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I, for one, am an extreme purist, in that I never modify, paint, carve,
decorate, or do anything else to my pieces. I don't even like to glue
the pieces together (an only do so when shipping large models to
clients, where the glue is necessary for strength).
Basically, I only use pieces as they come directly out of the box.
Of course, I realize this is as extreme as one can get toward purity,
and I would certainly hope other form their own opinions on how to use
their bricks.
eric
Dave Schuler wrote:
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> This has been discussed previously, but I've noticed a number of posts
> lately on the topic of modifications to bricks, minifigs, and accessories.
> Some involve the removal of printing from parts, while others are wholesale
> alterations of existing bricks. The vast majority of these are cool and are
> rightly greeted with enthusiasm for the creativity involved.
> However, it might be argued that the modification of LEGO parts
> compromises their purity and makes them, in essence, no longer "real" LEGO.
> As such, what do purists think of such modifications? How does the
> community as a whole think modifications affect the "purity" of a brick?
> For that matter, when does a modification become so extreme that the brick
> no longer counts as LEGO?
> I expect some purists feel that any modification--perhaps even down to the
> cutting of rubber tubing--pushes a brick beyond the realm of "pure." Others
> have a more liberal (!) view, allowing modifications as long as the overall
> brick remains true to LEGO's design.
> Bearing all this in mind, might there be a point at which a clone part
> will be more welcome in a model than a modified part? How, and where, does
> one draw the distinction between acceptable modification and unacceptable
> clone? TYCO is generally well-regarded in terms of quality and
> compatibility; does a TYCO brick have a better chance of welcome than a
> MegaBloks brick? Put another way, if I can cobble/glue together a copy of a
> MegaBloks part out of existing LEGO parts, creating thereby a clone of a
> clone, would that new part be greeted with praise or revulsion? (assuming,
> of course, that the original clone part had no direct analog in LEGO).
> Just a few idle thoughts...
>
> Dave!
>
> FUT off-topic.debate and off-topic.clone-brands
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