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BURP? - Was Re: First Ever Juniorized Lego Part?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 13 Jul 2005 05:33:04 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Frank Filz wrote:
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> "D. Shifflett" <shifflett@redshift.com> wrote in message
> news:IJI1ux.63s@lugnet.com...
> > Oh yes you do need the larger bricks and plates.
> > You could never get good structural integrity out of only small
> > plates or bricks.
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> Some of the "juniorized" parts are also done for various structural reasons.
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> I'd also point out that the BURP can not be made of other parts. There are
> LEGO sets that utilize the hollow nature of the BURP. These sets could not
> be built the same way with bricks.
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> I'm not really convinced juniorization is a useful term. It's all too often
> just used as a derogatory term for a part the speaker feels is useless,
> ignoring that there might be valid design reasons for that part (which may
> include creating sets for younger kids).
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> Frank
My ignorance is showing,
what does BURP mean/stand for?
dave
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| (...) Big Ugly Rock Piece. The 4x8x6 semi-rectangular and 4x6x7 trianglish pieces usually in grey to simulate rock (recently showing up a lot in new brown). I actually like them for building cliffs, and in a large cliff, with a small amount of (...) (19 years ago, 13-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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| "D. Shifflett" <shifflett@redshift.com> wrote in message news:IJI1ux.63s@lugnet.com... (...) Some of the "juniorized" parts are also done for various structural reasons. I'd also point out that the BURP can not be made of other parts. There are (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
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