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Re: Old Parts replaced by Newer Versions?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 1 Dec 1999 20:52:25 GMT
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Currently, my biggest pet peeve is 4212.dat, the 4 x 10 x 2/3 car base. The new
version actually 4 x 10 x 18/24, the square section in the center has been sunk
fruther in so that 2x2x2 town chairs in down to the first plate level. One long
plate can no longer fit across the bottom, and the Technic peg hole is gone. I
had to manually rebuild this piece into 4212A.dat, The 1980 version of the same
part. I hope it's arrival is well received.
If you look hard enough, you will see small differences in the regular
bricks and plates. 4085.dat, the 1x1 horizontal clip is also structurally
different.
James J.
In lugnet.cad.dev, Chris Dee writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Jamie Obrien writes:
> > Hi, I was just looking over some of my older space sets, and was
> > wondering whether the parts in LDraw should include the older versions
> > of parts that have been upgraded over the years?
> > For example
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> > my older versions of
> > 3475.DAT Plate 1 x 2 with Jet Engine
> >
> > are slightly smaller, and also don't have the recessed axle connector
> > inside of the side engine pod. There are a couple others like tool
> > clips and some I can't remeber, but should there be alternate pieces
> > for these, or just use the newer versions.
> >
> > But for a part like:
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> > 4081.DAT Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Light
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> >
> > the older version used a narrower seperator on the circular clip
> > section that allowed a plate to connect to it and remain level at the
> > edge of the plate. So the piece is different, or mayb evolved, but
> > still different enough to be included.
> >
> > Any comments or pointers?
> >
> > Jamie Obrien
> > jamien@interworx.com.au
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> In general, yes, we try to include variants where these are either visibly
> different (like solid-stud vs. hollow stud minifig heads), or functionally
> different.
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> It's all a matter of priority (and access to the parts themseleves). What is
> most important - new parts or variants of already modelled parts?
>
> Chris
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| (...) new (...) sunk (...) long (...) same (...) Yes there are actually (at least) three different versions of 4085 which increasingly strengthen the structure of the clip. The oldest (type I) version has the tips of the clip turned in and looks (...) (25 years ago, 1-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Old Parts replaced by Newer Versions?
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| (...) In general, yes, we try to include variants where these are either visibly different (like solid-stud vs. hollow stud minifig heads), or functionally different. It's all a matter of priority (and access to the parts themseleves). What is most (...) (25 years ago, 28-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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