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[FTC]: FTC - Buying Lego Pneumatic Parts... Source(s)?

As part of brain-storming and designing for this new game "Bowled Over!" we want to construct on a board a fully-operational Lego pneumatic setup featuring ALL the available pneumatic parts and functions... then we'll see whether there's any application for our new FTC robots...

FOR THE LIFE OF ME, I can't find a _retail_ source to purchase a pneumatic kit, parts, or anything regarding Lego Pneumatics... AM I missing something here?

There appears to be cobbled-together "kits" on eBay... but, I'm looking for an authorized retail source where I can buy kits _and_ parts a-la-carte... I'm looking for the "McMaster" of Lego Pneumatics...

ANY help would be _greatly_ appreciated... THANKS! ;-)
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Re: [FTC]: FTC - Buying Lego Pneumatic Parts... Source(s)?

Try Bricklink. It's by far the best way to buy individual LEGO parts.
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Re: [FTC]: FTC - Buying Lego Pneumatic Parts... Source(s)?

You can also try here for pneumatic parts. FTC teams may even qualify for discount.
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