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Re: what are the 5 worst lego elements?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:15:17 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Suzanne D. Rich wrote:
> Most hated elements:
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> 5. 2 x 16 triple wedge (looks good till I try to use it)
Yeah, would have been *much* better as three pieces: right- and left-2x6
corner slopes, and a 2x4 slope.
> 4. the sectional palm tree's evil replacement 'trunk'
Totally agree.
> 3. Jar-jar head
Ahh, it's not any worse than most other single-purpose minifig elements.
> 2. the entire SCALA joining system (via 'flowers')
I *like* the new 2/3-high connector-flower-bricks.
> 1. tree stump (awful, awful, awful!)
It doesn't even look very LEGO-ish.
How about them immobile animals? They look good, but they aren't very playable.
> Funny- I happen to use angle connectors with corrugated tubing (and
> pegs) to make sculptures. I really love those together as a sort of
> sub-system. while introducing curves to a model, they can be colorful
> and sturdy. I had no idea they were so unpopular!
They aren't unpopular with everybody. I really like set 5220, the Technic
"Styling Pack". It's full of black and silver corrugated tubes, flexible
axles, and fairing pieces. I built myself a head-dress thingy out of this
set, but I never had anywhere to wear it.
> And I don't hate BURPs.. (sorry). I think they should not appear in sets
> - rather as a bulk item.
Yeah, most pieces aren't really annoying, until you wind up with 'too many'
of them. Or they're used excessively in LEGO models/sets. Like what
happened with the BURP for a couple of years.
Does the BURP (or the LURP) appear in any current set? Oh, yeah--there are
a couple in the big Adventurers base - 5987 Research Compound. Still, it's
not like 1997, when the Divers and Wild West Indian sets were chock-full of
them.
Steve
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| (...) Most hated elements: 5. 2 x 16 triple wedge (looks good till I try to use it) 4. the sectional palm tree's evil replacement 'trunk' 3. Jar-jar head 2. the entire SCALA joining system (via 'flowers') 1. tree stump (awful, awful, awful!) Funny- (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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