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RE: I only have on thing to say...
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Wed, 26 May 1999 16:11:28 GMT
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Of course you could just machine the bricks out of aluminum....
It would take awhile, but boy would they be durable...
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway@lugnet.com]On Behalf
Of Jonathan
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 7:17 PM
To: lugnet.starwars@lugnet.com
Subject: Re: I only have on thing to say...
> This leads me to an odd question:
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> Is it possible to electroplate/"chromize" Lego bricks oneself? Seeing • as how
> TLG's chrome is merely a veneer, maybe an enamel, is it possible?
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> LFB.
I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble, but I can't honestly see them making
many chrome legos. Certainly not to the degree that would be necessary to
make
Adimala's ship. They wouldn't stand up to the wear & tear that Legos get put
through, seeing as how the chrome would only be a plating. The one piece
that
came with Sebulbas pod racer was chipped, just from being in a bag with
other
legos. Also, the plating could flake off, which wouldn't be good for younger
kids playing with the sets. It would go against TLG's strict policies.
I sure hope I'm wrong, because a chome model of Amidala's ship would be
awesome, but . . . well, I don't see it. Plus, like someone already said, if
they were going to on such a large scale as that ship, they would've done so
for the front of the Naboo fighter.
I do like the above idea, however. Also, if they released a ship made
entirely
out of the silver pieces that were in their anniversary buckets!
-Jonathan
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| On Wed, 26 May 1999 16:11:28 GMT, Mark Benz uttered the following profundities... (...) Transparant slopes might be an answer, though not necessarily less desirable. (25 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble, but I can't honestly see them making many chrome legos. Certainly not to the degree that would be necessary to make Adimala's ship. They wouldn't stand up to the wear & tear that Legos get put through, (...) (25 years ago, 26-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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