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In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Erik Olson writes:
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> But it would hardly be original to turn out pitchforks, or similar things.
> In that area I say, design your own. Bianca Nebab and Kyle Petersen for
> instance made custom helmets.
I think I must have slipped a gear during all this--I was still focusing on
the 2x4 brick and hadn't considered how it extends to other elements. What
if Bram makes a whole bunch of aluminum pitchforks? 8^)
> There was a great deal of original design in the Intelliblocks line
> (alongside starkly basic brick and plate) but then there was that goofy
> lance. They took the Lego lance (introduced in 1979) and put a hook on the
> end. If this wasn't a ripoff, I don't know what is, because the piece was
> non-functional as well. Its only reason for being seems that the pirate
> lance mold was on hand already, and the budget controller said "do it, and
> stick a hook on it."
Yeah, that threw me for a loop, too. The lance even has a roughness
suggesting (to me) shoddy mold casting of an actual LEGO lance. On the
other hand, they're not *actually* lances but are actually some sort of boat
hook, IIRC (in the film anyway). Obviously, though, the part is still the
part, and it's a fairly obvious ripoff of the lance.
The torch parts from the Prancing Pony sets are apparently based on the
basic LEGO antenna, too.
> There's a great deal to recommend Bram's aluminum brick - I bought two of
> them, just enough to play with. Aside from the tubes (an original solution
> to a difficulty in milling) it's still homage or a curiosity; I can't
> imagine it being a building medium.
I hope to see them show up in various MOC's. Time will tell...
Dave!
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