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Re: Architect sets
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:37:24 GMT
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OK, I guess I was just so excited about getting MODULEX bricks recently
that I jumped the gun on this one. Sorry for interrupting...now back to
your regularly scheduled thread...
--
Thomas Main
main@appstate.edu
Gary Istok wrote:
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> 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 larger sets on the parts pack brochures, I assume that they too are
> just regular LEGO plates.
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> Gary Istok
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> Thomas Main wrote:
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> > Eric Brok wrote:
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> > <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
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| 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 (...) (28 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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