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Re: Non-TLG Parts
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lugnet.cad.dev
Date: 
Thu, 11 Feb 1999 00:42:50 GMT
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On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 12:30:12 GMT, blisses@worldnet.att.net (Steve Bliss) wrote:

> 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.
> 
> You're a brave man. ;)
> 
> > First, I have wondered how the community feels about the creation of
> > non-standard parts. 
> 
> 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
> update.
> 
> OTOH, if someone started an indepedent site with clone parts (and even
> custom parts), I think that would be pretty cool.  I even think it
> should there should be a link to it from the JJM.  There's a lot more to
> LDraw usage than posting DAT files.  People often use LDraw source to
> generate images, and post the images to their website (for one example).

I agree with that.  I would have no objections to linking to custom sites for
non-lego parts. The more the merrier.
I just think that LDraw should remain just that.  Not MBDraw or TDraw. :-)

-- Terry K --



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  Re: Non-TLG Parts
 
(...) 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 (...) (28 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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