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Re: New angled beam
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 5 Oct 1999 11:03:05 GMT
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"Fredrik Glöckner" wrote:
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> Johannes Keukelaar <johannes@nada.kth.se> writes:
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> > The 8446, btw, has the medium-size balloon tires, not the big ones that
> > are used in the design of this platform.
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> It does? I actually thought it had the big wheels, like the ones on
> 8459. Wow, in that case, I just may get one 8446 anyway, as the wheels
> are probably not that annoying as I originally thought! :-)
Nope. They're smaller than the ones on the 8459, but bigger than the
ones on the, say, 8414. Also, the whatchamacallums, the thingies inside
the tires look pretty cool.
> > I'd still rather spend my money on complete sets, though. I'm planning
> > to buy the other new Technic Advanced sets soon, too, as they seem quite
> > interesting.
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> Personally, I'm not a fan of the "racing car with piston engine and
> steering" Technic cars out there. We normally get one each year, such
> as 8445, 8428, 8437. So without those, there aren't really many sets
> left to choose from.
Yes, there do seem to be a lot of those. Wasn't, erm, (damn, lugnet
isn't responding, can't check my numbers) 8440 one of those? Not to
mention the secondary model of 8880. :) Still, I don't have any of them
yet, so I might as well go for 8445.
> I have the 8462 Tow Truck from last year, but I wasn't too impressed
> with it. There's hardly any gears included at all, and the crane arm is
> very flimsy. Of course, the pneumatic action is nicely done, so if you
> like pneumatics, it is a great set. But compared with the 8479 Barcode
> Truck, say, it's rather boring to assemble.
That's the problem with buying all those big, complex sets. You get
spoiled. I have the problem too, mind you; after 8479 Barcode Truck,
8480 Space Shuttle and 8880 Supercar, the rest feels a bit small and
simple. :)
> Then there's the 8448 of course. I've been holding off that purchase
> because I feel that I have no need for the wheels and all those beams,
> but perhaps I'll just have to have it anyway...
Ah, yes, 8448. Currently the biggest Technic set ever; I'd say it's a
must-have. Unfortunately, my budget won't quite allow it this month, so
I'll have to wait another agonizing month. ;) But what's that? You want
it for the wheels? I thought you had more than enough of those already?
:)
> Fredrik
> --
> http://www.math.uio.no/~fredrigl/technic/
Johannes.
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| (...) So we have as much as three sizes of balloon tyres? Aw, all these different Technic wheel! They make my mind boggle. (...) The rims, you mean? I'm not really a fan of the use of "chrome" wheels. The 1998 sets had chrome wheels all around (...) (25 years ago, 5-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) It does? I actually thought it had the big wheels, like the ones on 8459. Wow, in that case, I just may get one 8446 anyway, as the wheels are probably not that annoying as I originally thought! :-) (...) Personally, I'm not a fan of the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Oct-99, to lugnet.technic)
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