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Re: First Ever Juniorized Lego Part?
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Tue, 12 Jul 2005 05:28:09 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Anders Isaksson wrote:
Gary Istok wrote:
I was wondering about what was actually the first ever occurrance of
Lego "Juniorization"?

http://peeron.com/inv/parts/824

It seems to me this part is impossible to build of other parts unless you
add one layer of plate?

I agree with Anders, what parts were you thinking about that
were 'juniorized' to make this part.

My vote for 'first juniorization' would be
http://peeron.com/inv/parts/x1042b 'Brick 4 x 2 Round Half Circle with Stud
Notches'. It could easily be replaced by two quarter circle ones :-)

Or http://peeron.com/inv/parts/712 'Wing 4 x 8 Curved Left' ? It could have
been built by one ordinary 4x4 and one 4x4 with rounded corner, thereby
eliminating the need for 713 (the right counterpart).

Slight problem here Anders, the 4x4 with rounded corner
didn't exist until 40 years after the Wing 4x8
Wow 40 years, that's a really long time.

All I'm actually trying to say is that the border between 'useful part' and
'juniorized part' is not so easily defined. It depends on in what context
the part is going to be used.

As for ordinary bricks and plates, one could argue that you don't *need*
much more than 1x1 and 2x1 plates. The rest could be built out of that...

Oh yes you do need the larger bricks and plates.
You could never get good structural integrity out of only small
plates or bricks.
I have built many of the 'sculpture' sets Lego offers
and they need the larger plates to hold the smaller ones
firmly in place.

dave



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: First Ever Juniorized Lego Part?
 
(...) So, I guess you would say that a brick like "Plate 2x2 corner" (URL) not juniorized, as even if it could be made out of 1x1 and 2x1 plates it would not keep the structural strenght whereas its bigger and older counterpart "4x4 L brick" (URL) (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
  Re: First Ever Juniorized Lego Part?
 
(...) I don't have that part, and I just looked at it in Peeron. I didn't see the hole in the middle the first time. My bad. (...) I just found out from Phil Traviss that in Britain they made a few of these 4x8 curved plates with the missing notch (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)
  Re: First Ever Juniorized Lego Part?
 
"D. Shifflett" <shifflett@redshift.com> wrote in message news:IJI1ux.63s@lugnet.com... (...) Some of the "juniorized" parts are also done for various structural reasons. I'd also point out that the BURP can not be made of other parts. There are (...) (19 years ago, 12-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: First Ever Juniorized Lego Part?
 
(...) add one layer of plate? My vote for 'first juniorization' would be (URL) 'Brick 4 x 2 Round Half Circle with Stud Notches'. It could easily be replaced by two quarter circle ones :-) Or (URL) 'Wing 4 x 8 Curved Left' ? It could have been built (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jul-05, to lugnet.general)

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