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Re: 8860 Scissors lift
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lugnet.technic
Date: 
Mon, 4 Jun 2001 00:10:13 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, David Arnon writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Selçuk Göre writes:
> > The weirdest mistake in a Lego instruction I've ever seen is this:
> > 
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/8000/8880/8880-049.html
> > 
> > Look at the second step in mirror subassembly. Look at the 1x1 bricks
> > (both the one with hole and the regular one) How this could be possible
> > if they are using a 3D CAD program to prepare instructions?
> > 
> > Selçuk
> 
> How did you notice this? It's such a minute mistake!
> Notice that the opposite mirror in the lower subassembly is fine and in fact
> it's the same as the upper one (instead of being a mirror image) except for the
> hole. Perhaps that's a clue as to how they actually do the instructions.
> Maybe they have a basic brick and they can add holes and other features to it.
> 
> - David

talking of minute mistakes - here's another. (it was probably a late
alteration, so they didn't bother correcting the other steps)

<http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/8000/8880/8880-042.html>

look at the 2x1 plates in stage 7. Then look at what has happened to them by
here...

<http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/8000/8880/8880-045.html>

this is also visible throughout this subassembly.

Chris.



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(...) How did you notice this? It's such a minute mistake! Notice that the opposite mirror in the lower subassembly is fine and in fact it's the same as the upper one (instead of being a mirror image) except for the hole. Perhaps that's a clue as to (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-01, to lugnet.technic)

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