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Re: Prefabs (was Re: Another take on the dacta castle set)
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 7 Jan 2000 22:12:16 GMT
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David Carriker wrote in message ...
> It makes you wonder what the process is for TLG, when they design prefab
> pieces. A lot of the prefab pieces that you see, seem to make sense (ie.
> Castle walls, columns, windshields), but some are just hard to figure
> out ,such as the rock piles (BURPS?). Why not just package regular bricks,
> and then you could have many different looking piles of rocks.
The other reason is cost. A BURP costs a lot less than the pile of bricks it
would take to make an equivalent shape. TLC has then taken advantage of the
hollowness of the BURP in several sets.
> It seems to me that the best prefab piece is one that is widely used in • it's
> own set group, as well as future groups. Such as Castle walls. These • pieces
> are used in practically every castle set, in addition to the pirate series.
Castle wall pieces are definitely versatile. Other good pieces are things
like the pirate ship hulls, which while very specific, can still be used in
a variety of sets, and add significant strength to the constructio.
> And if the prefab piece is not widely usable across genres, it should at • least
> have more than one use in it's own genre. Such as Space shields. These • can
> be used as Spaceship shilds/visors, as well as Space base windows/walls.
Are you talking about the 45 degree walls/windows? Those are also heavily
used in town.
> The overall bad prefab pieces seem to have only one purpose, and are fairly
> unusable in any other context. Such as the UFO hull plates (from what I • hear
> anyway, I don't have any for myself). These seem to have only one purpose,
> which is to be the hull of a UFO.
Well, there is another use of the UFO hulls - see the water tower on my
page:
http://www.mindspring.com/~ffilz/Lego/Lego.html
Follow the link to my town creations.
Frank
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