 | | Advice needed: ask Santa for 8466 or not? Ronald Vallenduuk
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| | Assuming my loving partner would buy me a big set of Lego (Silver Champ last x-mas, 8448 birthday) there's really only one big set at the moment, and that's 8466, the off-roader. Now if I tell a bit about my thoughts about the previous two big cars, (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| |  | | Re: Advice needed: ask Santa for 8466 or not? Thomas Avery
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| | | | (...) Duq, Jennifer had this to say about the 8446: (URL) for me, I've already asked Santa and it's too late to change! TJ (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | |  | | Re: Advice needed: ask Santa for 8466 or not? Jennifer Clark
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| | | | | "Thomas Avery" <thomas.avery@intec-hou.com> wrote in message (...) both? BTW, these 4 x 6 rectangular technic beams (2 in 8465) are fantastically useful pieces, great for getting structures strong lengthwise and widthwise. Jennifer (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | | |  | | Re: Advice needed: ask Santa for 8466 or not? Chris Fenter
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| | | | | (...) I've posted photos of the parts in question, for the curious! 8465 - (URL) - (URL) (23 years ago, 23-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| |  | | Re: Advice needed: ask Santa for 8466 or not? Ross Crawford
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| | | | (...) [snip] (...) Well, you're right, there's heaps of "play" in the steering, however I believe this could be reduced with a different arrangement. And the mechanical features are a bit of a yawn. As for parts, it has new yellow shocks, which seem (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| |  | | Re: Advice needed: ask Santa for 8466 or not? Bert Giesen
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| | | | Duq, As I know you live in the netherlands, at V&D in den haag there is still 1 modelteam Race-truck (5563) available, So if you have a change go and get it. Bert "Duq" <duq@iegateway.net> wrote in message news:Gonyt2.M62@lugnet.com... (...) last (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| |  | | Re: Advice needed: ask Santa for 8466 or not? Gaurav Thakur
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| | | | I actually thought that the 8466 4x4 Off-Roader was quite a nice set; certainly the best one in the last few years. (IMHO the last one to compare with it was probably the 8459) Although yeah, I agree with you about those clear cylinders with their (...) (23 years ago, 21-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | |  | | Re: Advice needed: ask Santa for 8466 or not? Hari Wiguna
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| | | | Well Santa brought me an 8466 4x4 Off-Roader set. It is an impressive set. I've only built bag one of EIGHT! and I'm already blown away. I was wondering if anyone else thinks the steering and power is a bit stiff? Everything was working very smooth (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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| | | |  | | Re: Advice needed: ask Santa for 8466 or not? Gary E. Blessing
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| | | | I got it too, I spent 9 hours strait putting it together on the living room floor(intermixed with a few 5-10 minute breaks to do other things) the steering is a little stiff, but what I'm wondering about is in the rear drive- the main transfer of (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.technic)
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