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(...) Hm... That's a first AFAIK. Seems you put too much stress on your parts. Remember that it's plastic and a toy and can't handle whatever you throw at them. The axles seems to be bending due to side force and the other parts due to twisting. (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) Well, I have similar experience, and my opinion is it's because of age. My oldest parts did the same and I didn't do anything wrong to them (I mean things like lot of load, stress or anything) All I did was I built a model and than I left it (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-02, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) A question for all: Is 5 years too old??? My first lego was bought ending 1997 and I stopped buying in 1999, when no good sets were arriving to Colombia... and because they are too expensive here too. I never leave a model more than 2 months (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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(...) Some of my Technic LEGO is about 20 years and still good to go, colors fading and scratch marks but still highly usable. (...) Depends on how it's done. If it cracks; Yes :) Considering your axles are also bent indicates too much stress. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 2-Dec-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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