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Re: A fan no more
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Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:14:38 GMT
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In lugnet.general, John Gerlach wrote:
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Besides it’s all supposed to be part of a “system”, right? Without some
studded Technic bricks it’s hard to connect to regular bricks!
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Bam! There’s my objection, I think. Lego used to be more of a system, and it’s
gradually turning into several different systems. It’s not that they’re not
compaitable, it’s that they’re LESS compatible, or less related. Studded beams,
while less useful in practical technical applications (due to being off-center
top to bottom, having a non-smooth surface on the top, allowing less clearance,
having square corners), are less like the rest of Lego toys. It’s hard to see
nowadays that a technic set has much in common whatsoever with, say, a Harry
Potter set, besides the little red logo in the corner.
Technic sets nowadays are more based on the peg/axle-and-hole system, rather
than the stud-and-tube system of yesteryear. It’s not that you can’t cross over,
and it’s not that each system isn’t valuable in its own right, but it’s changed.
And modern technic sets allow for less crossover, being without studs.
Personally, not being much of a technic builder myself, technic still appealed
to me back when it had studded beams (not as much as ‘System’ sets, mind you,
but still appealed). There were pieces I could use, and even lots of non-technic
pieces included. Now it’s diverged so that I view most technic sets as nearly
completely uninteresting. My guess is, however, that for people who’ve always
been technic builders, they’re likely indifferent, or if anything, prefer the
new system, since it’s more practical. To each his own, I suppose, though I will
still lament the loss of studded-beam-intensive sets...
DaveE
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| (...) I think the general view expressed so far suggests that many long-term TECHNIC builders are still firmly married to the studded system, that many people who have gone heavily into Mindstorms have found reasons to cross over, and kids are (...) (20 years ago, 13-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) How about whenever you try to use Technic parts in a "non Technic" model? Something like (URL) my theatre>, for example? Stud-free is great for some things like (URL) Dan Siskind's bascule bridge> (on the right), but for most stuff I'd prefer (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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