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> What he actually did was to simply remove
> the wheel from the car steering wheel element and attached it onto a section >of
> flexible technic tubing.
Oh...Perfect!!! Now I know what to do with my future freight cars.
> We need a ruling as to whether or not that constitutes mutilation:-) I think
> most would agree that cutting flex tubing *isn't* considered mutilation, since
> it is a procedure from actual LEGO instuctions...
I'm assuming this is from the older (early 90s) sets? I've never seen an
instruction booklet with that. They've always been at the right lengths
right out of the box. Regardless, I confess; I do the same thing. The
tender deck railing on my steamer is a snipped chunk. What have I
done?!?!?! Oh the Lego of it all!!! ;^)
> BTW Stefan, I enjoyed seeing your 8 wide steamer-- very nice work. I hear
> good things about you from other MLTC members-- keep up the good (8wide;-) >work!
uh...(sits at keyboard comprehending the text on-screen) Thanks!!! Coming
from someone of your skill level that is quite a compliment (and ditto to
all of MichLUG)! I most certainly intend to build more 8-wides. It's
amazing what two extra studs give in terms of detailing capability.
-Stefan-
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In lugnet.build, Stefan Garcia writes:
> > We need a ruling as to whether or not that constitutes mutilation:-) I
> > think most would agree that cutting flex tubing *isn't* considered
> > mutilation, since it is a procedure from actual LEGO instuctions...
>
> I'm assuming this is from the older (early 90s) sets? I've never seen an
> instruction booklet with that. They've always been at the right lengths
> right out of the box. Regardless, I confess; I do the same thing. The
> tender deck railing on my steamer is a snipped chunk. What have I
> done?!?!?! Oh the Lego of it all!!! ;^)
>
> -Stefan-
Some Technic sets require the cutting of flex tubing. This page of Set 8459
- Pneumatic Front End Loader instructions shows what the various lengths are
needed to cut the long pieces included in the box into:
http://library.brickshelf.com/scans/8000/8459/8459-002.html
- Bob
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In lugnet.build, Bob Parker writes:
> In lugnet.build, Stefan Garcia writes:
> > > We need a ruling as to whether or not that constitutes mutilation:-) I
> > > think most would agree that cutting flex tubing *isn't* considered
> > > mutilation, since it is a procedure from actual LEGO instuctions...
> >
> > I'm assuming this is from the older (early 90s) sets? I've never seen an
> > instruction booklet with that. They've always been at the right lengths
> > right out of the box. Regardless, I confess; I do the same thing. The
> > tender deck railing on my steamer is a snipped chunk. What have I
> > done?!?!?! Oh the Lego of it all!!! ;^)
> >
> > -Stefan-
>
>
> Some Technic sets require the cutting of flex tubing. This page of Set 8459
> - Pneumatic Front End Loader instructions shows what the various lengths are
> needed to cut the long pieces included in the box into:
>
> http://library.brickshelf.com/scans/8000/8459/8459-002.html
>
> - Bob
Ah, but that's the softer pneumatic pipes, not the harder flex-system
tubing. (Although they could be the same now, as I haven't seen a pneumatic
set since they introduced double-acting cylinders).
Jason J Railton
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In lugnet.build, Stefan Garcia writes:
> > What he actually did was to simply remove
> > the wheel from the car steering wheel element and attached it onto a section >of
> > flexible technic tubing.
>
> Oh...Perfect!!! Now I know what to do with my future freight cars.
>
> > We need a ruling as to whether or not that constitutes mutilation:-) I think
> > most would agree that cutting flex tubing *isn't* considered mutilation, >>since
> > it is a procedure from actual LEGO instuctions...
Yep. The mutilation is not the tubing cutting, it is in taking the wheel off
the car steering wheel part as the nub on the base is heat formed to hold
the wheel on, it's not intended to be removed.
But that wheel is so useful, I heartily concur with removing it and putting
it to use.
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