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Subject: 
Modulex Bricks
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lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 19:28:00 GMT
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I recently bought a Lego collection that contained two Modulex bricks
:)  I had heard about these and seen some pictures, but it was really
neat to actually hold them and snap them together.  An interesting note
- these were white 2x4 bricks and they were discolored the same way that
regular white Lego bricks discolor.  I thought it would be really neat
if Lego started making these again; this time not for the architectural
market - but for adult Lego enthusiasts!  Even if just basic bricks and
slopes were made we could all build, or try to build, structures like
they have in Miniland.  The advantages of using Modulex bricks for this
purpose would be:

a) much smaller size makes detailing possible in a much smaller space
b) smaller bricks weigh less and could therefore be shipped and stored
more economically
c) they've probably still got the molds and this wouldn't interfere with
the current product runs.

How would you like to have bulk Modulex bricks available in the basic
colors and shapes?  I would!

--
Thomas Main
main@appstate.edu



Message has 7 Replies:
  Re: Modulex Bricks
 
(...) What are/is a Modulex brick? People just coming out of a 18 year Dark Age want to know! Beth Reiten (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Modulex Bricks
 
Thomas Main wrote: <snip> (...) When they were available they was rather expensive... Paulo (26 years ago, 16-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Modulex Bricks
 
(...) They only have so many injection molding machines, and they need those machines to make more doors so they can finally put them back into the train sets. (...) (26 years ago, 17-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Modulex Bricks
 
Hi Thomas, (...) The Modulex company is not an direct relation of the LEGO companies. Although they were together a long time ago. (...) More details would make a larger strucutre at the end again (...) The weight of the ABS would be just the same (...) (26 years ago, 17-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Modulex Bricks
 
(...) The Modulex bricks don't fit well with regular LEGO. Also, the plates are half a brick nstead a third (from memory). Eric Brok Visit LEGO ON MY MIND: (URL) Control section: (URL) section: (URL) (26 years ago, 17-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Modulex Bricks
 
(...) I have hundreds of these bricks, they are tiny. (...) The problem with these bricks is that they don't fit together as good as LEGO bricks - if you build a wall it can easily be pushed over. (...) Some of the colours are better than LEGO's - (...) (26 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Modulex Bricks
 
(...) For more info about MODULEX, check out these: (URL) (26 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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