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In lugnet.db.inv, William Brumbach writes:
> In lugnet.db.inv, David Arnon writes:
> > In lugnet.db.inv, Kevin Loch writes:
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> > > Then there are translucent "white" axles. These predated the
> > > classic black axles and last appeared around ~1976. These
> > > are extremely rare due to their age.
> >
> > I believe two of those (#8) axles appeared in <set:912>
> > - David
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> I still remember looking longingly at the catalogue at this set. I still
> am, boy do I want a 912 now.
>
> junior
I was(am) lucky enough to actually have it :)
Hate to rub it in, but it was indeed a great set and I spent hours with it as a
child.
In many ways it was a pre-technic set (I think there was no Technic theme back
in 1976) with axles, motor, sprocket wheels and many working features. I just
loved the hovercraft that moved around spinning it's propellor!
I'm not sure, but I think that my 2x4 "BRICK with Technic axle holes in ALL
sides" that Kenneth is asking about is also from that set.
- David
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| (...) Yeah, there are a couple of those in this set. The grey brick was used to hold the axles for those red spoked wheels and the really neat tracks. I just recently purchased a copy of set 404, which is pretty much identical to 912. Why are there (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Aha, the penny drops. I have two of those (grey) from one of the old gear sets as well, pretty much all that remains from these sets. I enjoyed them at the time too, but when the Technic stuff came out, well, that was that... Jennifer Clark (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.db.inv, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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