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Re: New 1x2 brick shape, fits technic pegs
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Wed, 6 Dec 2000 01:07:27 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Paul Gyugyi writes:
> I noticed something about the 1x2 bricks in the LoM sets.
> On the inside, about 80% of the way up, there are small
> indentations on the walls. If you insert a technic peg
> (where a stud would normally fit), it will click into place.
> Is this new, or something I've just missed before?
> It works especially well with the technic
> double-peg-with-axle-hole.
> 
> BTW, what is the best group to talk about the engineering
> design of the bricks (brick shapes, plastic types, etc)?
> 
> -gyug

Possibly. I have a number of clear 1x2 bricks with studs (from a yard sale
bag). I noticed that they seem to have a horizontal bar/indent on the inside of
the chamber about where you mention. I wonder if this has been there for a long
time, but is only obvious in the clear bricks. Note that the 1x2 without centre
stud bricks do not have this horizontal bar.

Ray
l#24



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(...) Wow! I just noticed that yesterday when I was sorting some lego into it's proper container, I was going to mention something about that and you beat me to it.. I do wonder what they are there for, again not all of my bricks have it. And new (...) (26 years ago, 6-Dec-00, to lugnet.general)

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  New 1x2 brick shape, fits technic pegs
 
I noticed something about the 1x2 bricks in the LoM sets. On the inside, about 80% of the way up, there are small indentations on the walls. If you insert a technic peg (where a stud would normally fit), it will click into place. Is this new, or (...) (26 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.general)  

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