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Non-TLG Parts
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Wed, 10 Feb 1999 04:14:18 GMT
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I'm not sure how the best way to broach this subject, but to jump head first
best.
First, I have wondered how the community feels about the creation of
non-standard parts. By this I mean parts that TLG has not created ( at
least not to my knowledge ). For example, many years ago went I become
involved with LEGO sets which I purchased for my children and found that I
spent as much time "playing" as they did, I always wanted to have a
universal connection part ( perhaps this is not the best description, but it
is the best I can think of at the moment ) which never seemed to appear in
any of the kits --- oops, I mean sets. Having grown up building model kits
and doing a lot of kit bashing I used those skills to produce my own.
Taking two 1 x 1 plates, filling the hole side with putty, then sanding to
half thickness and lastly cementing the two halfs together I had the part I
wanted. Now, it seems to me that with the LCAD package I could do the same
thing but on a wider scale and without the elbow grease. What I wonder
is --- How does everyone feel about this?
Second and last, does anyone have any idea why TLG has never ( as far as I
know ) introduced such a part. My own idea is that it may deal with the
moulding process and the amount of resin in such parts.
Aside from the questions this has inspired me to learn how LCAD parts are
developed with the goal of, at least, getting my home made part.
All ears
( no kidding, ya ought ta see a picture )
Roy
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Message has 5 Replies:
 | | Re: Non-TLG Parts
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| (...) You did a good job of it, though I don't think you'll like the replies from people (personal prediction). (...) I would personally severely disapprove. Though it could be argued to include clone bricks (which your described part would fall (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Non-TLG Parts
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| (...) I think it would be great -- I don't know of any existing restrictions other than the possibility that no one has published their efforts in this regard. I would be more receptive to other brand-name parts than to mangled pieces, however -- (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Non-TLG Parts
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| (...) I am totally opposed to this. LDraw was started to model Lego elements and that is what we have adhered to. And as long as I have the watch, so to speak, I will not knowingly allow fictitious parts into an official update. I even have some (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Non-TLG Parts
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| (...) You're a brave man. ;) (...) I think you've gotten a taste of how the community feels. This has come up before, with some half-height plates (I think these were Tyco parts, maybe MegaBloks did them, too). They were not allowed into a parts (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Non-TLG Parts
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| Okay, I think I see the consensus on "home made" parts in LDraw. How about a slightly different twist? One of the messages in build group mentioned he used the loops off of broken 1 X 1 with side loops to get a female to female connection. Would it (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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