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Re: LEGO set design query
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 24 Jan 2002 01:43:42 GMT
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Aaron Dalan wrote:
> 
> In lugnet.general, Magnus Lauglo writes:
> > What I really want to know is why on earth the jail doors are 7 bricks high,
> > and not 6? It makes it very difficult to incorporate them into any kind of
> > building that uses the 6 high wall sections. I think this must be a good
> > candidate for the most stupidly designed piece ever.
> > 
> > grrrr....
> > 
> > Magnus
> 
> It is so a minifig with a helmet can be easily placed inside the cell.  Try
> that with one of those bootlegged six-high jail cells, and the results are UGLY!

Nope.

It's because the jail cell door is a Fabuland part. If you have any
Fabuland or Mickey Mouse doors, you will see that the frame is the same.

Frank



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  Re: LEGO set design query
 
(...) I hadn't noticed that. A useful observation indeed! Cheers Richie (25 years ago, 24-Jan-02, to lugnet.general)

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(...) It is so a minifig with a helmet can be easily placed inside the cell. Try that with one of those bootlegged six-high jail cells, and the results are UGLY! :) Aaron D. (25 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.general)

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