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Re: Gungan Sub (Re: is anyone else finding...)
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general
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Tue, 11 May 1999 03:09:42 GMT
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Tom Stangl wrote in message <373715B8.8FA0E662@netscape.com>...
> Another interesting thing - the Pod Race. On the green racer, there is a • purple
> grille tile COMPLETELY hidden from view, it is covered by another brick
> completely. I was thinking how insane that was, but then I thought about • it
> further, and thought how nice that was - I am going to yank it back out of • the
> model, and stick a plain 1x2 plate in its' place, and I'll have a spare • purple
> grille tile.
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> Nick Goetz wrote:
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> > I thought the use of a dozen or so bricks to represent a cave was • especially
> > interesting as well. I could not believe they didn't use a BURP (or two).
> > One other thing I found about the sub was the unusual use of the • trans
> > orange 1x2. I am referring to the ones that are completely hidden from
> > sight. I know the instructions sometimes add unusual colors to aid in the
> > building process, but to use transparent bricks was quite a deviation. • (and
> > a nice surprise!)
I have always assumed that one reason for the different color parts is to
provide a wider variety of parts for alternate models. I do like the theory
on ease of reading the instructions. Another possibility is to somehow
balance the manufacturing line.
Frank
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