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Re: Thoughts on 8448 (compared to 8880)
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Fri, 7 Jan 2000 02:52:02 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Dave Baum writes:
> 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
> to myself of course), but in general the intention is that the next time I
> use the set it will be to build the original model again.
> 
> B) Some models aren't interesting enough to warrant such special
> treatment, so the parts just get mixed in with all my other Technic
> (properly sorted of course).

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 pieces, just to have some
to build with.  I've got two RIS's now, so that'll be a good start.

-Tim



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  Re: Thoughts on 8448 (compared to 8880)
 
(...) 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 (...) (27 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)

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  Re: Thoughts on 8448 (compared to 8880)
 
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 (...) (27 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)

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