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Would round 1x1 tiles work? Or maybe the hemispherical bases of the 1x1
"joystick" pieces. They wouldn't roll around *too* much.
If you're not concerned about odd shapes, actually, it occurs to me that
castle feathers (the small ones particularly) might scoop well and not roll
around. Maybe skeleton limbs too.
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Paul Davidson
Miles Gentry <gentrym@gte.net> wrote in message
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> What media works well for scooping with front-end buckets and back-hoes,
> e.g., the scoops in Service Pack 5284 "Loading Grabs" and set 8459
> "Pneumatic Front-End Loader"?
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> We need a medium that scoops easily from a flat surface, a pile, or a bin.
> It should not roll away when touched by the scoop. It should not make a
> mess like sand or mud.
>
> Rokenbok balls roll too much. The flat sides of 1x1 bricks do not afford
> easy scooping. Short K'Nex pegs scoop well because they have rounded • edges,
> but they roll, too. Has anyone tried the guts of Beanie Babies, i.e., the
> plastic beads?
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| (...) Neat. IS there such a piece? I thought that there were only round 1x1 *plates*. and the only round tile was the 2x2. Can't comment on scoopability but these are used a LOT by GMLTC for stuff like "spilled coal", "dirt clods", "animal waste" (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.build, lugnet.technic)
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