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Re: Are ABS bricks so good...?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 28 Jul 1999 09:47:57 GMT
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Simon Robinson <simon@simonrobinson.com> wrote in article
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> I was a bit shocked last night.
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> You know how the plates are just thick enough that they
> can be held between the studs on normal bricks if
> you try inserting them sideways in... I seem to recall
> some of the cars in the 70s actually had 1x1 and 1x2
> coloured transparent plates
> stuck in the roofs in this way as lights etc.
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> Well last night I was idly playing around with a couple of
> tan plates from the adventurers sets, and I stuck one
> plate between the studs of the other plate. To my horror
> when I removed it I found the studs had permanently rubbed
> away little notches in the side of the plate.
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> I always thought that Lego bricks were tougher than that.
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> Simon
> http://www.SimonRobinson.com
I found out the same thing. When separating bricks with my fingernails,
I get dents and cuts in bricks very easily.
Also, the quality of the newer bricks isn't as good as when I was a kid.
Bricks and especially baseplates still have flash (excessive plastic) at
the edges, which makes 'em too sharp for kids toys.
I guess TLG really isn't as concernced with quality as they used to be.
--
Regards,
Arjan Brugman
abrugman@casema.net
http://www.casema.net/~abrugman/lego/
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