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Re: New Alpha Team Canopies -- A Change of Heart
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Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:58:01 GMT
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On Mon, 24 Dec 2001 10:50:31 GMT, "richard marchetti"
<blueofnoon@aol.com> wrote:
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> The good: as someone else has already mentioned, TLC has done a tolerable
> job of giving us the right kinds of supplemental elements to further flesh
> out the new angles presented by these new canopies -- a fact I didn't fully
> appreciate until I saw the elements contained within the #4792 and got a
> better look at a slightly clearer image of the #4793. #4792 contains 6
> elements that could be used to seal what I had originally perceived as the
> open sides of the new canopies. So, one is actually able to create cockpit
> designs featuring completely enclosed spaces with these new elements. Some
> of these supplemental elements seal the opening and drop straight down,
> others flare out to the sides at the angle of ordinary slopes. I note that
> #4795 has some of these elements in dark grey, while #4793 has some of them
> in black (with printing), and also in trans-red. I expect most of us will
> want to see more of these in both the flared and non-flared varieties in
> more complete color schemes to include trans-black (smoke), trans-red,
> yellow, black, and maybe red.
#4793 also includes another piece that interacts with the new
canopies. It is an adapter with 2 technic connectors on one side and
a click hinge on the other side. This piece can be used to create
hinged cockpits with the new windscreens (and it works with either the
upper or lower elements!)
As to the availability of the new pieces, I certainly agree. There
are so many new pieces that I hope that Lego sticks with this new
system for several years so we can stockpile the new elements.
Obviously, some sort of bulk pack would go a long way towards helping
this (hint hint).
Mike
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| Hey Y'all: After getting the new 4792 set today as a pre-Xmas gift, I have decided that I am getting to like *some* aspects of the new canopy design -- or at the very least, the design and roll-out of these new elements is not as bad as I had (...) (23 years ago, 24-Dec-01, to lugnet.build)
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