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In lugnet.db.brictionary, Chris Dee wrote:
> In lugnet.db.brictionary, Steve Bliss writes:
> > In lugnet.db.brictionary, TWS Garrison wrote:
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> http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/973p27
> Minifig Torso with Autoroute Pattern[2]
> http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/4209p05
> Hose Reel 2 x 4 x 2 Holder with tow logo pattern[3]
> >
> > Yeah, these are the same, and they should have the same pattern-name.
> > How about "Autoroute Tow Logo Pattern"?
> Why "Tow logo"? From a European perspective this logo is commonly used on road
> signs to denote a Motorway (GB), Autobahn (DE), Autoroute (FR plus others) -
> basically the national dual carriageway high speed road. It is supposed to
> represent a two lane road with a bridge over. Is this used to denote recovery
> services in the US, or has someone mis-interpreted the image?
Sorry, I misinterpretted the pattern - I thought it was a variation of
the general icon, not the actual icon itself.
> > > [1] And numbers, but I think the effort to equate pattern numbers across
> > > parts is much more recent than these parts.
> >
> > Right. I'm not clear why 4209p05 *is* p05, but it's not a big enough
> > deal to do a renumber on it.
>
> No idea why 4209p05, but it predates the Torso which _could_ still be
> renumbered 973p05, as this is free.
Good point.
> There is also a 4215a (1x4x3 panel) in
> existance with this pattern but p05 is alreay used.
But this 4215a hasn't been modeled in LDraw, right?
> > > [2] French in LDraw names?
> >
> > I dunno. Chris, what was up with that?
>
> We usually go with British-English in part names out of respect for James
> Jessiman, but "Motorway" is so specific to the UK, that I used "Autoroute" in
> the belief that within Europe it is more widely understood [4]. The mostly US
> terms "Highway", "Freeway" would be almost as alien as "Motorway", I suspect.
> What word might an Australian speaker use? What about Denmark?
Good question.
Steve
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