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I've always considered the Supercar (8880) one of the finest models TLG has ever produced. When I first found out about the latest Technic automobile - #8448 Super Street Sensation, I was a bit disappointed. The 'specs' on it weren't that impressive (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Dave Baum wrote in message ... (...) I did a very similar comparison to you, Dave. I agree with you! I am lucky enough to own all of the auto chassis, and can honestly say they have always come up with a worthy successor to the previous one. Great (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Yeah, it's about as high off the ground as a real Diablo *without* accounting for scale. However, IIRC, totally compressing the springs brings the tires right up to the edge of the wheel wells... I took pictures of my modified version in grass (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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Dave, In lugnet.technic, Dave Baum writes: [...] (...) [...] How do you plan to store this model once you take it apart? I prefer keeping models in their original boxes, and it's a real pain with this one. -Tim (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Wow. There's no way I could possibly do that -- it'd be so hard to find pieces when I build something of my own! (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Take it apart??? Don't you just go out and buy more??? :) Dave (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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On Tue, 4 Jan 2000 05:50:03 GMT, dbaum@spambgoneenteract.com (Dave Baum) wrote: After building the 8448 I decided I just had to have the 8880, so I got one and I also like the technical workings of it much better. I like the overall look of the 8448 (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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I do one of two things with my sets: A) If it was an interesting model that I'd like to build again, I put it back in its own box. In this case, I hardly ever go back to it for individual parts - perhaps I pull out a few unique parts (leaving a note (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Ah. My "problem", then, is that I only buy interesting sets. :^) I truly admire Lego's design ingenuity, and I really like building sets like 8880, 8480, 8868, etc., just to admire their techniques. I guess I should start buying up some bulk (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) I had that same problem too - basically I decided to "sacrifice" my 8480 to make it bulk parts. Plus any small or mid-sized set (8440, etc) winds up as bulk. I can still build it if I want - in fact picking the parts from my sorted bins is a (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
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