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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Thomas Garrison wrote:
> Noticed a few odd things about the Minifig Helmets on the Parts Tracker a
> few weeks ago
> http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/x593.dat
> http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/193.dat
> http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/2446.dat
> The first thing I noticed is that the newer version of the original helmet
> (the thick chinstrap version) has been assigned the new 3DN 593. I
> thought that was kinda strange, since every other time I recall LDraw
> tracking two versions of the same basic part (e.g., 4085) the standard has
> been to append a,b,etc. to the part number. I'm surprised that these two
> are so different as to merit different unofficial numbers, since I can
> barely tell them apart[1].
>
> The more arresting thing is that they've been renamed "Minifig Crash
> Helmet. . .". First thought[2]: that's going to make these parts hard to
> find on a list of parts. Second thought: what the heck is a "crash
> helmet"? A trip to dictionary.com later, third thought: well, that name
> applies to the Town usage of these parts, but certainly not the Castle or
> Space usages. Which is odd, because I thought LDraw was moving away from
> theme-specific names. Heck, why not just call them "Town Helmet. . .", at
> that rate?
>
> Anyone have any thoughts, knowledge, or wisdom on these
> suddenly-mysterious parts?
I'd like to reach closure on this in preparation for the next parts update.
I have re-thought my decsion about 193+593 vs. 193a+193b, mainly in the light of
the Classic Window discussion, where we are allowing suffices on 3DNs.
And I also take the points about using "Crash Helmet" 1) I didn't realise it was
such UK-centric term, and 2) it contravenes my previous stance on a branching
naming convention - name qualifiers should only be added to the end of the
general term, so "Minfig Helmet xxx" rather than "Minfig xxxx Hemlmet".
So here's my revised proposal :
193a : Minifig Helmet Classic with Thin Chinstrap
193a : Minifig Helmet Classic with Thick Chinstrap
2446 : Minifig Helmet Modern
Can anyone not live with that?
But, should we also be renaming
3896 : Minifig Castle Helmet with Chin-Guard
to : Minifig Helmet Castle with Chin-Guard
3844 : Minifig Castle Helmet with Neck Protector
to : Minifig Helmet Castle with Neck Protector
3833 : Minifig Construction Helmet
to : Minifig Helmet Construction
3834 : Minifig Fire Helmet
to : Minifig Helmet Fire
We already have on the Parts Tracker
30048: Minifig Helmet Conquistador
x526 : Minifig Helmet Samurai
x527 : Minifig Helmet with Chinstrap and Wide Brim
which satisfy this convention.
Chris
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