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Subject: 
non-Lego elements (was: Re: World Record LEGO Bridge)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.build
Date: 
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 01:04:31 GMT
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SRC wrote:
I wrestle with the
use of string as a non-LEGO element, (the Znap qualifies)

Why does the Znap qualify?  Please check all that apply:
(1) Because it was sold under the Lego name.
(2) Because it has holes that Technic pins fit in.
(3) Some other reasons (please state).

Things to think about:

* If TLC bought Knex, would Knex then qualify?
* If TLC bought Knex and introduced a single
  connector piece: a "Knex-beam-to-technic-peg"
  connector, would Knex then qualify?
* Do random plastic playscapes and storage boxes
  sold under the Lego name qualify?
* Does use of Lego motor wires as cables qualify?

I think if Lego building competitions were as mature
as, say, Auto Racing, there would be different divisions
based on which materials were allowable.

Personally, I feel that a Znap + Lego bricks structure
is not a "pure" Lego construction.  Not to say there
is anything wrong with that.  I've combined them
myself.  But such a construction doesn't have that
"Lego Look & Feel" for me.

Using homemade stickers for decoration, or non-Lego wires
as cables, however --- those are obviously non-Lego,
yet don't interfere as much with the Lego Look & Feel
as Znap does, IMHO.

/Eric McC/



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: non-Lego elements
 
(...) It's made by LEGO, it's designed to work with 'normal' LEGO bricks. I see absolutely no problem with using Znap and considering it 'pure LEGO'... When I first saw Technic sets I didn't like them, because I didn't think they were 'real LEGO'. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
  Re: non-Lego elements (was: Re: World Record LEGO Bridge)
 
(...) My $0.02: LEGO ZNAP uses all the same basic unit measurements as LEGO SYSTEM and LEGO TECHNIC. LEGO ZNAP includes a few pieces (short axle connectors come to mind) that are identical in form and color to LEGO TECHNIC. LEGO ZNAP is just as much (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)
  Re: non-Lego elements (was: Re: World Record LEGO Bridge)
 
If we are not careful we could end up down the same road that railway anoraks go sometimes whilst away from their sandwiches. I can see a time when certain LEGO MOC models are banned because; 1. They combine bricks which were never available in the (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)

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  Re: World Record LEGO Bridge
 
(...) work that I don't (yet) have the budget to challange. I wrestle with the use of string as a non-LEGO element, (the Znap qualifies) but suspension bridges allow for much greater span lengths. One might even say they have an unfair advantage for (...) (24 years ago, 24-Aug-00, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.build)

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