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Re: Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 4 May 2005 05:01:48 GMT
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Christopher Masi wrote:
> Except for the fact that 4886 uses black 1x4x3 windows (are those
> currently being used in anything else?)
Yep, one of the Spiderman sets uses them - 4857. And it even has black panes for
them.
> it looks very much like it
> should be a 10xxx set. The 10xxx sets have been very cool, but a lot of
> them look like they have been put together from pieces that were
> _available_ not necessarily the pieces that the desingers wanted. So, I
> agree, somewhat, with your theory. I would also add, however, that more
> windows makes the set more expensive.
I'm not going to dispute this, but I do wonder *why* that is.
I doubt a 1x4x3 window has that much more ABS in it than a 2x4. The only thing I can
think of is maybe they have a high defect ratio on them, from mold slump (if you've
seen 1/16 bricks in sets these days, and many other bricks, you've seen mold slump -
TLG isn't keeping them in the molds long enough anymore)/warpage, due to no internal
support structure possible on the window sides.
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| (...) I would guess that it isn't the AFOL's that would disparage the "doll house" comparison, but I bet the 8-10 year old boys might have a problem with it. (...) Those lucky enough to live near a pick-a-brick location know that 1x4x3's aren't that (...) (20 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.general)
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