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In lugnet.general, John J. Ladasky, Jr. writes:
> A piece that was not both reasonably compact and a standard Lego thickness
> would not be very useful to me. Plates with studs on both faces can and
> should be one standard plate thick. To me, this appears to be the more
> useful of the two types of parts.
When Brad Justus first posted to Lugnet and RTL, this TYCO element as a Lego
knockoff was on my short list of initial requests. The female counterpart
element is just as useful though. But, as has been pointed out by many
responding to this thread already, these TYCO elements are NOT a standard lego
plate thickness.
> It was pointed out by another poster that a plate that can accept studs on
> both sides would probably be too fragile, if it were only as thick as a
> standard plate. I think that two plates thick would be acceptable, but not
> as thick as a brick (ouch).
These elements are quite sturdy, in fact. No complaints from me. The thinner
the better. I mean, they are not fully compatible anyway -- Why make them so
obvious in the design when they are really there for a more ultilitarian
purpose?
Even if lego made no other version of this, a double-sided, single stud round
plate available in many colors would be great! TYCO used to make these with a
kinda weird star formation around the stud. Having dozens of these on hand
would allow you to do just about anything requiring these pieces.
-- Richard (Defender of the Clones)
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