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New Style Technic
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lugnet.technic
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Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:06:49 GMT
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I've been building a lot with the new style of Technic bricks recently and
really am getting into it. Sometimes I find it a bit of a slog getting my head
round the new paradigm, especially when changing direction and finding myself
1/2 a stud "out", but there are usually very simple ways round it, you just have
to think laterally. It's a bit like living in space*, there is no longer an "up"
or "down".
Something that I really like about these bricks is that you can achieve unusual
gear meshings very easily without having vast bracing structures surrounding
them. Indeed, you could have any gear meshing you like by moving into the
analogue rather than stud domain by using the ribbed hose as spacers and/or
washers. I'm perfectly happy with cutting hoses (pneumatic, flex system, etc)
for MOCs, so in my opinion this is a "Lego Legal" approach.
I can't see these bricks replacing traditional ones for Model Team style models,
but they are great for working parts.
Jennifer
* I've never lived in space.
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: New Style Technic
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| (...) Hi Jennifer, I can see that I have mostly the same opinion as you, and I think its a good subject to discuss. I do not own that much of the "new" technic bricks, but the few bricks I have are very usefull in some particular places. But I'm a (...) (20 years ago, 29-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: New Style Technic
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| (...) I guess I'm not up to speed here. What parts are the 'new style' of Technic bricks? I looked at the parts inventory of 7470-1 Space Shuttle Discovery which was mentioned by another poster to this thread and did see liftarms, pins, like 41679, (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.technic)
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