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Re: Non-TLG Parts
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Wed, 10 Feb 1999 06:19:53 GMT
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On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 04:14:18 GMT, "Roy Earls" <brandone@mounet.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure how the best way to broach this subject, but to jump head first
> best.
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> 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?
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 misgivings about thinks like Scala, but since those are TLG
products, they can go in.
Needless to say, I am also opposed to "clone" products.
That said, you can make and use any part you want.
> 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.
Who knows? But it sure would be nice if they did.
> 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.
Go for it.
-- Terry K --
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