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RE: I only have on thing to say...
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Fri, 28 May 1999 22:32:21 GMT
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On Wed, 26 May 1999 16:11:28 GMT, Mark Benz uttered the following
profundities...
> 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...
>
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> > This leads me to an odd question:
> >
> > 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?
> >
> > LFB.
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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, 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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>
Transparant slopes might be an answer, though not necessarily
less desirable.
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