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Re: The Bar Does Not Go Down
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Sat, 22 May 2004 01:41:09 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Kevin L. Clague wrote:
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Have it with Darth Vader’s helmet. Its a tough one. I’ve only seen it in
one non-LEGO design.
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I’m not sure it’s the one you’re talking about, but I’ve seen your mini-Vader
walker (I’d love to see instructions for that, BTW), and I’ve also built one MOC
that uses it (DTotS was just a one-time modification of a pre-existing MOC):
I also have an idea for making a vehicle with it someday. Someday...
Anyways, I agree with Orion to the extent that a lot of people casually dismiss
pieces as “useless” for no reason other than that they fall outside of their
realm of experience, but I don’t agree that it’s purely a matter of limited
imagination. The large Throwbot visors are pretty much useless without a
Throwbot head to be attached to, since they’re too flat to attach to a TECHNIC
fig helmet. On the flip side of that, I don’t think I’ve ever seen an RCX being
used for purely structural purposes instead of as an electronic control system.
There are parts that are very generic and there are parts that are very
specialized. The generic parts are the ones that get used in the vast majority
of MOCs by the vast majority of builders. The more specialized a part is, the
less often it will be used...but the more rewarding it will be when you figure
out a new use for it. The important thing is that you don’t casually disregard
a new piece as useless without putting serious thought into possible uses for
it. And picking it up with the sole intent of proving that you can’t think of
any uses for it is cheating. Don’t view it as a waste of plastic. View it as a
challenge.
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| (...) David, I was referring to this: (URL) It walks using a little red micromotor. (...) I was not disagreeing with Orion very hard. There is a scale of reusability, and some parts have a very low reusability score. Orion's point is that there are (...) (20 years ago, 23-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| In lugnet.dear-lego, Orion Pobursky wrote: <snip> (...) Orion, Have it with Darth Vader's helmet. Its a tough one. I've only seen it in one non-LEGO design. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 22-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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