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If you haven't been following (URL) and (URL) CSF>, then here's my big news: I'm leaving. Two years I'll be away from home in the fabulously dusty and tornadoey state of Oklahoma working as a missionary for my church. You can read more about this (...) (20 years ago, 15-Mar-05, to lugnet.space, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: Why are slope bricks textured?
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(...) Definitely so! The earlier slopes had a texture that resembled overlapping circles, while the later texture is more evenly distributed teeny-weeny bumps. I can always tell if it's an old slope piece because of the funky circle pattern. Dave (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: No Lego Window System
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(...) Hmm, that still wouldn't work. A 1x4 arch built under the peak of a roof would be way to heavy. Frank (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Oh sure, use logic against me. My one weakness! It's a pretty tight squeeze-- the corners might indeed stick out of the roof if left as a normal 1x6x2 arch... I guess I'd probably just fudge a little and bring the window down a bit or the roof (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: No Lego Window System
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(...) One area of interest in Lego windows that has come to my attention was the use of decals. There have been some some interesting decals used with the 1x4x5 windows. Bank windows, sheriff's office windows, etc. have come out lately. The most (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: No Lego Window System
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(...) Yea, that would get the arch, the trouble is how tight into the peak the arch fits. For a larger scale, the 1x5x4 half arches might work to get something close. At a larger scale, one could do the arch using inverse slopes or even just (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: No Lego Window System
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(...) Well, it wouldn't quite fit scale-wise, but I know I've seen the 1x6x2 arches in conjunction with the little hinge arms plugged in underneath the arch: (2 URLs) That makes for a nice little archy-window, although it doesn't actually have (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: No Lego Window System
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(...) I offer this only because I know that you are not viscerally opposed to clone elements: Intelli-Blox released a part very much like that window in the Lord of the Rings "Encounter at The Prancing Pony Inn" set, though in a shade of taupe or (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: No Lego Window System
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(...) Of course my house will never be buildable in minifig scale unless LEGO comes out with a special part. The arched window in this picture: (URL) be impossible to render. It might not even be easy to render in a larger scale. Of course I'd also (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general)
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| | No Lego Window System
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I know I've complained before about the lack of a "Window System" in Lego. The last system the 1957-87 classic Lego windows went out of production in 1987, with the exception of the 1x2x2 windows, which are still produced. Mostly my complaints have (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general) !!
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| | Re: Why are slope bricks textured?
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(...) :) Steve (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Why are slope bricks textured?
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(...) Sure, but it's a rare day that I get to call someone on a parts-related question, given my usual specialization. Let me enjoy a few minutes of neener neener, if you please! Dave! (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Rare Treat (was: The various growing pains of Lugnet)
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(...) Hi, ok, here's the deal: Back in 2004, I went to LEGO HQ in Enfield Ct. I went to meet with the Master Builders. I had an open line of communication with one of the Master Builders. He had been very nice and supportive of my creations. I asked (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX) !
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| | Re: Why are slope bricks textured?
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(...) Too right -- sorry, I neglected to look at the history of decorated elements. Sorry. But I think my point is still valid -- part 3939 was designed/intended to be used as a windshield, not a roof. Steve (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Why are slope bricks textured?
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(...) At the risk of picking nits, I seem to recall that (URL) this piece> in my old (URL) Space Cruiser> from 1978 was opaque blue. Dave! (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Why are slope bricks textured?
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(...) Strange. I never noticed that before. I just checked the one 2x3 slope that I have from McDonald's, and it's not textured. Every other printed slope that I have is textured, though. -Elroy (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: The various growing pains of Lugnet
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(...) i usually don't post in lugnet for much more than announcing a moc, but i've been following this post with bated breath waiting for some kind of explanation or at the least, an increased curiosity as to the provenance of this piece. days i've (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Why are slope bricks textured?
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Something I have noted with recent roof bricks is that the texture on certain elements has become less and less. The 2x2 external and internal corner bricks I have had in recent sets and via pick a brick have been almost completely smooth. Pushing (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: Why are slope bricks textured?
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Also, keep in mind that the slopes that came with the McDonald's Happy Meal sets a few years back were NOT textured. They had printed images on the sloped part, but if I remember correctly, that slope was smooth. eric harshbarger (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: Why are slope bricks textured?
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(...) Do you mean part 3939? [LDrawPart 3939:46] Going by the data collected on Peeron, this part first appeared in 1978. For the next ~13 years, the part only appeared in transparent colors. So I'd guess it was intended as a windshield/canopy, (...) (20 years ago, 14-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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