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Re: Top ten useless Lego pieces (and how to use them...)
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 16 Dec 1998 15:01:01 GMT
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Steve Bliss writes:
> Once upon a time, "Duane Hess" <DNJHESS@ZDNETMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> > James Brown writes:
> > <SNIP>
> > > And the number one most useless pieces.... is not, a piece as such, more of • a
> > > situation...
> > > 1: Half of a matched pair. (sets of wings, part of a hinge, etc)
> >
> > My big gripe is the 1 x 2 plate 2 finger and 3 finger hinge pieces. TLG does • a
> > good job matching colors in sets, but I always end up with two 1 x 2 plate 2
> > finger hinge pieces in white (1) and two 1 x 2 plate 3 finger hinge pieces in
> > black (1). It would be nice if they could give you one of each in each color
> > so that you could make a matching color pair later on. I always seem to run
> > out of the black 1 x 2 plate 3 finger hinge pieces because I use them with • the
> > 2 finger tiled hinge pieces.
> >
> > (1) insert any complimentary colors here
>
> I wouldn't count hinge-plates in pairs, because there are a fair number
> of elements with 2- or 3-finger hinges which aren't paired -- the
> control lever (rod with end-stud and 3-finger hinge), the robot finger
> (3L rod with 3-finger hinge at one end, turned 2-finger hinge at the
> other), 2x2 turntable with 3-hinge, the horse bracket with 2-hinge, etc,
> etc.
OK Point well taken. I was speaking strictly from the instance where the
hinges are used in pairs. I can see not including the mating hinge half
when using it with other elements, but my opinion remains unchanged when
you have a pair of hinges with different colored halves. It would be nice
if I were able to make an all white hinge and an all blue hinge, instead
of two blue and white hinges.
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> Now, the horizontally swinging hinges -- the brick or plate where the
> hinge is at the corner of the pieces -- those are useless when you've
> got only half the piece.
I agree whole heartedly with this. Same scenario, only you don't have any
other elements which attach to these pieces.
>
> Steve
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