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Re: Torso number was Forestman Torso was Voting Page
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Fri, 14 May 1999 07:32:53 GMT
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On Thu, 13 May 1999 13:52:37 GMT, blisses@worldnet.att.net (Steve Bliss) wrote:

> On Thu, 13 May 1999 08:12:13 GMT, legoverse@geocities.com (Terry K) wrote:
> 
> > And on another note, it has come to my attention that 9326 is NOT the torso
> > number.  I really hate to say this, but we need to move the torsos out of that
> > number to a 3-digit number.
> > 
> > The good news is that we don't know for sure what 9326 is exactly, so we can
> > have "~moved to" files for all of them.  At least until 9326 becomes known and
> > made - which may be quite a long time.
> > But we do need to move them, as 9326 is known to be wrong.  9xxx series numbers
> > were basically a precursor to the current 8xxxx series numbers.  Numbers which
> > refer to a composite structure, not a single piece.  In this case, torsos
> > *with* arms - not just armless torsos.
> > 
> > So you can see the future conflict, and why we should do it now, as the problem
> > only gets worse as time goes by.
> 
> So waittaminut.  I read you writing that 9326 *was* a number for the
> composite torso-with-arms-and-hands, but is not any longer used for that
> purpose.  The 9xxx numbers were an earlier composite range.  New parts are
> made with 5-digit numbers.  So where's the 'future conflict'?  What part is
> going to come along and slurp up 9326?  Is this really a move worth making?

It *was*.  But that also means that it *IS*.  There almost certainly is a
composite torso out there with the number 9326  (ask Joshua).  Just because TLG
revised the numbering system to use 5 digits does not change the history or
existence of past numbers.
If Joshua or Martyn divine exactly what 9326 is, then it would most probably be
added as a piece in the underscore category.  There is the conflict.
It is out there, waiting.  The conflict is real, just not yet apparent.

> > And since the torsos are already going through a mass structural change, it
> > would be good idea to do it now.
> > 
> > Any preferences to which 3-digit number to use?  932 is open.  Or 999. Heck, a
> > pretty wide open field, in fact.
> 
> The 'minifig 3-digit part range' currently includes:
> 
> 970.DAT       Minifig Hips
> 
> 971.DAT       Minifig Leg Right
> 
> 972.DAT       Minifig Leg Left
> 
> 975.DAT       Minifig Arm Right
> 
> 976.DAT       Minifig Arm Left
> 
> 977.DAT       Minifig Hand
> 
> 979.DAT       Minifig (Complete Figure Shortcut)
> 
> 980.DAT       Minifig (Complete Figure Shortcut, Sitting)
> 
> 
> So 973 974 978 or 981 would be the next open numbers.  I'm not sure why we
> skipped 973, 974 and 978 when we laid out these numbers...
> 
> Steve

In that range, I would prefer 973 or 974 as they are between legs and arms.
My suggestion of 932 was just to drop the 6 from the original number.  A sort
of pseudo-mnemonic from the original number.

-- Terry K --



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(...) So waittaminut. I read you writing that 9326 *was* a number for the composite torso-with-arms-and-hands, but is not any longer used for that purpose. The 9xxx numbers were an earlier composite range. New parts are made with 5-digit numbers. So (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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