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(...) of the arches. If you mean the 1x3x12, I like it for support underneath large structures. Here are my five choices: 1-piece palm tree Rock Raiders chassis 2x2x11 super-tall column Moo Men heads (at least get rid of the grey eyes!) CastleJr (...) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I mean the new one that they put into the 2000 castle. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No no no no no... he means this nasty thing: (URL) set: <set:8480> (25 years ago, 14-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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Aaron Hines <geraden22@juno.com> wrote in message news:FrF7Ew.GMA@lugnet.com... (...) The super-tall column is a GREAT piece! I'm using it in several town and castle buildings and would like to have more! (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sure, they're nice pieces... but you can easily make them by using 2x2 rounds and a technic axle for strength... allows you to do them at any height whatsoever. -Shiri (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) These are all decent selections but I do have a few I would get rid of first. 1x2x2 Brick (This has to be my biggest pet peeve piece just give us 2 1x2's!) 2x2x3 Brick 1x2x5 Brick 1x1x5 Brick And just about any other POOP. Note: As for the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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Now, now, all you Jr. bashers calm down! The junior pieces (like the 1x2x5 and 1x1x5) are excellent for building sky-scrapers with a lot of windows separated by small solid sections. In this case, you would have MORE poop without those Jr. pieces! (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, you're right about the 1x2x5 and 1x1x5, they are great pieces and are good for many things. However, IMO those two are NOT Jr. pieces, not at all! Don';t know about you guys, but I have some of these dating back to 1992 and I'm sure (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, but despite that, I still like the single piece for stability. It's supporting all three masts on Gloire: (URL) think that 2x2 rounds, while they'd still be nice, wouldn't work nearly as well for what I'm doing. The square base really (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I know what you mean, and in fact I like the piece too... I was just pointing out why some people don't like the piece. and also it's nice to know about the 2x2 rounds... I was really glad to find that out because I wanted columns at different (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree with you on 1x1x5s and 1x2x5s, but I've got to disagree with you on 1x6x5s. They are very useful, especially if they had been used in <set:6699 Set 6699>. If I hit this set in a certain way, the side wall would collapse. :) Jeff, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) *blink* I didn't know they had Town Jr. back in '87. I hope that didn't unduly offend anyone, but seeing that made me think that maybe LEGO hasn't changed all that much after all...(at least in the buildings. I could tell a huge difference (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, I *do* like this set... :) Actually, even though the designs are somewhat similar, this isn't Town Jr. It uses piece staggering (mostly above the door), and it was undoubtedly cheaper than it would be if it was Town Jr. :) It is kind of (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) my (...) How about this: (URL) ? Look at the townhouses. Alan Random set: <set:7104> (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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Not to contradict myself, but I recently had some engineering problems with the big column piece. I was trying to create an octogonal colonnade. I got the bricks to line up, but the big column pieces just kept pushing out on the top or bottom. I (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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In a larger structure, its true that the 1x6x5 pieces are less structurally sound. Also, they tend to look "poopier" than smaller interlocking blocks. However, I still find the 1x6x5 blocks useful in my town creations. Many LEGO town sets are built (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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<snip> (...) Shiri, This makes perfect sense and I know what you mean. In all my other MOCs including the City Wall I have not even considered using that piece. I just think we have to get away from calling it a "tower" piece just because that is (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Alan, Very nice! I know I have seen your xmas page before but I just don't remember seeing this townhouse before. It is very nice and exactly the kind of use I think this part is good for, either as a column or strong point in a wall. Eric (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sorry I didn't mean any bashing and I wasn't excited when I wrote my post. I think Juniorization has its place I just think that it is to wide spread. Hopefully we will see some change as LEGO Direct gets going but for now it just seems that (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The 1x6x5's are even older, I think late 70's. Look up these sets: (URL) got 230 at a clearance somewhere in the early 80's. I loved the 1x6x5's back then because it allowed me to build much bigger buildings than before. It also had 1x6x3's (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) AAAAAGH! (Covers eyes) (Peeks through fingers at the monstrosity) AAA...AAAGH! Seriously, that is a horrid POOP! Give me four half arches, six inverse slopes and some extra 1x2s anyday over that thing! Aaron (Changed my mind about the 2x2x11 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) We're talking about the bricks, not the windows. :) Although the bricks *did* appear in, I believe, 483 Alpha-I Rocket Base and some other late seventies Space Sets. :) Jeff (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) would (...) would (...) Is there any chance you could scan the instructions for #230 for me and/or brickshelf? Chris (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Technically not a POOP, as it couldn't be made from other parts - not and still have a portcullis drop through it. That being said, though, it's still an ugly waste of ABS, and I despise it almost to the same degree as the 1 piece palm tree. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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Those were Marc A. Nelson's Jr's creations, I was just posting a link. Alan Random set:<set:6837> (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) my (...) -I used it in some rowhouses: (URL) has its uses, but all in all, I would rather do without it. -Marc (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) -Oh, I see someone already mentioned them. Thanks for remembering, Alan! I modeled them after rowhouses that are pretty common in Baltimore. -Marc (25 years ago, 15-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, I'm pretty sure my parents still have the instructions. It could take a while though. Jeff, the set had the bricks (1x6x5 and 1x6x3) AND the windows. And a lot of the bricks as well. As I remember it was build on a 16x32 baseplate and it (...) (25 years ago, 16-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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