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Re: Studless Technic models
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lugnet.technic
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Fri, 16 Jan 2004 14:12:27 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Steven Lane wrote:
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In lugnet.technic, Allan Bedford wrote:
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In lugnet.technic, Jindrich Kubec wrote:
However, if you mean that in many ‘Technic’
sets there seem to be few old-style bricks, then yes you might be right.
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It’s obvious to me he means that.
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But the traditional approach of building from bottom to top (few technic
bricks, some plates, some additional bricks and 90deg beam connections
is IMO much more logical and(!) in line of previous Lego experience of
the builder.
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I agree, and in my own building style I often rely on the bottom to top
method.
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This studless way of building is IMO much more complicated
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What’s wrong with complicated? :)
Isn’t that what makes Technic models more interesting than others?
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Your more wrong Allen, than Lego was to change the shade of gray. There are
few enough really good models posted here already without another level of
complication slowing us down. We depend on the health of the Technic brand
with the average consumer. So a system that is simpler to use and more
universal (studded) is much more preferable to a les flexible, harder to use
one.
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It is my belief that Technic studded beams will always be around, as long as
technic is around. There are too many advantages of studded beams over studless
beams for them to go away. So for me that is a non-issue.
Studless beams have advantages over studded beams. The are narrower, in that
you can hook two studless beams side by side with pins into adjacent holes in a
studded beam. Cannot do that with studded beams.
So, they both are a good thing.
Studless plus studded beams give us *more* options, than just studded beams.
This enriches the possibilities for MOCs. This is a good thing in my humble
opinion.
Since I don’t beleive that studded beams are going away, then the appearance of
studless beams is a big advantage.
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3) Have anybody of you tried to build studless MOC?
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Not completely out of studless, but I use them in original creations along
with traditional bricks.
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You should try it. I did, and ended up giving up out of frustration. When I
switched back to old Lego I impreessed myself the build went so well. And
before someone else says it yes I could do with more practice with the new
system but early experiences were dis-encouraging.
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You should build with what works for you. I folks want studded beams, they
should not buy the 8455.
Were there no studded beams available in any of the technic sets for 2003?
When building bipeds, one of my favorite passtime, weight is an issue, A
studless beam weights less than a studded beam of the same length/
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4) Should we bother TLC with this issue too?
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Nope. They have plenty to deal with right now. Studless bricks (and the
studded ones that they are still making) are not causing problems that are
in any way like the other things that have lost so much money recently.
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Wrong again. We should strike while the Lego company is at it’s most
vulnrable. The company is currently rather receptive to what it’s been doing
wrong. Lego’s problems could have a very posative outcome.
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I for one will be very unhappy if you somehow make LEGO stop creating studless
beams. If LEGO were to stop making studded beams, I would be equally upset.
Does it *have* to be an exclusive decision?
Kevin
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) Agreed, and I wrote that in my original message. (...) Agreed. (...) Peeron is down right now. I'll try to do a search as it goes up. But looking in the 2003 catalog, none of the 'Technic' sets seem to have them. Don't know about Bionicle/Star (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Studless Technic models
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| (...) Everyone can see that the two systems have their own advantages and that combining the two gives the advantages of both, but thats not the problem. The problem is that the 2003 sets had NO studded beams. (...) Having a few studded beams in a (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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| (...) It's obvious to me he means that. (...) Your more wrong Allen, than Lego was to change the shade of gray. There are few enough really good models posted here already without another level of complication slowing us down. We depend on the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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