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Re: 8466 4x4 Off Roader and 3800 Ultimate Builders Set
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lugnet.technic
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Wed, 11 Jul 2001 13:43:20 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Grant Elliott writes:
> Finally, I was very pleased to note the return of 8462 Super Tow Truck at a
> lower price (Was it in the last catalog?), but I was confused by the
> disappearance of 8448 Super Car, 8457 Power Puller, and 8458 Silver
> Champion. The Super Car has been out for a few years, so it wouldn't
> surprise me if it were being phased out, but the Power Puller and Silver
> Champion are less than a year old. Just curious as to why they aren't listed.
In general, the absence of a particular set from a single S@H catalog is not
indicative of anything in particular, IMHO. No single catalog ever has the
entire range in it. Summer is also traditionally thinner than the winter
catalog, which typically is fattest (due to the winter solstice centric
holidays)
I can't recall if Summer is always the very thinnest but I seem to think it is.
Worry if a set isn't in several catalogs in a row, IMHO. A few years back
there seemed a fairly regular 2 year cycle for sets (with certain perennial
exceptions) but I am not sure how true that is any more. Some sets may be
killed off early, who knows?.
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| I finally got my copy of the new catalog and I have a few questions. First of all, I was looking at the 8466 Off Roader (which has generated considerable discussion in the past few weeks). As far as I can tell, it has steering, pistons, suspension, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.technic)
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