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I have used 4 yellow/black rotating bit at the 4 corners to attach the sides to the bottom, and it can fold flat, also 4 purple bits in the middle to join the sides to the base. I also used 4 large triangular black pieces on the side at right angle (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: $20 Znap sets WITH 9V MOTOR !!!
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I guess I'll wander through a few more TRU's then. Thanks. -- ~mek~ (remove cc from atkincc to email me) Dean Husby wrote in message <392D7CCC.67494F61@a....bc.ca>... (...) they (...) CANADA (...) (25 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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(...) The TRU here in BC had a whole wall of them. But had a sign stating that they were all there were and that they were not avail at all locations. Since TRU is a US company they get some stuff months before the other CANADA stores. Dean -- (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: $20 Znap sets WITH 9V MOTOR !!!
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I have bought a number of Znap sets from the TRU in Utica, NY. They are very well stocked! Haven't checked anywhere else in upstate NY, but you might try calling TRUs in US cities adjacent to the Canadian border to check for supplies. JB (25 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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I've been looking at the bridge at Matt's Train Depot (URL) built the side pieces but cannot figure out how he attached both sides to each other and the track? Any insights would be valuable. Thanks Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.znap)
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What store did you buy your Znaps in? I've tried Zellers, The Bay, Wal-Mart, and TRU here in Toronto. -- ~mek~ (remove cc from atkincc to email me) Dean Husby wrote in message <392C611F.F710D1A2@a....bc.ca>... (...) Great (...) out of (...) Bridges? (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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(...) Sadly YES. I just bough the yellow/black car. Motor + Wire + 9 Volt Box. Great deal for $30 CDN! The two flex axles are GREAT! I plan on making a bridge out of the black parts. Any URL's with pics and maybe building instructions for Bridges? (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Toronto, Ontario Canada
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Ah ha, you're not from around there are ye? Anyway, I drove down there without looking in the telephone book to confirm and paid the price. :) The store is actually at Younge and Eglinton, And to make it worse they didn't have any Znaps. :( -- ~mek~ (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: ZNAP at GR TRU!
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(...) Since there are no 2000 Znap sets, I wouldn't hold my breath for service packs. However, some sets have more bumble bees (yellow/black hinged connectors) than others. For just useful pieces, I've found the best source for black pieces (beams (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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(...) with (...) The trouble is you only get a couple per set! They are certainly handy pieces though. I wonder when Znap service packs will become available ;) JB (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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(...) How about the yellow and black "swivel connector"? It's a yellow 1-beam, with knobs at each end, and two black rings wrapped around the middle, with a knob on each ring. The rings can rotate independently, positioning the two knobs anywhere (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: ZNAP at GR TRU!
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(...) Besides the other responses, this information might help: (URL) McC/ (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Which set to buy?
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I've bought a number of copies of several of the larger sets: 3551, 3552, 3571, 3591 as well as dozens of the smaller ones. I haven't done a part analysis, but it seems like I get proportionally more straight beams in the larger sets. I'd recommend (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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It's time for me to buy more $2 of Znap. I just want a lot of straight beams and connectors. Does anybody want to recommend a set out of those currently available at TRU? (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: ZNAP as framework (was ZNAP at GR TRU!)
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After a few observation sessions at the 383 Madison Av building site (that's in New York where my company is building anew) I have decided to try just a cubic lattice. No triangular beam thingies, and I don't yet know what a Znap "panel" is that (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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(...) I DID! Or at least that was the start of this whole exercise, I went basement shopping and happened to find a nice one with a nice house attached too. (...) I knew it was going up for sale but not how much, what WAS the price (the more, the (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.znap)
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Thanks for the report! I hadn't thought of flexibility as an advantage. Now that you bring it up, it could be really cool, because it's another fact of life in a big city that will become exaggerated in the model. Except that instead of a 100-story (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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(...) Have you ever thought that maybe you need to get a house with a bigger basement? <gdr> In totally non-related news, I noticed in Sunday's GR Press that the Big White Cube at the end of your street has gone up for sale. I was staggered at the (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.znap)
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| | ZNAP as framework (was ZNAP at GR TRU!)
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I'm building ZNAP choo-choo bridges as well. One is 6 feet long and carries two levels of trains, so I have some feel for how ZNAP would extend to large-scale construction frames. ZNAP is softer than TECHNIC beams; it flexes a lot more, which has (...) (25 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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(...) Not yet, just test assemblies. Too much stuff in my basement to work on anythihg serious. (...) I don't know for sure. Preliminary tests are good. Big problem I see is the change in direction challenge. Assuming you're using the ZNAP parts in (...) (25 years ago, 15-May-00, to lugnet.loc.us.mi.grr, lugnet.znap)
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