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Finns i Stockholm, Solna, också. Men motor har dessa ju inte. Jari (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.znap)
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| | Znap spotted in Sweden
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...and this time I don't mistake K'nex for being Znap. *blush* Today, I found a bounch of 3505 Aeroplane for SEK 29.00 each (=US$ 3.25), and some 3554 Helicopter for SEK 69.00 each (=US$ 7.75). The find was at Ö&B in Örnsköldsvik, I bought two of (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jul-00, to lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.znap)
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| | A trin station canopy
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FYI All, I just wanted to post here in case anyone was interested... I posted some pics of a train station canopy made out of ZNAPs on BrickShelf at (URL) (24 years ago, 3-Jul-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Who is the REAL Susan Williams? (Re: New Motor from Susan W. (was: Bad motor in ZNAP set!))
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(...) She isn't real -- she's just a pseudonym for Consumer Affairs. There is some speculation that Brad Justus isn't real either. :) [ -> lugnet.faq ] (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.znap, lugnet.faq)
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| | Who is the REAL Susan Williams? (Re: New Motor from Susan W. (was: Bad motor in ZNAP set!))
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This brings up a question many of us don't know the answer to: Who is Susan Williams? Is she real? Does anyone have a picture of her? Did she embrace the Dark Side to stay with TLG as long as she has? These and other arcane questions must be (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general, lugnet.znap)
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| | New Motor from Susan W. (was: Bad motor in ZNAP set!)
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(...) Just checked the mail today and I found an apology letter with a new 9V motor form LEGO Consumer Affairs. The letter stated they were sorry learn that I had a bad motor, etc, etc and was it was hand signed by Susan Williams. I wonder if Susan (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: What is Znap?
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(...) Most impressive! So far all I've done with Znap is used it in Model building. I'm working on a mech (URL) also working on a racer for Mark Sandlin's space builder contest. It's actually finished, but I have no pics yet. I've been a bit too (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: What is Znap?
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(...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | What is Znap?
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Hello, I was wondering.What is Znap? I've heard the term used repeatedly on lugnet groups. Is Znap Lego? Is Znap a Lego lookalike? -==Sergio==-- (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Bad motor in ZNAP set!
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(...) we thought about it. We don't keep all the boxes anymore. WAY to many. We keep all the UFO, Castle, Adventures and I think the Ninja. I also keep all my Mindstorm & Train boxes. We have sorted most of our lego. In bins. I guess a shot of our (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Bad motor in ZNAP set!
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Dean Husby <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> wrote: ... (...) Your next letter needs a picture of yourself surrounded by those hundreds of Lego boxes. Perhaps it will reassure tptb at tlg that their error performance statistics aren't really that far off in your (...) (24 years ago, 10-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | ZNAP set inventory maker - alpha testing
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Would anyone like to try an alpha version of my ZNAP inventory maker? It requires Microsoft Excel version 8 or better to run. It is currently about 340K in size and contains my pictures of the principal Znap parts. I was working on an Access (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Tom, new group for errors?
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(...) That correction fixes the placement of electrical cable from the wrong spot on the battery box. No one assembling the model involved would miss that for very long. (24 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap)
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(...) I've got one of them for the TEchnic shuttle. It happens. I also got the same one you did in the Znap stuff. That black/yellow car. Makes a great train bridge... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Bad motor in ZNAP set!
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(...) It happens... I've had three bad motors out of 14. Lego promptly replaces them. Though, it seems they do get upset at you if you use their service too much. Between my wife and I we've had about 13 replacements required. (3 were Lego shipping (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Building Belle
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Suffering cats, David! This is supercooled. I can't wait to see how it looks when Belle's finished. *smile* -Cheese (...) out, (...) Personally, (...) <snip!> (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.underground, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Codename: Belle
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(...) Perhaps Mini-me scale, yes (...) Most definitely-a finger drill perhaps. ;-) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.underground, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Codename: Belle
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(...) any of their light and sound drill things on it for effect? :-) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) Guide ((URL) the wildlink ((URL) #160 (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.underground, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Tom, new group for errors?
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"R2" <r2eng@primenet.com> wrote in message news:FvqJn8.A4L@lugnet.com... (...) and (...) these (...) I bought a 3571 at the weekend. When I opened it, I found TLC had included a photocopied correction sheet which corrected an error in the actual (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.znap)
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| | Building Belle
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Belle is a labor of love for me to build. Ever since the Rock Raiders came out, they have been taking so much heat from the Lego community at large. Personally, I think it's the best color scheme (behind M-tron, of course). I decided that such a (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.underground, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic)
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| | Codename: Belle
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To:M-tron Command The M-tron Commandos have discovered that the Rock Raiders are building a mech to combat the Overkill class mech. I only wish we had been able to get a picture of the whole thing, but it isn't completed yet. I pray it never is (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.underground, lugnet.space, lugnet.technic)
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| | Operation Belle (was Re: First Time Znapper)
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(...) As a matter of fact, I have...I'll be posting pics later tonight. THe 'structure' that incorporates Rack Raiders, Znap, Technic, useless insectoid bits, and throwbot parts is actually a very large Mech. (Dwarfs my Mtron mech: Overkill) I'd (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | First Time Znapper
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I just bought a Znap trial set to, uh, try it out, and I must say that Znap is certainly interesting... Znap reminds me of Constructs, but smaller, with holes that allow for connections with Technic pins. I wonder, aside from the fantastic train (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Bad motor in ZNAP set!
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Just purchased another $20 ZNAP set with the 9V motor. And the motor doesn’t work and the shaft doesn’t rotate all it does is make a buzzing nose. Has anybody else had this problem with 9V motors, this is my second bad motor in two years. I guess (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Pronunciation
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(...) I don't know, buckets usually have two minifigs and polybags usually just have one... :-) :-) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Pronunciation
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(...) "gaggle"? Shouldn't the collective noun for Lego reps be something like "bucket"? (Although, for a group that small, "polybag" might be more appropriate...) Ran (24 years ago, 31-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: Znap Bridge questions
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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 (...) (24 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 (...) (24 years ago, 26-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: $20 Znap sets WITH 9V MOTOR !!!
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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 -- (...) (24 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 (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Znap Bridge questions
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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: (...) (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: $20 Znap sets WITH 9V MOTOR !!!
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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? (...) (24 years ago, 25-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: $20 Znap sets WITH 9V MOTOR !!!
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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? (...) (24 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~ (...) (24 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 (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: ZNAP at GR TRU!
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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 (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Re: ZNAP at GR TRU!
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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 (...) (24 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/ (24 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 (...) (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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| | Which set to buy?
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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? (24 years ago, 18-May-00, to lugnet.znap)
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