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Re: A fan no more
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:29:19 GMT
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On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 10:49:35PM +0000, Bill Ward wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Peter Roberts wrote:
> > A bit off my current tangent,
> > who can honestly say the one on the left looks better?
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> > http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=798618
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> I can. I think it looks a lot better without all the studs.
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> The advantage of Technic bricks over liftarms comes when you want to add some
> Technic features (gears, etc.) to a mostly-non-Technic model. But for a purely
> Technic model like these dune buggies, the studless liftarms provide a much
> cleaner look.
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> The only advantage to the one on the right is that it's obviously LEGO to the
> novice eye. The lack of studs on the left one may fool the casual observer into
> thinking it's some other brand of construction toy. But you asked which looks
> better, not which looks more like classic LEGO.
You expressed several good points including some I had. I think a lot of
the rants are coming from people who remember the first technic models and
how easily they could mix basic parts in technic models and vice versa.
Today it is a bit harder for old-timers to build using pieces from both
systems primarily because of a lack of pieces with both studs and holes
(beams) that we are used to using. Instead, we are given plenty of 2x2
bricks with pin and axlehole and 2x4 brick with 2 pins. Several of the
Studios sets did this quite effectively.
For an example of using Basic, Technic, Znap, Castle and Mindstorms
simultaneously (I need to add space and pirate somehow) check this out:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=666233
It's not easy but then again, I build for the challenge and enjoy tying
different technologies together.
Doug
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| (...) You know, even though you probably weren't trying to, I think you just answered my biggest question. I've always been looking at the old TECHNIC parts in terms of combining TECHNIC aspects into System constructions, which is a big advantage (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) The advantage of Technic bricks over liftarms comes when you want to add some Technic features (gears, etc.) to a mostly-non-Technic model. But for a purely Technic model like these dune buggies, the studless liftarms provide a much cleaner (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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