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Re: Attention Lego Group: Children don't like juniorization, either!
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 19 Jan 2000 18:18:38 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Colin Gutierrez writes:
> Paul Baulch wrote:
> >
> > And it looks cool and has tons of playability.
> > I have used many of its larger juniorised pieces in MOCs, and found that I
> > benefitted from their superior structural strength and lightness. "But
> > wouldn't it have been better to have conventional pieces do the same job?"
> > Well, not if my MOC falls apart from its own weight :-)
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> I can see where you're coming from but YOC's must be totally
> different than mine. Not only would most of my creations actually be _less_
> structurally sound with juniorized pieces, many simply could not be built.
> For structural integrity, think of a 5h wall. if it is built
> with 1x3x5 bricks, each panel will not be connected to adjacent ones except
> through the bottom (baseplate) and the top (A row of bricks, plates, or
> a roof. This wall would have several 5h "cracks" in it, not too
> structurally sound. In wall of staggered bricks, however, each brick is
> interlaced in a solid structure and the vertical "cracks" are limited to
> one brick in height.
Yes, on walls like that, staggered bricks would be better. But look at this
set: <http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/6000/6699/6699-01.html>
1xNx5 bricks would make it a whole lot more stable than stacked bricks. On
short walls, pressure exertedfrom the side can easily punch the wall out.
These are the best circumstances to use the 5-tall bricks, as it makes the
building more sound.
Jeff
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