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In lugnet.general, Peter Roberts wrote:
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Its not that Im bothered about so much. Its the gratuitous use of
liftarms where standard technic bricks could be used to better effect.
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Id be genuinely curious to see some specific uses where you feel this to be the
case. Im one of those people who mostly just uses the old-style TECHNIC bricks
when I want TECHNIC features in a standard brick construction (like Moonbase
corridor flanges), but sually not at all in a full TECHNIC MOC, so Im rarely
looking for ways to use them in their original capacity. I do a lot of
TECHNIC-sculpting, so the biggest problem Ive usually faced is that the extra
height required for the stud interface would prevent me from packing pieces as
compactly as I need to do.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.general, David Laswell wrote:
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In lugnet.general, Peter Roberts wrote:
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Its not that Im bothered about so much. Its the gratuitous use of
liftarms where standard technic bricks could be used to better effect.
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Id be genuinely curious to see some specific uses where you feel this to be
the case. Im one of those people who mostly just uses the old-style TECHNIC
bricks when I want TECHNIC features in a standard brick construction (like
Moonbase corridor flanges), but sually not at all in a full TECHNIC MOC, so
Im rarely looking for ways to use them in their original capacity. I do a
lot of TECHNIC-sculpting, so the biggest problem Ive usually faced is that
the extra height required for the stud interface would prevent me from
packing pieces as compactly as I need to do.
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I think that when TECHNIC bricks are used, a more solid appearance is given to
the model. I personally quite like 8455. I think the previous technic
excavators had a too blocky appearance. There are a lot of pneumatics in a
small area and trying to use technic bricks for a small scale model can lead to
an clunky appearance. The newer one I feel looks better. However, when
building based on a subject that is naturally quite solid and substantial, I
feel that TECHNIC bricks are a better choice. For example, I feel that 8868 has
a more accurate truck look to it than 8436 (I may be wrong, I dont own either).
When making streamlined models, I think that liftarms are a better choice.
Liftarms look naturally more streamlined and the panel farings are appropriate
as they give a more streamlined look. TLC use liftarms on every technic set
now, whereas I feel that making traditional TECHNIC models every now and again
could look better.
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