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Re: It's here! 6773 Alpha Team Helicopter
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 14 Feb 2001 18:13:15 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> In lugnet.general, Frank Filz writes:
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> > 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.
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> 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 is completely reversed, the heavy thing is above. For
> that reason it shears off (comes disconnected) easily (in wrecks, when you
> pick up a model, during assembly etc...)
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> I like trucks to stay on the cars during wrecks, it limits the excursions.
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> By having the 1x2 extensions molded integrally with the 2x2 tile part, you
> can bury those extensions within the truck and you get the same adhesion as
> you do with the bogie plate but with more flexibility.
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 helicopters because it's cheaper to just produce one
part, and does't really detract that much from the flexibility of the
set (i.e. the advantage of providing 2 or 3 separate parts vs. a single
part is outweighed by the cost of running two different moudling
machines).
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) 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)
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| | Re: It's here! 6773 Alpha Team Helicopter
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| (...) 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)
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