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Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Thu, 21 Feb 2002 14:53:19 GMT
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"John Heins" <Johnmhiii@aol.com> wrote in message news:Grv2G6.zH@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.technic, Jennifer Clark writes:

[snippage]

> As stated before, just TRY to mount ANYTHING constructed out of new style
> Technic pieces onto a base plate without using old style holed beams to
> interface between the two. Without holed studded beams (even as small as
> 1x2) there is NO compatability between the current Technic line and bricks.

Not to beat this to death, but this is plainly false.

Here are some ways to connect non-studded technic parts to studded parts.

- simply stick the beam to a studded part using the holes in the beam
- 1x2 plate with female technic connector(s) underneath
- 1x2, 2x2, 2x4 brick with technic peg(s)
- 1x2 plate with peg (on bottom or top)
- 2x4 plate with pegs (may come in other sizes as well)
- angle brick, bushing, axle extender (et al) snapped vertically between
  4 studs
- click hinge with female technic connector
- 1L peg with stud (there are hundreds of ways using this part alone)
- 3L technic axle with stud
- Alpha Team underwater windscreen (these are incredibly cool parts for
  use with technic)
- Jack Stone chassis (beams, true, but not traditional ones)
- "Dinosaurs" abdomen, legs, appendages
- sandwich the beam between two plates (this gives you a way to
  create a sliding motion without using tiles)

As an exercise, I recommend you try recreating a classic Technic model,
or a close likeness thereof, without using studded beams.  It can be a
very satisfying way to learn how to manipulate the new parts.

Cheers, Mark K



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  Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
 
(...) This subject is curiously similar to the "how do we connect znap to system" issue. I posted some pictures of various ways of doing that on brickshelf ... (URL) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
 
(...) Not wanting to be too argumentative, but most of the ways listed use parts that conform to the "traditional" technic model - something that mounts to studs on a brick or plate and then uses a connector or pin to interface to the "newer" parts. (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

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  Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
 
(...) I don't mind SOME of the new style smooth beams. My complaint is that the new style smooth beams and axle/rod/flex tube connectors have almost completely displaced "traditional" technic components. It's like the new "Technic" is a whole (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

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