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You could always "accidentally" stick a MegaBlock plate back there. It
would be obscured from view and I don't think they have markings on the
studs, but maybe they do. (I don't use MB, so I wouldn't know). I know
Tyco had blank studs, but their plates were thicker.
Mike
Karim <knassar@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:FrF0ss.Bnt@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.trains, Frank Filz writes:
> > Karim wrote:
> > >
> > > Oooh, Drat! I forgot about the "lego" logos extruded on the tops of the
> > > studs... Oh well, just goes to show the dangers of designing lego • models in
> > > your head... :)
>
> > It's more than just the letters, the actual stud is ever so slightly
> > taller. When I gently slid a plate into a chanel made by reversing two
> > thin walls, the top of the stud caught the edge of the wall. The two
> > stud wide channel with 3 plates + tile did not exhibit this same
> > resistance.
>
>
> Hmmm, we may be running into the limit of lego tolerances here. When I • tried
> the assembly, it was clearly just the letters on top of the studs that • kept it
> from working perfectly. In fact, it does actually hold together, and • works
> just as I expected, but with a slight buldge one way or the other. This • buldge
> has the unfortunate effect of rocking the 1x2x1 panel back slightly, so • that it
> is not held firmly by the studs that are trying to hold it in place.
>
> You might try several different sets of 2420 (the "2x2 plate without • corner")
> to find a pair that will hold.
>
> --Karim
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