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Re: what are the 5 worst lego elements?
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Date: 
Tue, 19 Jun 2001 04:32:47 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Ross Crawford writes:
In lugnet.general, Steve Lane writes:
In lugnet.general, Steve Bliss writes:
In lugnet.general, Simon Bennett wrote:

Wait up a bit Johnathan.  Can you define what you mean by worst?  Possible
inferences could be:

1 - Least use in building MOCs
2 - Least representative of the real world version
3 - Most irritatingly common but no real help in building
4 - Most SPUD- ish / juniorized
5 - Worst produced / easy to break
6 - Just plain least aesthetically pleasing.

You forgot:

7. Look like they'd be cool, but due to design issues, are irritatingly
difficult to use in MOCs.

Steve

Defining what we mean exactly is a good idea.

The list of the worst parts must include the Technic motorcycle steering
boss. A 2x2 brick with a protruding arm with the end cranked at an angle.
How could you EVER find a use for it. It's also used on the lift of the 8462
breakdown truck.

Also studless beams with 2 bends, corrugated tubing, I'm sure theirs more!

Incidentally I've recently found a use for 8 of those handles you fit on
pneumatic switches (designed as a selector in the technic shuttle), normally
their useless too.

If you're talking about 6553, I've found they're really useful for diagonal
bracing - used heaps in my tower crane www.lugnet.com/~469/projects/towercrane

Regards

ROSCO

Adding to the list:
1. Robo Containers
2. Soccer Containers
3. Town Jr. Car frames
4. Gatehouse Arch from King Leo's Castle
5. corrugated/ribbed tubing

There are others, but most have limited usefulness, but show up frequently
in my stuff.
-Aaron-



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(...) If you are refering to the throwbot containers then I aggree with you. But OTOH if you are refering to the round roborider cans then I disaggree. They cant be used for building, true, but they make GREAT storage for various parts. (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)

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(...) If you're talking about 6553, I've found they're really useful for diagonal bracing - used heaps in my tower crane www.lugnet.com/~469/...towercrane Regards ROSCO (23 years ago, 18-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)

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