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Re: Most redundant Lego part
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 5 Nov 2004 22:39:24 GMT
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In lugnet.general, William Howard wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> > Do you ever wonder sometimes why Lego developed some particular part and say • to yourself "what were they thinking?".
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> > The one piece that comes to my mind is the 1x4x2 arch. I mean it is
> > virtually identical to the 1x4 arch plus two 1x1 bricks attached to the
> > bottom of each end.
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> Functionally yes, aesthetically no.
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> If you're abutting 1x6x2 and 1x4 arches (in a colonade say -
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=531574) using 1x4 arches with
> 1x1 bricks to make up the height is just not as pleasing as using 1x4x2 arches -
> sorry but I don't like the extra seam that is introduced that breaks up the
> line.
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> And the great thing about aesthetics? Even if you all disagree with me, I'm
> still right! As beauty is in the eye of the beholder ;-)
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> William
Yes, but then TLG would need to create 1x4x4 arches if you want to make a
colonnade with 1x5x4 (half arches) and the 1x4 arches. Or perhaps a 1x4x3 arch
to go along with the 1x12x3 arches in a colonnade. Or if you wanted 1x6x2
arches with the 1x12x3 arch in a colonnade, they would have to make 1x6x3
arches.... :-)
I don't mind seams. Most Lego buildings are full of them! It's those
"umbilical cords" (where the Lego pellets were injected into the mold) that I
find unsightly. Luckily they are predominantely on the top of studs of Lego
bricks today. But in the 70's and 80's they were on the sides of Lego studs,
and I am always checking old bricks to make sure I don't leave one exposed on
the outside of whatever I am building.
Gary Istok
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| (...) Functionally yes, aesthetically no. If you're abutting 1x6x2 and 1x4 arches (in a colonade say - (URL) using 1x4 arches with 1x1 bricks to make up the height is just not as pleasing as using 1x4x2 arches - sorry but I don't like the extra seam (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
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