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Re: New Service Packs for 1999..
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lugnet.build
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Thu, 28 Jan 1999 17:32:16 GMT
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On Thu, 28 Jan 1999 15:16:30 GMT, Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote:
> You're right. When you try stacking those macaroni bricks, they become
> very unstable. I usually use only 3 or 4 on top of each other, and then a
> curved plate on top of that (sort of an overhang). The only stability
> with these is if you make a light house for example. Then you can stagger
> them like regular bricks. But how many RTLers have enough macaroni bricks
> available to create a light house? Not too many, I'll bet!
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> That is why we need these in parts packs. Besides the 1x1 rounds, 1x1
> cones, the 2x2 cylinders and the macaroni bricks, LEGO could include the
> relatively new 4x4 quarter rounds. That would make for an awesome
> "rounded brick" parts pack.
Don't forget the 4x4 round brick with side holes!
Here's some others I'd love to see in a rounded parts pack:
- 6x6 rounded-corner plate (fits with the 4x4 quarter-round brick)
- 3x3 rounded-corner plate (new for Star Wars, I think)
(fits with macaroni bricks)
- 2x2 round plates (in any colors but green or brown, for once)
Those are some great pieces.
Steve
Still waiting for the 7-stud diagonal brick to fit the 12H space
quarter-domes.
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| You're right. When you try stacking those macaroni bricks, they become very unstable. I usually use only 3 or 4 on top of each other, and then a curved plate on top of that (sort of an overhang). The only stability with these is if you make a light (...) (28 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)
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