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Re: Top ten useless Lego pieces (and how to use them...)
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Thu, 10 Dec 1998 21:41:18 GMT
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Steve Bliss writes:
> Once upon a time, "Tom McDonald" <rocketman@familySPAMTHIS,PALradio.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > 1. That 2x6, I think, with the 45 degree legs has got to be the lamest excuse
> > for a brick I've ever seen. See the top piece of the roof sign in set 6479
> > Emergency Response Center.
> 
> For some reason, I have a strong negative reaction to this piece.  Maybe
> because it doesn't play well with other bricks?

Hmm. Hadn't thot of it that way, but it certainly makes sense. TLG could have
accomplished the same thing with 1 2x6, 4 2x2 med slopes and 4 2x2 med inv
slopes for use in other ways; or even made the legs themselves into a new type
of piece, like this:
_-_-_
\    \
\    \
  \    \
   \    \
    \    \
     \____\

which would have been tolerable.

From Tom McDonald
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Do what you can, but behave yourself.

We'll have more, right after this.



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  Pieces we'd like to see (was: Re: Top ten useless Lego pieces (and how to use them...))
 
A 2x3 offset brick would be very cool! Like the 'zigzag octagonal brick' from Aquazone et al. Except a regular sloped brick. Actually, a 1x3 offset brick would be even better. I'm wanting those things everywhere. Does anyone else have new pieces (...) (28 years ago, 11-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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  Re: Top ten useless Lego pieces (and how to use them...)
 
(...) For some reason, I have a strong negative reaction to this piece. Maybe because it doesn't play well with other bricks? Steve (28 years ago, 10-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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