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Re: All Terrain Crane
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Tue, 25 Jun 2002 14:16:52 GMT
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Excellent explanation, Jennifer (and amazing model too!!!). I just want to
note to everyone that LEGO themselves modifies their own parts in their
theme parks. In California, they use machined parts and motors from a
custom machine shop adjacent to the model shop. These power their animated
models and also add strength to their large sculptures.
So, I see no problem with it :-)
By the way, my friend and I just watched all the videos of the crane in
action last night. WOW!! I'm totally amazed at this model... :-)
-Tim
In lugnet.robotics, Jennifer Clark writes:
> "Steve Baker" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com>
> >
> > Whilst it's undoubtedly herasy to criticise one of Jennifer's gorgeous
> > models, and I'm sure I'm gonna get flamed for saying it - but I can't help
> > feeling that an unfortunate line has been crossed - with painted parts,
> > modified parts and not-remotely-Lego things like the brass lead-screws
> > and third party lights, radio, etc.
>
> Heresy schmeresy! Criticism is welcome!
>
> I feel the painted parts are the Right Thing here, only one type of brick is
> involved (1x7 liftarm) and the model had been built with the assumption that
> a white version of this part would be available from Bricklink or a lego set
> when the model was complete. I often build in the wrong colours with the
> idea that I'll buy all the parts in the right colour in as few Bricklink
> orders as possible when the model is finished; saves loads of postage
> overhead etc. However, when the model was complete I discovered that lego do
> not make this part in white. A bit unfortunate as the cyan ones I was using
> looked gruesome. Anyway, there was no way I was going to spend all that time
> working on the appearance of the model to have it ruined by having one part
> of the wrong colour, so paint it was.
>
> Certainly a line has been crossed with the other modifications, and the
> validity of them is definitely in the eye of the beholder. My own take is
> that the parts are not insane modifications, and are well within the reach
> of most lego people, and some of them are things that I've been wanting for
> a long time. The idea is really to take a "what if?" approach and see what
> can be done with custom enhancements to the standard system; John Barnes
> makes some great stuff and the way it is put together is lego compatible
> with all the standard interfacing units, so in that sense I don't think it
> is far from what lego might conceivably make. I take the view that since
> this stuff is available, it is the greater sin to not use it; I am a
> tinkerer and if something more can be gained from a system by tweaking it,
> then IMHO this can only be good.
>
> I think the leadscrews qualify for the lego system in that they are as
> compatible and reusable as pneumatic cylinders w.r.t other bricks;
> presumably there was a time when lego pneumatics were in a developmental
> stage and similar purism issues would arise. To my mind the only difference
> here is that it is someone other than lego who are making the new parts :-)
>
> Jennifer
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| "Steve Baker" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> (...) Heresy schmeresy! Criticism is welcome! I feel the painted parts are the Right Thing here, only one type of brick is involved (1x7 liftarm) and the model had been built with the assumption that a white (...) (23 years ago, 25-Jun-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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