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by throw1234651234 1658 days ago
I am in the same boat - to me the "generic" Technik is the only lego that's worthwhile.
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JKCalhoun 1658 days ago
Ha ha, spent a day building a differential out of raw Technic parts — the thing was the size of a lemon. Then saw they introduced a specific differential part for Technic — the size of an acorn.

Edit: found the differential: https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Technic-differential-gears-G...

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throw1234651234 1658 days ago
I think there is something special about building it out of random gears that really makes you understand how it work. Thanks for the link!
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