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Re: Play "I can name that piece..."
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 13 Feb 1999 14:07:29 GMT
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In lugnet.general, dulcaoin@alumni.cse.ucsc.edu (Joshua Delahunty) writes:
> > Piece two: Maybe a stumper. It is black, and 2.256 inches high, x @ 1.25
> > x@ 1.25. It has 8 sections on one side, and looks a little like a corner
> > piece of some sortIt slopes out from the top to the halfway point, and
> > then back again. Looks like a 45 degree slope, more or less. Says (c)
> > LEGO group, which may help date it a bit, and has two ovals on the
> > indented area. These don't seem to serve ANY purpuse, not even
> > decoration, so may be for identifying in some way?
> >
> > Underneath, in the square to attach to the baseplate, says 4737, and
> > then under that 3 (space) 02. Anybody know what it is, and what set it
> > came from?
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> 1x1 Tile, Top Compartmented, 1x1 Top, 6H (in Black)
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> Qty Set U.S. Set Name Year Theme
> --- ---- ---------------------- ---- --------------
> 2 6891 Gamma-V Laser Craft 1985 LEGOLAND Space
> 1 6972 Polaris-I Space Lab 1987 LEGOLAND Space
> 2 6987 Message-Intercept Base 1988 Blacktron
> 2 6956 Stellar Recon Voyager 1990 M:Tron
> 2 6989 Mega Core Magnetizer 1990 M:Tron
Whoa there, daddio, I had to look at almost all the pictures of those sets
before I understood what pieces that is. Calling it a tile and giving it a
name like
1x1 Tile, Top Compartmented, 1x1 Top, 6H (in Black)
doesn't take into consideration that the element is 3.5 x 3.5 studs in size
when viewed from the top, so it kind of sounds like some tall skinny piece.
What is the function of those chiseled/recessed compartment/vent/indents?
Is the element some kind of heat sink? I think it's a pretty cool piece --
wish TLG still made it. Love the way it connects sideways like the 3x3x6
corridor corner elements do in 6886 Galactic Peace Keeper.
How about something like?--
3.5x3.5x6 Quarter-Spherical Heat Sink
or
3.5x3.5x6 Convex Corner Vent
--Todd
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Now you see why I jumped when I saw the piece? I had never seen anything like it before...At first, I thought it would be a MagaBlok, or some such offense against ABS. Rob (25 years ago, 7-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Play "I can name that piece..."
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| (...) No, it doesn't (take that into consideration). The name comes from a day when I named things more for their modification of a defined element, rather than entire bounding-box approach to size. Since they're no longer made, I haven't had reason (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Lots of old sets had the 4x4 spoked wheels. Of course, having said that, I don't have much of a list to offer... :) Here's a starting point: (URL) (...) 1x1 Tile, Top Compartmented, 1x1 Top, 6H (in Black) Qty Set U.S. Set Name Year Theme --- (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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