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Re: If TLG was going to cease production of any 5 pieces which ones should they be?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 15 Mar 2000 02:01:55 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Brad Hamilton writes:
> Now, now, all you Jr. bashers calm down!
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> 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!
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 they're older.
I don't dislike these two pieces, the are OK and provide stability where the
equivalent tower of 5 1x1x1s would easily fall apart. They can be used as roof
supports, skyscrapers, and many other things.
HOWEVER, I do NOT like the 1x6x5 because it is much MORE stable when built
with interlocking pieces! Therefore I have no use for it whatsoever aand would
much rather not have those.
Eric, maybe you don't feel there's a difference between the two but I think
there is.
The 1x2x5 or 1x1x5 pieces are not, IMHO, Town Jr or Junior at all.
> > > > the townjr carbase
> > > > the castle crappy arch piece
> > > > the townjr truck base
> > > > the insectoids large leg
> > > > the insectoids wing
Agree with these.
> > > 1-piece palm tree
> > > Rock Raiders chassis
Oooh yeah!
> > > 2x2x11 super-tall column
Although I know these can be easily made of 2x2 rounds, I still like the piece
a lot. Again, more stability... plus no ugly holes.
> > > Moo Men heads (at least get rid of the grey eyes!)
No way! These are really expressive faces and I like them. I use all of them.
> > > CastleJr half-tower piece
> > Note: As for the CastleJr half-tower piece. It is awful yes and I could • do
> > without it but it can be put to good use in places. Just check out my
> Inn.
<snip>
Eric, your MOC is the best, and proves that there can be use for the tower
piece. But remember, you especially tried to use them and tried to build
something AROUND it that'd work. Now that's all good and well but when it all
boils down, most of us use pieces to build MOCs, not build MOCs to use
pieces... I hope you get what I mean. This has nothing to do with your inn
(which, I again say, is one of the nicest things I've seen around) but with
the WAY that the pieces got used - you WANTED to use them and TRIED to fit
them in, not used them 'cause you initially thought they fit the building.
(Does that make any sense?)
-Shiri
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