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Re: new category??? "MiniBot"
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Wed, 5 Jun 2002 17:46:10 GMT
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> > http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/30375.dat
> > http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/30376.dat
> > http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/30377.dat
> > http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=parts/30378.dat
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> Hmm. These parts *should* be under a Minifig category, but not
> necessarily the general Minifig category. Then again, two of these
> parts are used for the LOM Martians, along with a couple of other
> related parts -- so these qualify as "figure" pieces, not just "robot"
> pieces. So maybe they should be in the general Minifig category.
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> Plus, we've already got the astromech leg:
> 30362.DAT Minifig Robot Leg
Ack! I never liked that name. I always think, "What _kind_ of robot?
Battle Droid? Astromech? Protocol? (etc.)"...
Also, the "Minifig" Category, in my opinion, should be just for
minifig-compatible stuff, i.e., _parts_ of a minifig (in other
words, minifig anatomy).
I wouldn't mind a new Category, "Droid", for all these "SW" droid parts.
> So how about these names:
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> 30375.DAT Minifig Robot Torso
> (this piece has no clips, but should it still have a 'Clip-on' tag?)
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> 30376.DAT Minifig Robot Legs Clip-on
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> 30377.DAT Minifig Robot Arm Clip-on
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> 30378.DAT Minifig Robot Head SW Battle Droid
> (this is a very specific mold, so the 'Battle Droid' tag is alright)
With all of these, the (mis)perception would be that
they are compatible with the "Minifig Robot Leg" above,
when in fact, they're totally incompatible.
So... How about these names?
30362.DAT Droid Astromech Leg
30377.DAT Droid Clip-on Arm
xxxxx.DAT Droid Clip-on Head Martian [1]
30378.DAT Droid Clip-on Head SW Battle Droid
xxxxx.DAT Droid Clip-on Legs Martian [1]
30376.DAT Droid Clip-on Legs SW Battle Droid
30375.DAT Droid Clip-on Torso
[1] (I don't know the part number for the LOM legs or head.)
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Franklin
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 | | Re: new category??? "MiniBot"
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| Oooh, wait! With the release of the "Ep2" sets, there's a new piece for this group, for the Super Battle Droid. (...) xxxxx.DAT Droid Clip-on Torso & Head SW Super Battle Droid (...) [2] (I don't know the part number for the body-and-head of the (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: new category??? "MiniBot"
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| (...) Yep, I thought the same thing when I wrote my earlier message. Should this be updated to 30362.DAT Minifig Robot Leg SW Astromech ? (...) For purposes of the parts library, I tend toward a more inclusive definition of 'Minifig'. IMO, anything (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: new category??? "MiniBot"
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| (...) No, I haven't. I don't think that would be a very desireable category name. (...) necessarily the general Minifig category. Then again, two of these parts are used for the LOM Martians, along with a couple of other related parts -- so these (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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