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Re: Plane Sailing? (was Re: 10024Red Baron)
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Sun, 1 Dec 2002 09:47:24 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
The shovel is perhaps the most innovative piece use in the set, and though
it may not pass (or even, in my case, be subjected to) objective robustness
testing, I think the LEGO designers should be applauded for this one.

Alas, not at all innovative, but a mere derivative re-use of a well-known • idea.

To wit, the 7181 UCS Star Wars Tie Interceptor uses 4 shovels for greebling.

Ahhh, but in this case it's not (just) greebling :-). The tailskid is
functional, both in terms of sliding and suspending.

Richie



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  Re: Plane Sailing? (was Re: 10024Red Baron)
 
(...) Alas, not at all innovative, but a mere derivative re-use of a well-known idea. To wit, the 7181 UCS Star Wars Tie Interceptor uses 4 shovels for greebling. I hesitate to guess at the intended functionality of said shovels (since by definition (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.loc.au)

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