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Re: What one piece would you like to see?
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lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
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Thu, 20 Dec 2001 01:50:05 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Schilling writes:
> In lugnet.general, Chris Maddison writes:
> > What one (or more) piece(s), NOT yet made (i.e., no mold has ever existed
> > for it) would you like to see LEGO make? Simple question. And no, existing
> > parts in off colors don't count. No pink pitchforks and such. ;-)
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> I think that it is quite interesting that there are so many useful new
> elements people have mentioned that could be produced, none of which even
> hint at juniourization. Instead, they are elements that would have general
> usage, useful in many different places. My Christmas wish is that LEGO
> would consider producing a few of these elements, and slightly reducing the
> number of new molds being made for juniourized elements.
>
> Here are some pieces that I think would be cool to see:
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> Half of a 2x2x1 round brick - or alternatively a 2x3 brick with one end
> rounded.
> Windows like the type in set 3507, except 6 wide, and either 5 or 6
> bricks tall. Those would make cool sky scrapers! As well as awesome shop
> windows, etc.
> Rooftop pieces that were 3 studs wide so that you're buildings wouldn't
> always have to be an even number of bricks wide.
Use combinations of 1x slopes.
> Minifig scale farm animals - cows, horses, pigs, chickens, ducks, goats,
> sheep, etc.
> 1x5 and 2x5 sized bricks and plates - occasionally these would be very
> useful, as substituting two bricks for this size doesn't give the same
strength.
That's what I'd call "good juniorisation" (similar to 2x2x3 brick, which I
think is very useful, why don't they have a 1x2x3? 5 is a bit much)
> 'L' shaped bricks and plates in different sizes (and both orientations),
> for instance 2x3, or 3x4.
> 'T' shaped bricks and plates in various sizes.
> Street lights that light up, along with baseplates that have electrical
> connections along an edge.
Lights *would* be nice! Could use the current electric plates for "lighting
strips".
> No one has mentioned new technic parts, so here are a few of those I'd like
> to see:
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> First of all, gears that mesh nicely when stacked vertically. (Without
> plates required between bricks.)
I personally prefer them to mesh horizontally (as they do). Getting the right
vertical separation is just another challenge to be solved 8?)
> Racks that are longer than 4 studs (not the rounded end versions), and
> also 2-wide racks.
Can all be done with racks-on-plates.
> Longer worm gears - ideally ones that matched longer axle lengths, such
> as 6, 8, 10 and 12 studs long.
Worm gears can be butted together on an axle. Limited to the length of a single
axle though.
> Motors with a female axle connector rather than the current batch with a
> 1 stud long axle poking out. These would eliminate clumsy axle connectors,
etc.
Yes, this is something I've pondered a couple of times. Another idea I had was
a 2L shaft out the motor instead of 1L, or a motor with a hole right through
like the old square technic gearbox.
> A pneumatic one-way valve.
Be nice to see these come back. But it's not a new part.
> A pneumatic pump that obtains air from a tube (so you can create a
> vacuum, as well as high-pressure), and suction cups that can be used with
> this new pneumatic system.
Now that's a good idea!
> For Mindstorms sets:
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> A small solenoid would be VERY nice. And a larger version while you're
> at it.
> A few new sensors that did better at distance sensing, for instance a
> radar or sonar distance sensor.
> A colour light sensor.
> A pressure touch sensor - one that gave a range 0-255 depending on how
> hard it was pushed.
> A more accurate rotation sensor - one that worked in degrees (or small
> multiples thereof), and didn't loose count when you happen to rapidly rotate
> back and forth.
> And how about a programmable brick with either more inputs and outputs
> (at least 6 each) or a new system of attaching sensors and output devices,
> so that you could daisy chain up to 16 of them on a single wire.
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> And I'm sure I could think of dozens more.
The only real requests I have for new technic parts would be 1x3 & 1x5 technic
bricks; technic bricks longer than 1x2 with "hole per stud" eg 1x4 with 4
holes, 1x6 with 6 holes (which probably fall into "good juniorisation"
category); and idler gears with dogs (as used in current gearboxes) with
different numbers of teeth, eg 12 (if possible) 20 & 24.
ROSCO
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| Ross Crawford wrote in message ... (...) wouldn't (...) ??? How do you use a combination of 1x slopes to replace a 3-wide roof *top* piece, ie a roof peak which is 3-wide instead of 2-wide. Complicated odd-numbered roofs are a perennial problem, I (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
| | | Re: What one piece would you like to see?
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| (...) I think he was meaning a peak which is 3 studs across, not 3 studs wide (the 2x3 medium slope peak in fact exists). However, what we also need is a 1x2 and/or 2x3 low slope peak. One way to solve the 3 across peak is to release a series of (...) (23 years ago, 20-Dec-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) I think that it is quite interesting that there are so many useful new elements people have mentioned that could be produced, none of which even hint at juniourization. Instead, they are elements that would have general usage, useful in many (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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