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Re: How accurate need bricks to be?
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Date: 
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 18:09:01 GMT
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I asked about the accuracy at the bottom of the bricks
http://home.hetnet.nl/~niels-karsdorp/ldraw/question.htm

Chris answered:
> Yes, this is the "rule" we try to apply - if the detail is functional, then it
> should be included, if decorative or an artifact of the moulding process then
> it may be ignored.

> Historically we have been even less concerned about the detail on
> the underside of bricks (such as 700).

In the case of brick 700,
I know that the old versions did NOT have any tubes at the bottom.
Is that something that should be modeled?

I don't have any of those olde 700s, but I might locate one.
(Hopy my grandparents still have the box of lego...)

Niels Karsdorp



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: small brick variances (was How accurate need bricks to be?)
 
Niels, Some of those old 700 variations are shown on my parts compare page: (URL) think there is also a version with 2 rows of tubes, but I don't have a picture of it yet. For even more minor variations click on the Mold Variants folder: (URL) not (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)
  Re: How accurate need bricks to be?
 
(...) Yes, I believe the presence or absence of tubes should be modelled as this does impact the functionality. The ribs are less important, IMHO, but if I were modelling this part _now_ I would include them. Chris (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)

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  Re: How accurate need bricks to be?
 
(...) Yes, this is the "rule" we try to apply - if the detail is functional, then it should be included, if decorative or an artifact of the moulding process then it may be ignored. So in your two examples, I would expect to see the small lugs on (...) (24 years ago, 21-Sep-02, to lugnet.cad)

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