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Re: The virtues of the 1x1 with side stud (was Re: MSP Fest?
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Mon, 11 Jan 1999 05:40:37 GMT
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> Not in just two studs. If you use two technic bricks separated by 2
> plates you do it, but in three instead of two. Everybody knows that
> one, of course. But the one you just pointed out is so VERY cool. Of • course
> for best effect you need to use a technic 1x1 or a 1x2 with two holes,
> or else you're off half a stud horizontally. That can be useful but
> not usually.
Actually, because the side-stud brick has a hole in the stud, you could
center it under a hole on another size technic beam, but it would leave
1/2 brick gaps in your construction somewhere...
> > it's a lot of fun to play with a bunch of these together, especially
> > because the recess is exactly the same depth as the thickness of the
> > bit underneath the recess.
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> Yes. This is a most wicked cool artifact of the decision to make the
> fundamental ratio 5:6.
> Thank goodness that whoever first designed this piece thought about
> it. They could as well have just made a brick with a stud on the side.
> When I first rediscovered LEGO (1)
Th enumber of ways you can attach LEGO pieces amazes me too. They can't
possibly have thought of all the combinations when they originally
designed the parts - how did they do it???
> I used to think indenting was a big mistake. I know better now.
...although it would be nice to have a non-indented version every once in
a while without having to use a technic half-pin piece (which rotates,
especially when you don't want it to.)
> 1 - remember, back in 1971-2, this piece wasn't around much... you
> youngsters have it good. :-)
But we have to collect sets which cost 20 cents a piece to build up our
collections, but unlike you now, we have no money.
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com
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WWW: http://www.chuh.org/Students/Bram-Lambrecht/
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