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| Maybe this has come up but......Seems like TLC is cheaping out in the new Technics stuff. The 8241 Battle Cars has PLASTIC wheels that look like the standard rubber tire/plastic hub found in earlier kits (30.4x14 size). It is NOT obvious looking at (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Shame, Shame...."plastic" rubber tires in new technic
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| Those same wheels are found in the 3057 Create 'N Race. Cheesy is all I can say about them. feel just like the "imitation" brand but w/Lego logo on them. I hope these don't make a long stay in any of the lines. Fred (24 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic)
| | | | | Re: Shame, Shame...."plastic" rubber tires in new technic
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| The plastic wheels work well when you cannot use a clutch gear or pulley belt to protect a motor from excessive resistance. Rrubber wheels do not yield well on some driving surfaces when an obstacle stops the vehicle. Plastic wheels spin and, so, (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.edu)
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| Howdy, Never sat down and figured out the friction coefficient for the different LEGO tires. However, over the years I have hosted numerous "hill-climb", "King of the Hills", "Tug of War" and "Tractor Pull" type contests. Usually, kids will grab the (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.edu)
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