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Re: LEGO Legends
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 11 Jun 2001 17:41:44 GMT
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Just curious: what year were you born?
Duq
"Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message
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> Selçuk Göre <ssgore@superonline.com> writes:
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> > 8855 has a unique propellor, 8868 has an older type 9V motor, 8859 has
> > older engine cylinders (or engine squares..:-) which probably hard to
> > manufacture again. So my personal choice and bet of a Lego Legend is:
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> > 856
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> The bulldozer has, like, two functions? You can push it along, too,
> though.
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> And both the functions use the same principle, a sliding rack which
> pushes a lever. Honestly, I think this is a rather boring display of
> technic functions, especially considering the number of parts in this
> set.
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> I'd say there are lots of more recent sets with a better display of
> technic functions. Take the 8846 Tow Truck as an example. It has
> roughly the same number of parts, and a lot more functions.
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> The plates on the bucket of the 856 bulldozer are also prone to
> falling off when playing with it. The same problem applies to the
> parts that connect the bucket to the boom. Hence the model is
> virtually unplayable.
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> The boring looks and compact basic brick/technic brick composition
> also makes it rather unattractive, in my opinion.
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> Fredrik
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| (...) 1972, why? The 856 bulldozer was one of the sets I really wanted when I was a child. I never got it, however. I had a few of the other smaller, early Technic sets, though: The yellow forklift, the red tractor and the mobile crane. I liked the (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) The bulldozer has, like, two functions? You can push it along, too, though. And both the functions use the same principle, a sliding rack which pushes a lever. Honestly, I think this is a rather boring display of technic functions, especially (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.technic)
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