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Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:53:19 GMT
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"John Heins" <Johnmhiii@aol.com> wrote in message news:Grv2G6.zH@lugnet.com...
In lugnet.technic, Jennifer Clark writes:

[snippage]

As stated before, just TRY to mount ANYTHING constructed out of new style
Technic pieces onto a base plate without using old style holed beams to
interface between the two. Without holed studded beams (even as small as
1x2) there is NO compatability between the current Technic line and bricks.

Not to beat this to death, but this is plainly false.

Here are some ways to connect non-studded technic parts to studded parts.

- simply stick the beam to a studded part using the holes in the beam
- 1x2 plate with female technic connector(s) underneath
- 1x2, 2x2, 2x4 brick with technic peg(s)
- 1x2 plate with peg (on bottom or top)
- 2x4 plate with pegs (may come in other sizes as well)
- angle brick, bushing, axle extender (et al) snapped vertically between
  4 studs
- click hinge with female technic connector
- 1L peg with stud (there are hundreds of ways using this part alone)
- 3L technic axle with stud
- Alpha Team underwater windscreen (these are incredibly cool parts for
  use with technic)
- Jack Stone chassis (beams, true, but not traditional ones)
- "Dinosaurs" abdomen, legs, appendages
- sandwich the beam between two plates (this gives you a way to
  create a sliding motion without using tiles)

As an exercise, I recommend you try recreating a classic Technic model,
or a close likeness thereof, without using studded beams.  It can be a
very satisfying way to learn how to manipulate the new parts.

Cheers, Mark K



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
 
(...) This subject is curiously similar to the "how do we connect znap to system" issue. I posted some pictures of various ways of doing that on brickshelf ... (URL) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
 
(...) Not wanting to be too argumentative, but most of the ways listed use parts that conform to the "traditional" technic model - something that mounts to studs on a brick or plate and then uses a connector or pin to interface to the "newer" parts. (...) (23 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

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  Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
 
(...) I don't mind SOME of the new style smooth beams. My complaint is that the new style smooth beams and axle/rod/flex tube connectors have almost completely displaced "traditional" technic components. It's like the new "Technic" is a whole (...) (23 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

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