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Re: Where, oh where, can I get a part number for a patterned piece?
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
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Thu, 3 May 2001 22:05:17 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Chris Dee writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, James Jackson writes:
> > Speaking of pattern numbers, I have created the gold-faced android head and
> > developed a fix to the silver one (3626Bp63.dat), so that both parts are
> > compatible. My problem is that numbers on both sides of the head are claimed • by
> > other groups. For example, the *p64.dat series is claimed by Unitron, and the
> > *p62.dat series is claimed by part of Ice Planet 2002. I could do as I have
> > proposed for minifig shortcuts (i.e. 979p63a.dat & 979p63b.dat), but would • run
> > short of characters ("3626Bp63b.dat" is more than 8 characters). So my • question
> > is, what number do I try to give this new head, even though it has very • little
> > difference from the first?
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> I'd go with p64, as we know that there are no Unitron patterned heads.
There actually is one... the smiley with Silver CyberVisor pattern. It is later
used in RoboForce.
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> >
> > Putting that issue aside for awhile, it also reminds me of a new • question.
> > Because of the changing nature of minifig faces... at least those made after
> > circa 1992, One can only be left to wonder what happens after the 100th
> > (non-Star Wars) head is submitted? I guess whenever that happens, we can make
> > little LEGO figures in blue and white and make the whole set look like • Smurfs.
> > ha ha ha (or is that "Smurves"?) Oh well... it's all in good-humored,
> > "brick-laying" fun!
> >
> > -- James J.
> > jejackso@memphis.edu
> >
> > P.S.: If you can really see a Dr. Cyber head as Brainy and Timmy as Clumsy,
> > then it ain't funny anymore.
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> I think we already discussed this at some length here w.r.t. torsos, and • agreed
> it was acceptable to use alpha-numeric p-suffixes (eg. 3626Bp6a) with the
> definition that the two characters after the "p" are pattern identifiers, not
> variant suffices. When officialised, I think the 100.. series Star Wars
> patterned parts will be renumbered.
>
> Chris
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