictures of the 8460 (Pneumatic Crane Truck) and 8868 (Airtech Claw Rig) sets, and noticed a few strange things... All the pictures I have seen of 8460 (including the box and Brickshelf scan) appear to have the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I was just looking around at various pictures of the 8460 (Pneumatic Crane Truck) and 8868 (Airtech Claw Rig) sets, and noticed a few strange things... All the pictures I have seen of 8460 (including the box and Brickshelf scan) appear to have the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I want the instructions for the big RoboRiders, but they can apparently no longer be found at lego.com. I tried to load the smaller riders, but they are all one big error. Are these on brickshelf or anything? (25 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.build)
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I have build 2 of these machines, this is a nice set, but I have a two complaints about this set. 1. the flex stearing system does not respond good. 2. the mechanisme to transfer the motor to the wheels is a sloppy, there are 5 chains with each 16 (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Amnon, I've also found a not in-significant source of friction is the bushes against the beams (or whatever your axle goes through). I've reduced this a bit on occasion by not using bushes to hold axles in position, but having a brick at each end, (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I had another mechanism in mind. I'll see if I get a chance one of these days to make a prototype.... Duq "Jennifer Clark" <jen@vulture.dmem.strath.ac.uk> wrote in message news:G503FM.4tz@lugnet.com... (...) add (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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One of the tough problems in building a clock is to design a very low friction, very tall gear ratio drive. I want the spool to turn around somewhat less than once every half hour, and the escapement to turn once every six seconds, so I need around (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Thanks! I'm glad you liked it =). ~Nathan (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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Links are a Pitsco-Dacta item, but I don't know if they ship to Australia. They are really useful for solving tricky problems, and having two different types is handy. They are expensive, however. Sometimes I use them where I need a little more (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Nice work. Your use of the differential is really clever. -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) Silverstein" <amnon@best.com> wrote in message news:G5182G.B1I@lugnet.com... (...) strikes (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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That is so cool! I really like its prey. Great creation! -- Bob Fay rfay@we.mediaone.net The Shop (URL) McDowell" <Skiing_Scotsman@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G51D7G.K37@lugnet.com... (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) It would appear that there are some very large mobile cranes which can have independent control of each section, but it is still done with a single hydraulic ram and appears to done under computer control. I think the operator inputs the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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How interesting! I've always wondered how the telescoping booms function. I originally thought the individual boom elements could be extended individually, but it appears that one of the elements control the other(s), as you've shown us. It looks (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Some questions about the 8457 Power Puller How many chain it has? What kind of motor? How are the flex system? thanks (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Sounds good except that you need a lot of links and last time I looked links are hard to fine (where I live anyway) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hey gang =) I just put pictures of my Micro Scout powered scorpion up at (URL) The parts mostly came from the Droid Developer kit but I had to throw in a few more gears and some other random parts. When the scorpion walks, it moves it's claws and (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.robotics)
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I came up with a Lego implementation of a clock striking device that strikes a bell to indicate the hour. At 1:00, it rings the bell once, at 2:00 it rings the bell twice, etc. It is powered by a weight, and it will play the sequence of hours over (...) (25 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) What you are thinking of is generally referred to as a "multi stage hydraulic ram", but as far as I can ascertain, that is not how real multi sectioned booms with more than 3 sections work. An engineer friend of mine suggested that using this (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Neat! I'd often thought about trying something like this! When I was a kid, (pre-technic!!) I built a gantry crane that used a complex series of cables (string) and pulleys. I only had 1 (4.5V) motor at the time, so all movement had to be controlled (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hi Jennifer, (...) 3-sectioned crane! I also thought how THIS might work in real an came up with that kind of cable-mechanism you used! But I never was able to fit it into a technic construction ;-(( But how does a real multi sectioned boom work? (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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There has been a lot of talk about crane type mechanisms recently, so to add to the pot, here is a mechanism to achieve the subject of this post. (URL) Clark (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic) !!
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I saw <set:8521 Flare> and <set:8522 Spark> yesterday. Not for the first time, of course, but it was the first time I looked at the number of pieces on the boxes. Spark had 33 pieces, and Flare had 42. In the Lugnet Guide, and in a LS@H catalog (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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I saw <set:8521 Flare> and <set;8522 Spark> yesterday. Not for the first time, of course, but it was the first time I looked at the number of pieces on the boxes. Spark had 33 pieces, and Flare had 42. In the Lugnet Guide, and in a LS@H catalog (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general, lugnet.faq)
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<G> Its nice to be remembered.let me know if you have any questions about it : ) John (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Could this be what you're looking for: (URL) evah, John (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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A while back--a year or more--I saw a great model v8 technic engine one somebody's site. Of course I have no idea who. It had a LOT of good pictures from all angles, and I think a scene of the engine block suspended from a stand with that lego (...) (25 years ago, 2-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It was about 20 years ago, and I must confess that I ran and hid for five minutes after it happened, but it was virtually instantanenous, I am certain that bits flew off, and that it made a short sharp noise. This is also corroborated by the (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) For the wing back, try this: (URL) the wing front, try this: (URL) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I am particularly interested in the wing front and back pieces and also a propellor. (25 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I would tend to think he's reffering to parts used in wings. Like those in the 8480 Space Shuttle. Technic sloped beams, small bevel gears for flaps and such. Fred (25 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Do you remember how it "blew up"? I'm uncertain about just how a motor would do that. Some possible results that come to mind: * Windings repel themselves (possible explosion) * Shake to pieces (possible explosion) * Windings vaporize (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yeah...actually I think those are the only sets that used green beams; they aren't very common (25 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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A fair number? Maybe not. But the 8446 Crane Truck and the 8479 Barcode Multi-Set come to mind for a few. (...) to (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Are there any technic sets of recent vintage (up to 4 or 5 years) that had a fair number of large(ish) green beams ? Why I want these: I found an 8862 Backhoe Grader in a consignment store the other day. Its about 98% present (missing a couple of (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I s'pose. But it's not really a keyboard, then, unless you can get each key to set the sensor to the appropriate position... And it's always gonna be limited to monophony unless you can get multiple RCXs to talk to each other...oh, no, I feel (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Gray parts? Which gary parts? The only gray parts that I had at these times are the ones from 8860, 8845, 8841. Just a few plate and even less bricks. And a 10x20 basebrick from my first set (a universalkasten from 1968)..:-) I won't even (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Na, with a rotation sensor for pitch it would be easy. Or use a light sensor, but that would be harder to control. Jürgen (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Check this out. It is a modle I made a year and a half ago and never really finished. It was a radio controlled 4WD 4WS w/limited slip differential. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) C&C airplanes? It would be pretty neat if someone could make a Lego Orca... (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) It escapes me at the moment just what kind of parts are "airplane parts". Since you are posting in lugnet.technic, I guess that you are not refering to black wing shaped plates. If you could clarify this, perhaps someone can help you to find a (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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And even trickier to get a whole bunch in close proximity side-by-side 8?) Amnon Silverstein <amnon@best.com> wrote in message news:G4tr6A.2rt@lugnet.com... (...) piano (...) The (...) octaves, (...) on (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I think this is an understatement. I think it would be a huge challenge to build something strong enough. A piano key, however, would be a really cool project. I saw a diagram of one once, and I thought about trying to build a Lego model of a single (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I currently own an 8448 supercar and I want to get into making airplanes, an F-14 and mabie some of the C&C airplanes and I want to know what set is the easiest & cheapest set to get if I want some black airplane parts sutable for making this kind (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Hmmm. I imagine a piano action wouldn't be out of the question, either. The main problem I can see is with the strings - if you're looking at 4 octaves, thats 48 fairly tight strings, which is going to put a fair bit of strain on whatever base you (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Myself being a keyboardist, I've been seriously considering making a single manual harpsichord (with the strings non-LEGO, of course). I've worked out workable mechanisms for the key action. However, it'll take a while to collect the parts for 4 (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Using a non-lego element(ie fishingline) a harpsichord could work. Deap sound box under vs a soundingboard should give air room to spread and amplify a bit. Might try it myself. RCXed tension motor pitch bender for leslie/vibrato/triggered... (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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You may be able to make an electronic keyboard using an RCX, but you'd have to use some non-lego to get any decent range of notes.... ROSCO (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Nothing particularly clever... but it should be possible to "tune" one of the electric motors and play notes from an arbitrary scale on it. The faster you drive the motor, the higher the frequency emitted, and vice versa. This works really (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Has anyone made a musical instrument out of Lego? I've searched around and I haven't seen anything. I'm not sure what sort could be made. Lego isn't air-tight enough for a wind instrument, it damps out vibration, it has nothing bell-like, no obvious (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I may have missed a post on this, however I found two Technic (2001) sets at my TRU today. In addition to LoM and Movie sets. The numbers were 8240 Slammer Stunt Bike 14.99 8241 Battle Cars 9.99 The battle cars appear to be part of a new line that (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.technic, lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) That would be cool, but I'm not sure how to do it. The MindStorms R2 is too small to fit Kenny Baker ... (...) I'm not sure it'll have a MindStorms brain at all. The Microscout is next to useless, and the RCX is too big and too yellow. Maybe (...) (25 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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