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Re: Architect sets
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Date: 
Fri, 19 Mar 1999 13:55:30 GMT
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Eric Brok wrote:

<snip>

These are MODULEX bricks - 1/3 the size of regular Lego but the same in
every other aspect.  I was just taking about them:

http://www.lugnet.com/news/display.cgi?lugnet.dear-lego:253


No, these are *not* Modulex bricks.

How are you distinguishing MODULEX from regular LEGO?  AFAIK, the only
1/3 scale bricks LEGO ever produced were known as MODULEX bricks?

--
Thomas Main
main@appstate.edu

It's a regular LEGO bricks set geared to architects. Great set, looks
distinguished, has lots of transparant bricks (besides black, grey and blue)
and a (cardboard) 'LEGO-to-real' scale ruler.
I know because I had one in my hands just a week ago, on a local LEGO trade
market. I didn't buy it because it was a lot of money and I already had
purchased a lot of other stuff I was actually looking for. My friend bought
the set however. Now I think back, I suppose I should have bought it,
though.

Eric Brok



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Architect sets
 
Thomas, I think you might be confusing 1/3 scale with the 1/3 height of Lego plates. These sets consist of regular Lego "plates" (1x1, 1x2, 2x2, 2x3, 2x4). That is, I should add, the parts packs consist only of these pieces. Since I've only seen the (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Architect sets
 
(...) The size. A basic Modulex brick is undisputable smaller than a basic LEGO brick. (Don't know from memory but I thought it was half the size). A basic LEGO brick is divided in 3 regularLEGO plates. A Modulex brick is dived in 2 Modulex plates. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

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  Architect sets
 
Thomas Main wrote in message <36F1566F.B78024BF@a...te.edu>... (...) No, these are *not* Modulex bricks. It's a regular LEGO bricks set geared to architects. Great set, looks distinguished, has lots of transparant bricks (besides black, grey and (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)

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