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    Re: It's here! 6773 Alpha Team Helicopter —Frank Filz
   (...) a (...) Actually, I think this piece will find some good use. It has the advantage that it can be mounted stronger than the normal 2x2 tile with vertical peg. One thing it might be usefull for is an alternate bogie plate for trains. Frank (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: It's here! 6773 Alpha Team Helicopter —Jeff Stembel
     (...) I agree, Frank. It is also far superior to the 2x2 tile brick with top pin for the same reason. This new part is also found in the Life on Mars mecha, btw. Jeff (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: It's here! 6773 Alpha Team Helicopter —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) Yes! I totally agree. This piece is more than the sum of its parts. The problem with the 2x2 tile with peg is that it does not have good adhesion. While it's fine for holding light things above it like copter rotors, the use in a train bogie (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: It's here! 6773 Alpha Team Helicopter —Frank Filz
     (...) In fact, I think in the Life on Mars sets, they actually take advantage of the ability to bury it for more strength, which is good since the LOM sets also have something heavier than a rotor. My guess is that it is showing up in the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: It's here! 6773 Alpha Team Helicopter —Steve Bliss
     (...) Plus, when the LEGO-people are running their little ROI analyses to justify creating the new part mold, showing as many uses as possible for the piece has got to go a long way toward the bottom line. Ignoring the cost savings of using existing (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: It's here! 6773 Alpha Team Helicopter —Mark Sandlin
   (...) I'll let you know when I have 10 of them scraped together. :^) ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head (24 years ago, 14-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
 

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