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In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> [Not sure what ng's to crosspost this to . . . it's kinda a hodge-podge of
> DUPLO and Star Wars and Castle and mecha stuff. I guess I'll go with that.
> Followups to .duplo?]
>
> http://www.fibblesnork.com/lego/dinotron/
>
> These were a lot of fun to make. Here's the secret: The backs of the DUPLO
> dinos, it turns out, are regular DUPLO studs which perfectly accommodate 2x4
> and 2x6 LEGO SYSTEM bricks. But not only that, they also accommodate the new
> 6x6x2 quad-inverse-slope SYSTEM bricks that come in the LEGO Star Wars sets!
> And these enable the very quick conversion of a DUPLO dino into a SYSTEM dino!
>
> The minifigs are Blacktron I figs with Ninja heads and various other Castle
> helmets. The rest of the parts come purely from LEGO Star Wars sets (one copy
> of each 1999 & 2000 set, plus 5 additional parts that needed to be nabbed from
> second copies of Naboo Swamp and Naboo Fighter.)
>
> --Todd
Todd,
These are very cool. I love the happy dino faces with the machines of mass
destruction slung on their backs. Its very similar to having a classic smiley
going off to war just on a much larger scale.
Now we just need to give Winne-the-Pooh a bazooka and we would have quite a
nice army.
Eric Kingsley,
(I agree with Shaun you have to bring these to the next Brikwars meeting)
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
View My Creations at:
http://www.nelug.org/members/kingsley/
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In lugnet.duplo, Eric Kingsley writes:
> Now we just need to give Winne-the-Pooh a bazooka and we would have quite a
> nice army.
LOL!!!!
I wonder if Winnie-the-Pooh can hold things in his hand or if they're just
build for honeydipping...? I'm pretty sure Eeyore has a DUPLO stud on his
back which would convert nicely to a 2x2 SYSTEM brick or larger.
> (I agree with Shaun you have to bring these to the next Brikwars meeting)
OK
--Todd
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At 06:15 PM 4/3/00 +0000, Todd Lehman wrote:
>I wonder if Winnie-the-Pooh can hold things in his hand or if they're just
>build for honeydipping...? I'm pretty sure Eeyore has a DUPLO stud on his
>back which would convert nicely to a 2x2 SYSTEM brick or larger.
todd, i loved the dinotron creations & pictures! thanks for sharing.
i got curious about winnie-the-pooh so i pulled out my 15-month-old son's
2987 set.
(i don't know all the jargon here yet, so i hope this is clear.)
bad news about eeyore--no studs on his back. if there was a 3x3 duplo
brick, each of his feet would connect to each corner stud.
similarly, piglet-attached-to-a-blue-boucy-ball only has a lego connector
at his base; it sits on one duplo stud, and doesn't connect to system directly.
tigger has 3 ways to connect to a duplo brick--each foot & his
tail. winnie's feet each have indentions for duplo studs as well.
winnie & tigger both have hands that grasp: tigger's back hand, and both of
winnie's hand. either of them can therefore pull the blue wagon that comes
with the set. (in its center it has 2x2 duplo studs, and underneath it has
the same central post as a 2x2 duplo brick, so it can sit on duplo as well.)
i tried a few lego system items to see what they could hold, and didn't
have a lot of luck. the only thing i found that winnie will hold securely
is the hand of a minifig; the grasp is sufficiently tight to support the
minifig's weight. tigger's hand will surround a minifig's hand, but not
snugly. an axle fits in winnie's hand, but due to the angle of the hand
position, it wasn't secure. you might want to use a soft washer-type item
to compensate.
the only movable part on any of the four characters are winnie-the-pooh's
legs; they move together, hinged at the hip, so he can stand or sit.
michele
(with andre's assistance)
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In lugnet.duplo, Michele Evard writes:
> At 06:15 PM 4/3/00 +0000, Todd Lehman wrote:
> > I wonder if Winnie-the-Pooh can hold things in his hand or if they're just
> > build for honeydipping...? I'm pretty sure Eeyore has a DUPLO stud on his
> > back which would convert nicely to a 2x2 SYSTEM brick or larger.
>
> todd, i loved the dinotron creations & pictures! thanks for sharing.
>
> i got curious about winnie-the-pooh so i pulled out my 15-month-old son's
> 2987 set.
>
> (i don't know all the jargon here yet, so i hope this is clear.)
>
> bad news about eeyore--no studs on his back.
Nooo...? :-( :-( :-(
What hunched-over animal am I thinking of then? Must be one of the DUPLO
farm animals...maybe a tiger? Eeyore would've been a lot of fun.
> if there was a 3x3 duplo
> brick, each of his feet would connect to each corner stud.
>
> similarly, piglet-attached-to-a-blue-boucy-ball only has a lego connector
> at his base; it sits on one duplo stud, and doesn't connect to system
> directly.
>
> tigger has 3 ways to connect to a duplo brick--each foot & his
> tail. winnie's feet each have indentions for duplo studs as well.
>
> winnie & tigger both have hands that grasp: tigger's back hand, and both of
> winnie's hand. either of them can therefore pull the blue wagon that comes
> with the set. (in its center it has 2x2 duplo studs, and underneath it has
> the same central post as a 2x2 duplo brick, so it can sit on duplo as well.)
Ahh -- cool -- that's encouraging! What other sorts of things (if anything?)
can they grasp? Do they grasp the standard rod/pole thickness (for example
the classic 4-tall antenna with a round stud at the bottom)? Or, like LEGO
TECHNIC figures, do they grasp TECHNIC pegs or LEGO SYSTEM studs?
(I'm just thinkin' that if there's something -- anything :) -- standard that
they can grasp, there'd be some path to making a Winnie-the-Poohzooka. :)
> i tried a few lego system items to see what they could hold, and didn't
> have a lot of luck. the only thing i found that winnie will hold securely
> is the hand of a minifig; the grasp is sufficiently tight to support the
> minifig's weight.
Ahh -- could you try something else?-- a minifig hand fits into a LEGO SYSTEM
tube (such as the bottom of a parro), which means that it's the same diameter
as a SYSTEM stud or a TECHNIC peg. Do you or Remy have any TECHNIC 2L gray
pegs or friction pegs that you could try out?
> tigger's hand will surround a minifig's hand, but not
> snugly. an axle fits in winnie's hand, but due to the angle of the hand
> position, it wasn't secure.
How about a bendy plastic ribbed TECHNIC tube? (Mmm, maybe those are too big.)
> you might want to use a soft washer-type item to compensate.
>
> the only movable part on any of the four characters are winnie-the-pooh's
> legs; they move together, hinged at the hip, so he can stand or sit.
Wow, so his arms and head don't turn then? Well, at least he can bend over
to poke his nose into the honey! :)
Thanks for the details!
> michele
> (with andre's assistance)
What does Andre think of the W-t-P characters?
--Todd
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In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> Nooo...? :-( :-( :-(
>
> What hunched-over animal am I thinking of then? Must be one of the DUPLO
> farm animals...maybe a tiger? Eeyore would've been a lot of fun.
Well, I don't have the Pooh stuff but the older tiger (yellow-striped)
definitely had 4 studs on his/her back. I'm 100% sure about this, I used to
have the best time with mommy tiger and little kitty on her back...
(That was a while ago, OK?! 8-)
-Shiri
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In lugnet.duplo, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> > What hunched-over animal am I thinking of then? Must be one of the DUPLO
> > farm animals...maybe a tiger? Eeyore would've been a lot of fun.
>
> Well, I don't have the Pooh stuff but the older tiger (yellow-striped)
> definitely had 4 studs on his/her back. I'm 100% sure about this, I used to
> have the best time with mommy tiger and little kitty on her back...
> (That was a while ago, OK?! 8-)
Four -- wow!
Well, I found some of the animals that have 1 DUPLO stud on their back --
these are what I was getting Eeyore confused with:
From DUPLO Farm: sheep, goats, ponies, pigs, cows, etc. Some examples:
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=9137-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=9174-1
From DUPLO Zoo: alligators, polar bears(?), striped yellow tigers, orange
lions, black panthers, spotted seals, elephants, etc. Some examples:
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2659-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2668-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2864-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2865-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=9190-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=9192-1
It looks as though the DUPLO hippo and giraffe are just like Eeyore in that
they don't have any studs on their backs. I wonder how they decide...?
The creatures from the fleshy dough-blob kids all seem to have 4 studs on
their backs: spiders, flying yellow curly slugs, snails, and ladybugs.
Some examples:
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2825-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2827-1
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=2832-1
It's getting tempting to make a ladybug mecha. :-)
--Todd
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In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.duplo, Shiri Dori writes:
> > In lugnet.duplo, Todd Lehman writes:
> > > What hunched-over animal am I thinking of then? Must be one of the DUPLO
> > > farm animals...maybe a tiger? Eeyore would've been a lot of fun.
> >
> > Well, I don't have the Pooh stuff but the older tiger (yellow-striped)
> > definitely had 4 studs on his/her back. I'm 100% sure about this, I used to
> > have the best time with mommy tiger and little kitty on her back...
> > (That was a while ago, OK?! 8-)
>
> Four -- wow!
Ouch, my bad. That's one... :-/
But the 2x2 [duplo studs] kitty still fits on it if you put it centered on the
stud.
<snip>
> It's getting tempting to make a ladybug mecha. :-)
Well, get to it! C'mon, get to work! :-)
-Shiri
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Todd Lehman wrote:
> In lugnet.duplo, Michele Evard writes:
> >
> > bad news about eeyore--no studs on his back.
>
> Nooo...? :-( :-( :-(
>
> What hunched-over animal am I thinking of then? Must be one of the DUPLO
> farm animals...maybe a tiger? Eeyore would've been a lot of fun.
(In a slllooooowwww drawling bass voice) Oooooohhhhh, weeelllll. I guess it's up
to ole' Eyeore to take out the armored fortification. Not that anybody will
notice. *sigh*
;)
shaun
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