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Re: Yellow Low Sloped Corner Bricks?
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lugnet.build
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Thu, 3 Jun 1999 18:18:11 GMT
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Gary Istok wrote:
> Also, it would sure be great if TLG made a low sloped version of what
> many AFOLs like to call the "half pyramid" sloped brick, but which can
> also be call a "gable end". These would be great for making a "hip"
> (no gables) roof.
Which makes me ask something I have wondered for a while... why is that
piece called a "gable end" piece when when it's used for making a roof
that has no gables??
Kevin
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Yellow Low Sloped Corner Bricks?
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| (...) Kevin, I was using the term that Rob Farver (the king of the sloped bricks) used in the past. He also used "gable connector" to describe the 2x2 peak piece with what looks like someone took a bite out of it. Gary Istok (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
| | | Re: Yellow Low Sloped Corner Bricks?
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| (...) I think it's called "gabled" because it is an otherwise normal 1x2 roof piece with a gabled overhang on one side, ie a vertical triangle like a gabled roof. So that name refers to the appearance of the piece not it's actual function which is (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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| | Yellow Low Sloped Corner Bricks?
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| I just won an auction assortment of LEGO that includes (18) 3x3 low sloped outside corner bricks in yellow. I checked with our Rob Farver (the LEGO sloped bricks expert), and he also had never heard of them. Anyone here in LUGNET have any clue as to (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.build)
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