 | | Re: Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
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(...) Yes, I'd bet Technic bricks are more expensive to produce, because they require more pieces in the mold. To make a standard brick, you'd only need a two-piece mold - one piece for the bottom, to make the inside hollow, and another piece for (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Technic's only in a coma (WAS Re: Technic's Dead )
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(...) I don't think Brad Justus and/or LEGO Direct alone can resurrect Technic as we have known it. But I must agree that some of us are losing faith. LEGO (meaning the parent company) needs to take a look at the success of their own Mindstorms (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Building Philosophy: Bricks vs. Beams (was Re: Technic's Dead)
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(...) Technically, not quite: a beam is 7.8mm in pinhole direction (same as a brick), 7.4mm between smooth faces Philo (23 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Building Philosophy: Bricks vs. Beams (was Re: Technic's Dead)
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For clarification: "beam" = studless beam (e.g. (...) I think each has its own place, which is governed by necessity. We cannot compare equivalent constructions to judge the better piece. For example, if you think of replacing a brick with a beam in (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: 8461 Williams F1 Team Racer ----- Silver Champ Variant!!!
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In lugnet.technic, Jake Rentar writes: <Snipped> (...) Are you sure about that release date?? I just got off the phone w/ SAH (USA) and they don't have it listed. Sooo, I called up Consumer Services. The price and parts count are correct but it's (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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