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Re: Off topic question Re: Clone DATs--any interest?
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev
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Sat, 27 Nov 1999 18:06:28 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Tim Courtney writes:
> At 11:12 AM 11/27/1999 , Nephilim wrote:
> 
> > > I'm almost always against mixing LEGO parts and non-LEGO toys parts,
> > > wherever that is, be it ldraw.org or anywhere.  It makes my skin crawl,
> > > that's all.  But that's just my version of being a LEGO purist, and I
> > > understand that it may be an extreme one.
> > 
> > Do people model parts that don't exist in the LEGO universe?
> > i.e. Plates with studs on both top and bottom, or bricks otherwise
> > shaped in ways that have no real-world analogs?
> > 
> > Just curious - I've glued plates together to get exactly
> > that element before, and was curious how the LDRAW community
> > feels about sticking to elements available to real-life modelers.
> 
> Why not invert a plate in LDraw and group them together, use it as a
> submodel?  You don't need to model something like what you described.
> 
> But to answer the question, I don't know.  Some people modify pieces by
> cutting them and such, would they use those in an LDraw model?

yes i did it once.modified part 4864. cut it in half length wize, and used it
as a indycar spoiler wing
seen at < www.geocities.com/tburger666/lego/italia2.gif >



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  Re: Off topic question Re: Clone DATs--any interest?
 
(...) Why not invert a plate in LDraw and group them together, use it as a submodel? You don't need to model something like what you described. But to answer the question, I don't know. Some people modify pieces by cutting them and such, would they (...) (27 years ago, 27-Nov-99, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.cad.dev)

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