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Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego
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Thu, 17 May 2007 12:10:56 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Stump Dunn wrote:
> I still have not heard why certain parts will be produced
> in standard colours. I don't think it is feasibly making
> construction simpler ?
Actualy, I suspect that *is* part of it. If I think of Technic as about
function, not form (or at least making function primary), it makes sense. The
transmission schematics my father worked on, and the rocket schematics I poured
over as a kid, were very often color coded so that things would be
understandable at a glance. Often when I built a mechanism for documentation, I
*try* to use contrasting colors, so that all the fiddly little details stand out
in a picture for instance. If I take a picture of a robot and find a trace of a
grey axle ticking out, I at least know it's of odd length, which can be a lot of
help in "decoding" what I'm looking at.
Another reason that I actually like the color coding is sorting. Remember the
"sort by type first, not color" idea? I can mix axles if I want and yet find
what I need *MUCH* quicker, and this should work for other parts (especially
pins) as well. Yep, I have mine all sorted out and this is not (at this point) a
really major impact on me... but that's probably not true for folks with smaller
or more poorly sorted collections.
Yeah, this is lousy if you are trying for a specific look or color combination
on your models... like the Y-wing, where form is more important than function,
or the odd fusion of form and function that is Model Team. But for "true
Technic", yes, I can see this making a lot of sense. Makes it easier for the
customer, more informative in the model, and *perhaps* (very slightly?) reduces
the number of different colors of certain parts that you have to stock (reduces
costs).
> I would love to know why blue was chosen over dark grey
> as blue does not compliment most colour schemes.
It may have been for exactly that reason - they were *looking* for a
high-contrast color with the existing color schemes (much like red 2L axles) so
those very small parts would stand out from the parts pile.
> It seems the rules are bent for other themes.
Huh. From my perspective, it would seem the rules are based on the goals of the
theme. I don't think of this as double standards, as much as I see it as coming
from different design goals for different themes.
> Why does the old axle joiner need to be standardised ?
> for that matter why does any part need to be standardised ?
That I don't know (particularly since the tranmission driving ring just came out
recently after a reasaonbly long absence in the Technic motor kits... and those
need the old axle joiners, correct?).
--
Brian Davis
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