@Jetro: I think I dare to say that the absolutely most wanted new piece in the community is the longer pneumatic cylinders that allanp mentioned. What would be even more awesome is double acting cylinders (?) like this. Would probably be hard to make it stiff enough though, but it should be possible

Edited June 20, 201113 yr by Pauger

Yep, I use the original style pins just because keeping the models authentic and original is important to me. However, the new ones are 1000x times better. The answer to the question of whether to replace them or not depends on what kind of collector you are.

You could ask the same question about classic cars. Keep the old breaker point ignition and bias ply tires, or switch to electronic ignition and radials? Depends on whether you drive it every day or enter it in competitions. Since I am trying to create a site as a Technic historian, I feel like its my responsibility to display them as original.

Well.. I guess I'm not *that* type of collector!

So.... anyone want a couple hundred old-style friction pins?? free to a good home!

RB

Since I am trying to create a site as a Technic historian, I feel like its my responsibility to display them as original.

If only we had new things to see on that site... I still have no idea how all of the 8480 shuttle functions work

I built a sheathed axel with a flex tube on the end to remove the 1x1 pins.

PART 1

http://www.thecabg.net/t207p75-lego-art-design-principles-101#4593

PART 2

http://www.thecabg.net/t207p75-lego-art-design-principles-101#4595

If only we had new things to see on that site... I still have no idea how all of the 8480 shuttle functions work

Noted. I'll see what I can do.

Back to the original topic -- Brickset has the new 630-3 Orange Brick Separator. It has the new Technic Axle protruding from it. They are available from Shop.Lego.com. You can tell people to "stick it" and then hand them one of these:

Blah...

I've just spent the last 2 hours, pulling apart an 8865 that I got off ebay... it came assembled, and wasn't 100% complete.. and anyway.. some of the parts needed a good wash/clean

but man.... are my fingers sore!

I HATE those old black friction pins..

and after being assembled for probably 20 years... I swear, it's like ABS can fuse together!

Question for the masses: would you keep those crappy old pins, or replace them with the much nicer newer variant?

RB

Hello!

I intentionally bought some of those exact old pins off bricklink.

I think they hold parts together much stiffer than the newer black pins.

When i construct a model, i use the newer softer pins ofcourse. Since yeah, my hands would be broken otherwise :D

I'm gonna make an experiment and rebuild the Supersonic RC 8366 set with the older pins, to see if it would become more stiff. Right now the model has some flex in its constcution.

Here's a tip about DISASSEMBLING technic parts:

put on rubberised gloves. It helps ME a lot, and it takes a lot less effort.

Regards,

legohead

Back to the original topic -- Brickset has the new 630-3 Orange Brick Separator. It has the new Technic Axle protruding from it. They are available from Shop.Lego.com. You can tell people to "stick it" and then hand them one of these:

I was just going to mention that!