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non-Lego elements (was: Re: World Record LEGO Bridge)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.build
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Date:
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Thu, 24 Aug 2000 01:04:31 GMT
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SRC wrote:
> I wrestle with the
> use of string as a non-LEGO element, (the Znap qualifies)
Why does the Znap qualify? Please check all that apply:
(1) Because it was sold under the Lego name.
(2) Because it has holes that Technic pins fit in.
(3) Some other reasons (please state).
Things to think about:
* If TLC bought Knex, would Knex then qualify?
* If TLC bought Knex and introduced a single
connector piece: a "Knex-beam-to-technic-peg"
connector, would Knex then qualify?
* Do random plastic playscapes and storage boxes
sold under the Lego name qualify?
* Does use of Lego motor wires as cables qualify?
I think if Lego building competitions were as mature
as, say, Auto Racing, there would be different divisions
based on which materials were allowable.
Personally, I feel that a Znap + Lego bricks structure
is not a "pure" Lego construction. Not to say there
is anything wrong with that. I've combined them
myself. But such a construction doesn't have that
"Lego Look & Feel" for me.
Using homemade stickers for decoration, or non-Lego wires
as cables, however --- those are obviously non-Lego,
yet don't interfere as much with the Lego Look & Feel
as Znap does, IMHO.
/Eric McC/
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| (...) It's made by LEGO, it's designed to work with 'normal' LEGO bricks. I see absolutely no problem with using Znap and considering it 'pure LEGO'... When I first saw Technic sets I didn't like them, because I didn't think they were 'real LEGO'. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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| | Re: World Record LEGO Bridge
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| (...) work that I don't (yet) have the budget to challange. I wrestle with the use of string as a non-LEGO element, (the Znap qualifies) but suspension bridges allow for much greater span lengths. One might even say they have an unfair advantage for (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
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