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Re: Clone "semi-bricks" (Was: Non-TLG Parts)
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Thu, 11 Feb 1999 06:49:50 GMT
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On Thu, 11 Feb 1999 02:18:28 GMT, lehman@javanet.com (Todd Lehman) wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, legoverse@geocities.com (Terry K) writes:
> > [...] I am not sure about Duplo/Toolo/Primo though. Those have a very
> > limited inter-connectivity.
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> Do you mean between each other or between DUPLO/PRIMO and SYSTEM? I've
> always thought that DUPLO and PRIMO were wonderfully compatible with each
> other. Not only is there a large 1x1 PRIMO brick with 4 DUPLO studs on top
> (a half-half PRIMO/DUPLO hybrid brick, in other words), but PRIMO bricks in
> general simply plop down perfectly onto DUPLO bricks just as SYSTEM bricks
> in general simply plop down perfectly onto DUPLO bricks.
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> (DUPLO Toolo is of course part of DUPLO just like ThrowBots are part of
> TECHNIC.)
Sorry, I meant between System and Duplo.
Quite right about Duplo/Toolo - I just like saying "Toolo" :-)
BTW, does TLG make a Toolo Belt? <g>
> > But it the demand is there for them, it would be a total tragedy.
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> It would be a total tragedy if there was a demand for them? Or it would be
> a total tragedy if there was a demand for them and they weren't ever
> modeled?
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> I'd be surprised (but happy) if someone started modeling DUPLO and PRIMO
> bricks anytime soon (say, in the next six months or year). But I'd also be
> surprised (and kind of bummed) if 5 years went by and there was still no
> interest.
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> I suppose the demand for LDraw versions of DUPLO and PRIMO elements probably
> won't reach critical mass until powerful realtime 3D rendering and animation
> tools become ubiquitous. I could see a lot more utility/enjoyment in an
> animated DUPLO or PRIMO video clip than in a static DUPLO/PRIMO instruction
> page.
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> --Todd
<g> Talk about typo's......
I meant to type "it wouldn't be a total tragedy" if they were added. :-)
Eventually, I bet there will be Duplo's, and it would not be that big of a
deal. I would guess that they would be placed in a "Duplo" category, much as
the few Scala parts are now in the "Scala" category
I say "few" because Steve just sent me a new one to go with the two already
there.
-- Terry K --
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| (...) ...which reminds me of the 3x6 tile, that happened to be introduced in the Scala series (?). I don't like it to be put in a category; it's so basic. (Well, the measures 3x6 aren't). I would be surprised if it doesn't show up in a totally (...) (28 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) Do you mean between each other or between DUPLO/PRIMO and SYSTEM? I've always thought that DUPLO and PRIMO were wonderfully compatible with each other. Not only is there a large 1x1 PRIMO brick with 4 DUPLO studs on top (a half-half (...) (28 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad)
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