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Re: Read Sales in the Subset
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Date: 
Thu, 15 Jul 2004 12:33:03 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Paul Baulch wrote:
   In lugnet.loc.au, Michael Dallaston wrote:
  
To be fair, it is one of these:



Not the most useful piece ever made...


Do you know why they made that piece? Along with



They provide a way of connecting modules without having the Technic peg migrate to the wrong side when disconnecting. The two-pronged version provides a way to connect modules in a 2x2 space whilst simultaneously restricting rotation. Sounds fairly useful to me... although I would like to have a 1x1 version as well.

Everyone seems jumpy on Lugnet today... perhaps it’s just me.

I didn’t mean to imply it was useless, just that it wasn’t a major buying point of the set. I’m by no means a brick-purist, and am all for new and non-standard pieces, except when more, more versatile pieces could function in exactly the same role. I guess the best balance between versatility, structure and cost is a matter of personal taste.

I don’t think I’ve ever used the brick with two pegs in a MOC before, however I use pirate ship hulls and BURPs all the time ;)

Michael



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(...) Do you know why they made that piece? Along with [LDrawPart 2458:1] They provide a way of connecting modules without having the Technic peg migrate to the wrong side when disconnecting. The two-pronged version provides a way to connect modules (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jul-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)

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