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Re: New vs. old (was Re: More 1999 Figs... ?)
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Mon, 26 Oct 1998 16:32:17 GMT
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Once upon a time, mattdm@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller) wrote:
> Tim Courtney <tcourtney@nospam.avenew.com> wrote:
> > > I dunno. They've got the legos, which would be more useful if they were
> > > movable, but still can be applied elsewhere. And the wings are pretty
> > > special-purpose, but they look cool anyway. :) What other specialized pieces
> > > are you referring to?
> > Those in general, plus other Insectoids-secific parts. I don't know for sure
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> What other insectoids-specific parts? I think I've given you a comprehensive
> list. There's also the trans-yellow/green "eye" domes, but those seemed
> more generally useful than just insectoid, so I didn't count them. But even
> with those: three insectoid-specific parts hardly sounds evil. You sure
> you're not just prejudiced against them?
The problem (for me) is that the Insectoids sets (at least the smaller
ones) are only really good for building that one model. They aren't
as bad (in this respect) as Time Cruisers sets were, but they aren't
as generally useful for building as pre-UFO space (or even
pre-Explorien, if you prefer).
Besides, those darn Insectiod legs don't even bend at the knee! If
they had been made with some amount of rotation (like, if they came
apart at the knee, and could be put back together at different
angles), they would be much more useful. That would have redeemed
them, in my eyes.
LDraw thought: if someone draws an Insectoid leg part, does it go in
the Support category?
Steve
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| (...) I dunno. I've built several different ships using insectoid pieces -- and my creations don't look insectoid in the least.... (...) Yes, I agree heartily here. Even better if they would interface nicely with technic, for making walking (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New vs. old (was Re: More 1999 Figs... ?)
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| (...) What other insectoids-specific parts? I think I've given you a comprehensive list. There's also the trans-yellow/green "eye" domes, but those seemed more generally useful than just insectoid, so I didn't count them. But even with those: three (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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