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Re: Jake, can you answer these two questions?
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Fri, 2 Jul 2004 05:42:16 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Simmons wrote:
> 2. Why are click-hinges phasing out fingered hinges across the board? In a
> way, I'm more upset about this than the color change because now my choices
> of new bricks as well as colors are being limited even further. I like the
> click-hinge as a choice, but not as a replacement! Especially in the case
> of cockpits and train cargo doors, where the click-hinge arrangement does
> not provide an airtight seal and also takes up much more "piece area." In
> spaceships it looks especially goofy if the cockpit is not sealed, and in
> cargo carriers it looks like all the gravel would slide out in between the
> gaping cracks! Click-hinges have their place, but as a replacement for
> fingered hinges they're just not right. Also, on an aesthetic note, in many
> situations I think they just look way too "toyish." Fingered hinges look
> more realistic to me and thus, more appealing.
Mayby that's just it. Lego is a toy and thus should look toyish....
;-)
Niels
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| "Niels Karsdorp" <nkp.nkp@hetnet.nl> wrote in message news:I07MIG.1n3r@lugnet.com... (...) Yes, but to the point where it almost matches the toyishness of cheap toys from China and Mexico? Who wants a toy that breaks every time you open the (...) (20 years ago, 2-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| | Jake, can you answer these two questions?
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| Hiya Jake, I know you're a very busy man, but I was hoping you might be able to give some further insight into two nagging questions that have been chasing themselves around in my head like two dogs fighting over a bone. 1. Since it's clear that the (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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