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Re: 1x5, why not?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 22 Apr 2002 01:37:37 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Erik Olson writes:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, David Brandes writes:
> > Why hasn't anyone, in the 50+ years that the lego brick has been in
> > existence, created a 1x5 or 2x5 piece? Dave.
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> Because you can add shorter ones together in most cases?
> It took them long enough to make a 1x3, even longer to the 2x2 L shape.
It would be a useful brick in many cases, but I think you have hit it on the
head when you say that because you can make it from a 1x2 and a 1x3. The case
which is different is Technic, where it would be useful to have had a 1x5 with
the holes centered so that you could get 32T total into a 7 wide frame, vice a
8 wide frame otherwise (across the frame members)
James P
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| (...) Because you can add shorter ones together in most cases? It took them long enough to make a 1x3, even longer to the 2x2 L shape. But there used to be a 5x6 plate with a hole off-center, because it was the ideal truck cab size when doors were 3 (...) (23 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.general)
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