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    Re: LEGO Magnet and coupler statement. —Kerry Raymond
   (...) magnets. Does that imply that TLG will stop using magnets in other sets? Or will the new train magnets be used more widely. I am thinking of sets like the UCS Imperial Star Destroyer etc that make extensive use of magnets. Kerry Proudly a (...) (16 years ago, 17-May-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.starwars)
   
        Re: LEGO Magnet and coupler statement. —David Drew
     I think the crux of this notice is the 'magnets in small parts'. So they will keep selling magnets, but the piece that contains the magnet must be above a certain size (standard non-swallowing size, presumably). How small are the magnet-holding (...) (16 years ago, 17-May-08, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Re: LEGO Magnet and coupler statement. —Kerry Raymond
     The Natasha ... ah that brings back memories ... The magnet holders in the Natasha are small pieces: (URL) are the ones used in the current trains: (URL) with the trains the magnets were always part of the buffer assembly, so coming up with a (...) (16 years ago, 17-May-08, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Re: LEGO Magnet and coupler statement. —Gary Quinlan
     (...) Kerry, I remember you telling me the magnets were not that succesful in holding the Natasha together, so I would probably think that in future a different method would be used if a magnet was considered in any new creation. As has been (...) (16 years ago, 18-May-08, to lugnet.loc.au)
   
        Re: LEGO Magnet and coupler statement. —Ondrew Hartigan
   (...) i imagine those parts will be redesigned as well. imagine a 2x2 plate with a two plate high cylinder on top. i imagine it will look something like that if they do infact redesign it. on another mildly related note, the redesigned buffers may (...) (16 years ago, 18-May-08, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.starwars)
 

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