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Re: DETAILS: 8011 Jango Fett & 8012 Super Battle Droid
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 2 Apr 2002 17:46:45 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Tobbe Arnesson writes:
> The new #2 liftarms seems nice, I know they're in R2D2 aswell.
They're also in 8010 Darth Vader. A 1x2 liftarm is part I've been wanting
for a long time. I'm really happy that there are an abundance of them in the
new sets.
> Some other bloke also mentioned this to lugnet.build.mecha but I find
> your information a lot better e.g. how though they are etc.. Compared
> to the Bionicle joints how though are they?
They're better (in some respects) than an ordinary ball-n-socket because
they have "click-stops". This helps to restrain movement so that the joint
holds its shape.
> Looks like it's an ordinary friction pin that holds it rotary-wise
> though, could prove to weak.
No. The rotation is also "clickable" which means it holds its shape quite well.
> I think I'll have to grab one of these when I spot it :)
Yes, do that! You won't be disappointed.
> > They were just sitting there all cluttered together without any prices. I
> > began jumping up and grabbing a few sets to look at them. I felt like I was
> > playing basketball, taking "jump shots" to retrive the sets. I attracted a
> > few kids who were interested and passed the sets to them. We all had a great
> > time!
>
> Now that must have been a sight! :)
Yes it was! At one point I pulled down too many boxes and it was "raining"
SW Lego sets!
TJ
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| (...) A project I'm working on could sure use them to decrease bulk a tad, but that would restrain my budget. It's too early in the building stage to know if I'll keep the design as is or totally rebuild it. Other than this time I don't remember me (...) (22 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: DETAILS: 8011 Jango Fett & 8012 Super Battle Droid
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| (...) The new #2 liftarms seems nice, I know they're in R2D2 aswell. (...) Some other bloke also mentioned this to lugnet.build.mecha but I find your information a lot better e.g. how though they are etc.. Compared to the Bionicle joints how though (...) (22 years ago, 2-Apr-02, to lugnet.technic)
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