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Re: Technic's Dead (was: I need Technic)
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lugnet.technic
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Mon, 5 Aug 2002 18:19:55 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Allan Bedford writes:
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> > Is a Technic brick (of similar length) any more or less expensive to produce
> > than a standard LEGO brick?
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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 the top. To make a TECHNIC brick, my untrained eye sees a
> four-piece mold, because there are hollows on four sides of the brick.
> There's the hollow underside, the hollow studs on top, and each side has a
> hollow around each pin hole (the pin hole itself could be molded by the
> mold-piece for either side).
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> This leads to another molding comparision: TECHNIC bricks and smooth beams.
> With smooth beams, you're back to a two-piece mold: one piece for each side
> of the beam. There are no hollows on the top or bottom of the parts, just
> the hollows around the pin holes.
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> So it seems pretty likely that smooth beams are much cheaper to produce than
> TECHNIC bricks.
Very possibly so. Then I reiterate my previous statement. Manufacture
them, put them out in bulk packs and price them accordingly. I've paid up
to $1.00 U.S. per 1x16 black Technic brick at auction. Is it not possible
for the company to sell them to me for perhaps .75 cents a brick and still
make a profit? :)
Regards,
Allan B.
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 5-Aug-02, to lugnet.technic)
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