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Subject: 
Does anyone use "distressed" lego?
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Date: 
Mon, 12 Jun 2000 13:43:42 GMT
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Hey, does anyone have a use for beat-up lego elements? Badly scratched, bent
or even broken? I thought someone might use them to build things that have
crashed, robots that are damaged, etc....Just curious, and I'd rather give
them to someone rather than throwing them out when I get them! Scott



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  Re: Does anyone use "distressed" lego?
 
(...) Great question! I used badly scratched and discolored bricks as filler and support in my easter eggs because there was no chance of them being seen. I have all of these "ugly"[1] bricks separated from what I usually use to build things so that (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jun-00, to lugnet.build)
  Re: Does anyone use "distressed" lego?
 
(...) Well Scott, since I like making spaceships, I've been known to make a salvage vessel from time to time. So it usually needs something to salvage. Are you asking if I want them or if I use them? The answer is, yes and yes. -Tom McD. when (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.build)
  Re: Does anyone use "distressed" lego?
 
(...) yes, i also have a bag of distressed bricks that i keep around for various things. one of my favorite simple schemes was to screw an eye hook into the short side of a red 2x4 brick. it's my keychain! i attatch a blue 2x4 and yellow 2x4 to the (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.build)
  Re: Does anyone use "distressed" lego?
 
(...) Well, I have plans one of these days to make a LEGO garbage dump... I've been saving my damaged bricks for use as thematically-matched refuse. Smaller stuff makes for better trash. Unfortunately, in my experience the larger parts are the ones (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.build)

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