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(...) Did you notice if any of them also had light bley 1x1x2/3 slopes? At present they are only included in one of the more expensive sets. Thanks, Tim (20 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) So I did actually have the packaging from one of these. The item number is 8661, Name: Carbon Star. There are 3 more racers in the line: 8663, 8664, 8666. From the picture it looks as if 8666 comes with (8) of these slopes in black. All are at (...) (20 years ago, 16-Nov-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) Those are all the $9.99 USD selection racers. I believe the two 3x1 parts on the front of 8669 are dark bley. I did not buy this set, but on the packaging they looked like dark bley (though they look black here). The smaller, $3.99 selections, (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) Thnaks, useful to know! (...) Best pics I could find (URL) 8667> (URL) 8668> (URL) 8669> (URL) 8670> I can't actually recognise yours, maybe its another set or has changed from the artists impressions. (URL) All the pics> Tim (20 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) I think I threw all the packaging and instructions out and I can't find any leaked pictures of it to use as reference. Sorry. I will double check tonight when I go home. I know it comes with some orange 1x2 tiles and black hubs on the wheels. (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) Do you know which one it was? [LEGOSet 8657] contains two in light bley and [LEGOSet 8655] contains four in black as well as two red and two white Slope Brick 45 1 x 1 x 2/3. A great set for parts (see (URL) inv>), even if you do end up with (...) (20 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.trains, FTX)
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I bought one of the new $3.99 level racers this weekend and happily discovered that it come with two of these parts in dark bluish gray: (URL) I believe one of the $9.99 level racers sets comes with two as well. I am glad my patience paid off. (...) (20 years ago, 14-Nov-05, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.town, lugnet.parts)
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Hi, Maybe this question has been answered earlier or maybe the answer is so simple I can't see it right now : When creating a new model , how do TLC choose between producing new patterned (decorated) parts or printing stickers ? What is the (...) (20 years ago, 31-Oct-05, to lugnet.parts)
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(...) I was contemplating the above, while I was sorting a bunch of these: (URL) So I made a couple of chiral bits: (URL) Which go together to form a roughly cubic shape and its enantiomer: (URL) Yet they also apear to be achiral if you orient them (...) (20 years ago, 26-Sep-05, to lugnet.build.schleim, lugnet.parts, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX)
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| | Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus)
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(...) You don't think it's a good idea to rename slopes? ;) But I agree with you, it's not a bad alternate name for them. In the Brickopedia I tried to find a balance between taxonomically correct labels and groupings/names that made sense from a (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) Yes, exactly. (...) I wasn't seriously suggesting we try to rename slopes. But bevel would be so much more ... taxonimetrical. (...) We shoulda just stuck with "Roof tile" -- to be extra confusing. (...) Ooo. Good guess. But it was actually (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) I will admit to being a big UNfan of acronyms, so I steer clear of using them, much less creating new ones. :) (...) Very good to know. (...) Ah ok, I see. :) Thanks for those links. Those are both excellent pages. (...) I think you're right. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus)
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(...) IMHO, studs make sense more than knobs because of terms such "studless" or "SNOT"....knobs will lead to knobless and "KNOT". (...) In french, tiles are named "plaques lisses" (smooth plates)...but even more commonly "tiles". (...) Sorry. This (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) Back to my childhood: They are bumps. One bumper, two bumper, four bumper (I never had any three bumpers when I named them) are 1x bricks. (...) One bumper center plate! (plates with no bumps are smooth plates.) (...) Headlight bricks. But the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) I *think* that "knobs" may be more common in the U.K. but I could be very wrong. It would be interesting to hear from someone who uses the term (if anyone) and know where they are. I know at least one reference to it, and it was one made by (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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(...) And from my perspective, if I heard the word 'lug' I would think of a 'lug nut' and studs don't really remind me of those. But it's interesting to hear that someone does, indeed, use a term like that. This is what makes this topic so much fun. (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus)
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(...) I found those elements to be difficult to label. I'm not sure 'bevel' is perfect, but then neither is wedge. ;) Had I known about 'skew' I just might have tried to resurrect that term. I quite like it. (...) I think slope bricks are actually (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus)
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I think a few of us have our own terms. I have heard the studs referred to as "lugs" as well, although I did have to explain to someone that it was not reason Lugnet is so named. How about Technic Beams vs Technic Bricks. I admit to never having (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus)
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(...) Interesting. To me, 'bevel' would apply to slope bricks more than wedge/skew bricks. Actually, it seems like a very good term for slope bricks. Hmm, excuse me, I need to go update some LDraw part names... ;) (...) I'm always up for part-name (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: What's in a part name? (WAS: 4679 Fall Spring Cleaning Bonus)
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(...) Ha. It is single, but obviously not concave. The "double concave" could be more clearly written "double, concave" or "double & concave". But I'm sure you knew that. DFTT, etc., etc. A truly double-concave part would be interesting -- only two (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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