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Re: First post?
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Fri, 30 Jul 2004 21:27:41 GMT
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In lugnet.parts, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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I’m psyched about this group, I look forward to lots of great discussion.
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Ditto.
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Like on why it’s great that LEGO has started pairing half parts instead of
making one width complex slopes and suchlike.
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Do you mean that they’ve started releasing parts like these:
 
Rather than, or at least in addition to, a part like this:
If that’s what you mean, then I totally agree. I think it’s great to see more of
what I would consider ‘core’ elements being added to the system. Highly
resuable and more flexible than one piece that covers both sides. (1)
If that wasn’t what you meant.... well then, I have no idea what you’re talking
about and you’ll have to explain. :)
As a side note... I’ve always found it interesting that certain parts that I
sort of think of as ‘partners’ or ‘pairs’ weren’t always released in the same
year. For example, the 3x2 33-degree standard slope came out around 1971 with
some other slopes of the same angle. But its inverted version didn’t arrive
until 1979. Not that it matters... just that I’ve found it interesting. :)
Best regards,
Allan B.
(1) Not that there’s anything wrong with a piece like 6069, I was simply using
it to illustrate this example. In fact, when building an X-Wing, for example,
I’d probably rather have the 6069 as the nose cone than two separate pieces that
formed the same shape.
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| (...) That's EXACTLY what I mean, and thank you very much for illustrating it since I was too lazy/rushed to dig up images. (...) I guess regular and inverse are almost as much a pair as right and left side but not QUITE as much, so I guess I can (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| (...) Both styles have their advantages. In the two specific examples that you cited, the single-piece versions not only eliminate the seam you'd get when using the split parts side-by-side, but they're also hollow, allowing them to be secured by (...) (20 years ago, 31-Jul-04, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| Yaay! Maybe now the Jar-Jar mutilations will cease? (URL) Except maybe we should not give in to terrorists? I'm psyched about this group, I look forward to lots of great discussion. Like on why it's great that LEGO has started pairing half parts (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jul-04, to lugnet.parts)
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