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Re: Space helmet
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.space, lugnet.build.minifigs
Date: 
Fri, 14 Nov 2003 20:40:51 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Aaron Sneary wrote:
   On a side note, I think it is very funny that ‘purists’ refuse to modify bricks in any way, since the master builders and set designers do it ALL THE TIME.

Aaron S

Whuah??? I know the set designers have to modify bricks, since they usually end up designing new elements. A friend of mine was a set designer for a while, he designed the

    7130 Snowspeeder™
212 elements, 3 figures, US$20, 1999
LEGO > SYSTEM > Star Wars > Classic
and a few others...

But Master Builders? We’ve always been told that they use “standard” pieces (although sometimes in unique colors), and that if we had the pieces we could build what they build.

Unless you’re talking about the completely non-visible things they do, like metal frames to support the weight of models or stuff like that...

JohnG, GMLTC (fut where?)



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  Re: Space helmet
 
Here we go again, another great debate on purists and non-purists. It's kind of funny the way we (I include myself, i'm no different than the rest of you) see and use lego parts as if they had something holy in them :-) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.minifigs, FTX)

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  Re: Space helmet
 
(...) Mike specified that it required the modification of the 2x2 round plate. A correctly sized drill bit would open the axle hole up to a circular stud sized hole. Seems like an easy enough, and unnoticable enough modification to be doable by all (...) (21 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.minifigs)

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