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Re: A fan no more
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Mon, 12 Jul 2004 21:33:21 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Laswell wrote:
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Not really, but he did say it a lot “bigger”. It’s basically the same old
rant that pops up every few months, where the only thing that changes is the
set numbers. I want to see someone cite an instance where a single studded
TECHNIC brick would be more effective than a single stud-free TECHNIC
liftarm.parts.
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How about whenever you try to use Technic parts in a “non Technic” model?
Something like my
theatre, for example?
Stud-free is great for some things like
Dan Siskind’s bascule
bridge (on the right), but for most stuff I’d prefer Technic bricks with studs.
Besides it’s all supposed to be part of a “system”, right? Without some studded
Technic bricks it’s hard to connect to regular bricks!
JohnG, GMLTC
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) I guess I should have been more specific and restricted my request to just TECHNIC models. As I've said before, I use TECHNIC bricks quite a bit when I want TECHNIC functions in a non-TECHNIC MOC, but I rarely use them instead of liftarms in a (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) Bam! There's my objection, I think. Lego used to be more of a system, and it's gradually turning into several different systems. It's not that they're not compaitable, it's that they're LESS compatible, or less related. Studded beams, while (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) I can't speak for anyone else, but I wasn't angry. Every time this subject comes up, I keep hoping to see some more specific instances where the old-style TECHNIC works better, but all I ever see is "everything". It's clearly not true, or (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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