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Re: Possibly a new, somewhat dastardly SNOT technique...
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Tue, 30 Mar 2004 22:17:10 GMT
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In lugnet.build.schleim, Derek Schin wrote:
   Hello fellow Schleimers, while working on my six-wide Ford F-150 (1 stud to 1 foot scale, seen here) I discovered a SNOT technique that I wound up not using...mainly because I’m not sure how “pure” it is. It uses a tiny piece of tubing:

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   So, what’s the verdict? Is cutting pneumatic tubing valid? Or does this make me evil?

Yeah, go for it! If you look around in .trains and .technic you’ll find lots of MOCs with “non-standard” lengths of tubing. In fact, Lego fully condones the cutting of tubing (at least the pneumatic kind), as kits are supplied with a single length of tubing and the user is expected to cut it to length per the instructions. How’s that for rationalizing... :D

Mark



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  Re: Possibly a new, somewhat dastardly SNOT technique...
 
(...) Ah, this is the thing. Cutting PNEUMATIC tubing is allowed, as Lego themselves advocated it from the very first pneumatic sets, and gave you cutting guides. Cutting FLEX tubing isn't, as they always supplied it in correct lengths. So, you're (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)

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  Possibly a new, somewhat dastardly SNOT technique...
 
Hello fellow Schleimers, while working on my six-wide Ford F-150 (1 stud to 1 foot scale, seen (URL) here>) I discovered a SNOT technique that I wound up not using...mainly because I'm not sure how "pure" it is. It uses a tiny piece of tubing: (3 (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)

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