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Subject:	Re: When is a Slope not a Roof Tile? (WAS: we want....a shrubbery)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.build
Date:	Sat, 17 Nov 2001 23:54:57 GMT
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In lugnet.build, Larry Pieniazek writes: > In lugnet.lego.direct, Allan Bedford writes: > > In lugnet.lego.direct, Larry Pieniazek writes: > > > In lugnet.lego.direct, Scott Sanburn writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > Sand Red roof tiles (2x2): 100 for $7.99 > > > > > > > > Oh no! Brad, I love you guys there, but could you, if possible, release the > > > > 2x2 tiles in some of the older colors such as light gray, yellow, and blue? > > > > I am not a big fan of sand red, but some people enjoy it. I am sure I speak > > > > for many when we would love to see an expanded color array of the existing > > > > bulk packs. It is more of a suggestion than anything, since I would love to > > > > pave my Shell Station in light gray instead of black. > > > > > > "roof tile" is LEGOese for "medium slope". These are 2x2 medium slopes to go > > > with the 2x4 medium slopes they brought out already. > > > > O.K. I'll bite. If those are "roof tiles" then what are these called? > > > > http://guide.lugnet.com/partsref/search.cgi?q=3297 > > > > I've always used these for roof slopes. Not every roof in the world is 45 > > degrees. :) > > I call them "low slopes" or "33 degree slopes" (even though they are not > EXACTLY 33 degrees, just like the "45 degree slopes" aren't exactly 45) > > I forget what LEGO calls them. I don't think any have ever been sold as a > single part bulk item, but there IS a parts pack, Thinking of 633? Suprisingly I have a box from 633 holding floppy disks right next to me now, & the floppys contain pics of LEGO's ;-). It's just the right size. similar to 811 but with > these instead of 45s... the number escapes me at the moment but I bought a > boatload of them a while back thanks to the good offices of a nameless > benefactor The Lego store in the Mall Of America? I got mine there last summer... Josh

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		Re: When is a Slope not a Roof Tile? (WAS: we want....a shrubbery)
(...) Yes: (URL) PROVES that our name for these elements is BETTER than TLCs since both the medium and low slope pieces are called "roof tiles". Feh! See, if they would just LISTEN to us... oh wait, they do listen to us. (...) No comment. That (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.build)

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		Re: When is a Slope not a Roof Tile? (WAS: we want....a shrubbery)
(...) I call them "low slopes" or "33 degree slopes" (even though they are not EXACTLY 33 degrees, just like the "45 degree slopes" aren't exactly 45) I forget what LEGO calls them. I don't think any have ever been sold as a single part bulk item, (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.build)

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