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I picked up 8238 Speed Slammers today. In it are new straight beams, in the same style as the now-common bent ones (i.e. full width), in length 5 and 15 (holes) Huw (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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I thought that's what I was seeing in the (fairly small) scans posted from the US catlog. Thanks for the confirmation. I was very surprised to see that the 823x sets apparently won't be available here in the US before Christmas. They were smart to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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Mark Koesel <koesel@umich.edu> wrote in message news:FMwICB.ID3@lugnet.com... (...) available (...) I have not yet built it, but a cursory glance through the bags reveals only one new part, which we have already seen pictures of: the 3x5 (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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Mark Koesel <koesel@umich.edu> wrote in message news:FMwICB.ID3@lugnet.com... (...) Oh, I forgot the 'launch' slopes' raised baseplates which are studless. Huw (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Huh. That's fine with me, as long as they make beams available for bulk ordering. (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) True, but they should have released the destroyer droid now as well because there are people here who would buy all 3, no questions asked if they found them. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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How do the mechanics work on it? Jason F. (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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Jason Fabisch <jfabisch@alphawire.com> wrote in message news:Fn269G.LIE@lugnet.com... (...) A new 15-hole beam slots into back of the vehicle. A lever pushes a pair of axles downwards at an angle which in turn pushes the vehicle along the beam. Push (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean TLC is not out to get you! ;-) (...) (25 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.technic)
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