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Re: New Service Packs for 1999..
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Date: 
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!

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 (...) (26 years ago, 28-Jan-99, to lugnet.build)

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