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Re: Ritvik quality or lack of such (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:51:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Robert Munafo writes:

(The people who build these things often complain about the cost of all the
bricks.) Ignoring the fact that using all-LEGO is somehow more satisfying, is
there any other reason I can't build a huge hillside out of Ritvik?

No.  There's also no reason you can't build it out of Tente, wooden blocks,
uncooked (or cooked!) macaroni, or dryer lint.  But none of those things are
Lego, and neither is Ritvik, even if Ritvik is more easily compatable with
Lego.

Some people are more stringent than other when it comes to building.  If you'd
be happy making a hillside out of Ritvik, that's cool.  I know if I tried to do
something on that scale, I'd have a much harder time of it because I don't at
all like to use things that aren't Lego elements (down to string and netting,
even).  But that's just my own thing.

eric



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  Ritvik quality or lack of such (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
(...) Okay, here we go... Do Ritvik bricks really fall apart in the sun (that's an exxageration :-) How suitable are they for a project like, for example, building a 5-foot-high replica of the US Capitol Building? I ask because Ritvik bricks can (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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