Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | SylvainLS  | | Posted: | Apr 17, 2019 08:59 | | Subject: | Re: Lengths in “L” and 18654 | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
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Yeah, so why call this a pin 1/2 ... […]
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Because there’s no constistence to the catalogue?
| | Personally, I'd go with a naming convention of the form:
Pin 2L (with friction ridges) and Stop Bush 1L.
So a normal pin would be a pin 2L, a half pin would be a pin 1L, and so on. Anything
with four half pins would be "with 4 pins 1L" and so on.
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Okay… provided we agree on what a “L” is and out-of-system dimensions like “2/3
L” are verified before being accepted in the catalogue  
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 17, 2019 08:32 | | Subject: | Re: Lengths in “L” and 18654 | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, randyf writes:
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My point was that if you categorize it as a bushing, you don't need to worry
about the length of it at all. You don't see the axle bushing above listed
as a "Technic Bush 1L". It is just "Technic Bush". So change that one to "Technic
Axle Bush" and
to "Technic Pin Bush" and problem solved. No need to worry about the length at
all. Like I said, it doesn't and can't connect pins or axles at all,
so it is definitely *not* a "Technic, Pin Connector". And that's a fact.
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Simple solution indeed.
No wonder you’re, er, should be, paid the big bucks
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 17, 2019 08:30 | | Subject: | Re: Lengths in “L” and 18654 | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | | | No. A "pin" is the standard Technic pin. Basically, half of
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Why half of it? And if it was half of it, shouldn't that one be named a "double
pin". […]
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But
has only one pin, or is the other half considered hidden inside the brick?
And
and the like are “pin”s, not “half-pin”s and there’s no room for a hidden second
half.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 17, 2019 07:25 | | Subject: | Re: Lengths in “L” and 18654 | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, dkillgore writes:
| | So is a "pin" the same as a "stud"?
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No. A "pin" is the standard Technic pin. Basically, half of
A "stud" is the standard connection point on the top of LEGO bricks and plates.
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Yes, and wes say “stud” for the distance between the centers of two studs / the
width of 1-stud-wide brick or plate.
| | | | Example, part 2817 is a modified plate, 2 x 2 with pin holder
and it is possible to attach a stud of say a 1x4 in the pin holder to do a perpendicular
build. Is the cuff for attachment too shallow on the 18654 to, say, do a reversal?
Just asking or future buying and building
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You can do a stud reversal with
just like with any other thick Technic liftarm since they are the same thickness.
Part 18654 is pretty much just a thick 1L Technic liftarm.
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Exactly, “BEAM 1X1” is its LEGO name.
And about puting studs in technic holes, note that a technic hole is slightly
smaller than a stud (the actual round peg), and if you attach more than one stud
to technic holes, the force needed to remove them once inserted is too strong
for a 7-year-old child. That’s why LEGO say it’s “illegal” to connect more than
one stud to technic holes.
Also, note that a technic hole is also slightly higher than a side-stud on the
modified bricks. So you shan’t mix bricks with side studs and technic bricks
with half-pins (though some official builds do).
And you shan’t have overhanging bricks on top of the technic brick. Like on
the picture below, the red plate shan’t be placed over the tan plates. (Yes,
some official builds do that too.)
And while we are talking about SNOT building, be careful with logos, they really
push the bricks that want to lay on them (second picture, if the blue brick had
studs, the red brick wouldn’t be able to attach correctly to the tan headlight
brick, and would be pushed upward by the stud).
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 16, 2019 19:49 | | Subject: | Lengths in “L” and 18654 | | Viewed: | 120 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
| I’m wondering what’s the rationale for having changed the name (and dimensions)
of
from “1 L” to “2/3 L”.
I can’t see where it’s 0.67L.
Especially if I compare it to
and their variants, or with
and other liftarms/beams, or all the connectors with “# L” in their descriptions.
In the same way, its new dimensions are 1 x 1 x 0.67. As it’s a cylinder, it
means the 0.67 is supposed to apply to its height. But its height is exactly
1 stud, which is 5/6th = 0.83 brick, not 2/3rd = 0.67, and, anyway, “L” means
stud, not brick, so 1 = 1.
Therefore, I strongly believe its name should have stayed “Technic, Pin Connector
Round 1 L” and its dimensions should be 1 x 1 x 0.83.
(Actually, its diameter is a shy less than 1 stud, so its dimensions should be
0.9something x 0.9something x 0.83 but all the liftarms have the same width and
are said to be 1 stud wide.)
Not filing a proper catalogue change request because I really would want to know
the reasoning here, not play ping-pong.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 14, 2019 12:35 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 70620-1 | | Viewed: | 12 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, 1977_mauro writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 61184 Light Bluish Gray Technic, Pin 1/2 with 2L Bar Extension (Flick Missile) (Extra)
Comments from Submitter:
I assume, someone has inventorized 4 x 87994 additional light bluish bars (1 to much by mistake) instead of adding one additional light bluish flick missile. Both are looking similar to each other.
(I think that the 4 bars should be reduced to 3 as well)
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It’s not a mistake, I also got 9 (5+4) 87994 and 8 (8+0) 61184.
Extras are just that, extras, you are not assured to get them, and they can change
with production runs.
So, to be clear, your extra 61184 can be added but the 87994 you didn’t get should
stay.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 13, 2019 12:12 | | Subject: | Re: Grays & Browns | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
| In Colors, uticabrix writes:
| | I am having trouble with brown vs Reddish brown, and also light grey vs light
bluesish gray. Does anyone have any suggestions how to identify which is what?
Are these current colors with Lego?
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There was a “Great Colour Shift” around 2004.
The main colours that were replaced were Light and Dark Grays, and Brown, but
the other colours were also slightly modified.
LBG, DBG, and Reddish Brown are the current colours since then.
As for the difference, you need to look at your parts in daylight or with a daylight
tinted lightbulb. The old greys are yellowish/kaki (hence the newer ones looking
bluish in comparison whereas they are actually nearer “true” grey).
The best way is to keep at hand parts of which you are certain of the colours.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 9, 2019 19:26 | | Subject: | Re: inconsistencies | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, dkillgore writes:
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| | Against.
I don’t know why “jumper” was chosen. The similarity with electrical jumpers
(little wires that “jump” over the main circuits, or little thingies to connect
two plots) is tenuous: yes it’s a connector but everything connects in LEGO.
But I believe “jumper” can be taken to mean that the connection “jumps” half
a stud.
Anyway, “jumper” is well engraved as meaning “offset stud” which the missing-studs
plates and having-studs tiles don’t have.
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Sylvain, your previous thread-joint reply was appreciated! A Programmer-based
deficiency for sure...
So, truly, what we all need to consider is this:
Is BrickLink, as the premier site for those who have, maybe for the first time,
visited Lego.com to complete sets or begin their life-long passion as a creator
of MOC, or to find long sought after sets from days they remember, to base our
catalogue on Lego.com nomenclature and numbering system to be:
"Buyer Focused" so that they can jump-start their search based on item classifications
and numbers they found off of a set they own or want to recreate...Or, maybe,
just maybe, even more Intuitive! Now that would be something.
Or, wanting to determine the number of categories and number/images to make it
easy to store and access for those selling to pick from to be:
"Seller Focused"
My guess is that there are a lot more first-time potential buyers registering
on here and trying to make sense of what we are doing than long-term hobbyists.
I am always aware of what we may be losing in customer base. Just have a heart
for the ones that you never hear from on the Forum who just can't make sense
of it all...
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Indeed. But what I’m against, and I wasn’t clear, is the use of the term “jumper”
for a tile with studs + plate without studs category.
For me, “jumper” is specific to 3794 (and its variants) and then to 87580 and
then to 34103. That’s only 3 (or 5) parts.
All tiles and plates could well be in a unique category (like they mostly are
in LDraw or LDD) but I don’t want it called “jumper” 
The problem verily lies within the strict category system, the lack of a parallel
tag system or at least the possibility for a part to appear in more than one
category.
With such a system, either you have a system that plans for anything and everything,
and you end up with the Dewey Decimal Classification for books, that no one understands
but specialists, or you have a system that needs to change with new elements
or better knowledge on the elements, like Linné’s taxonomy of living beings,
and, well, that no one understands but specialists either 
Either way, there’s still a need for a simple way, both for the hoi polloi and
the elite actually, to find a part, or a group of similar parts (whatever “similar”
might mean), in a few clicks.
In a library, the Dewey DC (or another similar system) is used for numbering
the books and the shelves but a patron just needs to talk to a librarian or use
a search tool to find the book they want, they don’t need to know the DDC. And
if a patron browses an alley, they will see similar books, but they won’t see,
for instance, all the books written by the same author if these fall under different
domains.
In a virtual system, like BL, the “patron” can be presented with an “alley” containing
all the plates, or all the parts with pins, or all the 2x2 parts….
In short, what I’m trying to say is you can twist a category system in all the
ways you want, you will still need knowledge to use it, it will still be for
the specialists. To allow newbies to use it, you need a librarian, and this
website should be one.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 9, 2019 17:21 | | Subject: | Re: inconsistencies | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, WoutR writes:
| | In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | In other words there is a mess which will be hard to clarify
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Keep it simple. A tile does not have studs. So if it has studs, then it is a
plate.
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That's how I see things, also, but we will have to hold off on this debate
for a bit until Marek and I can get our plates cleared off to focus on catalog
projects again.[…]
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Well done
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 9, 2019 16:06 | | Subject: | Re: inconsistencies | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, dkillgore writes:
| | […]
Just going to put this out there and wait for the bashing,
Why not put them in both categories?
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The database won’t allow it.
A part can only be in one category.
Because they are “categories,” not “tags.”
A tag system was asked for, many times.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 9, 2019 15:19 | | Subject: | Re: inconsistencies | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | In Catalog, RecycledBrick writes:
| | I would like to see the Tile Modified ones that have studs moved to Plate Modified.
I vote yes.
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I am torn. I feel like having studs is characteristic of the plate and not having
studs is characteristic of the tile. Is it possible to have a new category specifically
for tiles that have some studs and plates that have some flat space? The most
obvious (to me) name for the category would be Jumpers, but I don't really
know how that word came to be used the way Lego uses it.
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Against.
I don’t know why “jumper” was chosen. The similarity with electrical jumpers
(little wires that “jump” over the main circuits, or little thingies to connect
two plots) is tenuous: yes it’s a connector but everything connects in LEGO.
But I believe “jumper” can be taken to mean that the connection “jumps” half
a stud.
Anyway, “jumper” is well engraved as meaning “offset stud” which the missing-studs
plates and having-studs tiles don’t have.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 9, 2019 14:27 | | Subject: | Re: inconsistencies | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | Either
way, if you don't have principal characteristics of what constitutes a tile
or plate (for example groove = tile), any classification is going to be inconsistent
and a matter of opinion.
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I like this sentence.
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Me too.
Well, except for the example, as there are plates with grooves
and tiles/plates variants with and without groove
(And the jumpers too….)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 8, 2019 12:37 | | Subject: | Re: Keffiyeh vs Turban | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, bje writes:
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Wish
I could read Proust, Balzac, Littel and few others in original French.
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Me too
(I lack the courage.)
| | | | Bicorne = two horns
There are tricorne hats too (three horns).
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Horny hats will be even more difficult to remember, it is not a concept I usually
associate with hats or caps.
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Well, I’m sure there’s peacockery somewhere (bad, bad pun) but “corne” is a common
term in French for angled/folded —wait for it— corners!
Yes the English “corner” is about horns too
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 8, 2019 11:56 | | Subject: | Re: Keffiyeh vs Turban | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, bje writes:
| | You want to try and remember bicorne - usually I have to search through pirates
minifigs to get that %^^$%@ name.
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I’ll excuse your French as it so happens that “%^^$%@” could indeed be replaced
by “French”.
Bicorne = two horns
There are tricorne hats too (three horns).
| | You might want to bookmark this page. It at
least gives the starting point names of some hat/headdress styles with images,
since I can never remember any of them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat
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You’ll note that on that page, keffiyeh is spelled keffiyah.
(While the wiktionary lists kaffiyah, kufiya, and kufiyah as alternative spellings,
but not keffiyah.)
Finding it through Prince of Persia minifigures might be quicker than searching
the wikipedia page then trying all the possible spellings
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 8, 2019 10:11 | | Subject: | Re: inconsistencies | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, edk writes:
| | why is a plate modified when is a tile modified?
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I’d have said it’s the number of studs (or ratio). Something like 50%+1 of studs
missing means it’s a tile, but some “tiles” have 50% of their studs and some
“plates” have less than 50% of their studs.
Plates:
(and variants)
(and variant)
Tiles:
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 5, 2019 07:14 | | Subject: | Re: Grouping Parts | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, JusTiCe8 writes:
| | Studio already include submodels.
Select parts, create submodel, that's it.
You can alway break one to update it, then recreate the submodel back again.
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You can edit submodels without “breaking” them (“release” in Studio’s terms).
You can nest submodels (make a hierarchy of them), copy/paste them as if they
were just big parts, and many other things.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Apr 2, 2019 13:18 | | Subject: | Re: Old (classic) light gray | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
| In Colors, legoman_74 writes:
| | Fully discolored as in uniform all around including underneath? I wondered if
pieces become discolored from other reasons other than direct sunlight. Any ideas
what causes this? From your scenario, it almost sounds like "batch" issues as
some in storage discolored while others did not.
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There’s one reason for discolaration: degradation.
(And plastics degrade differently depending on their compositions, as we all
know because we all heard about the pre-2004 fire retardants that are often incriminated.)
But there are several reasons for degradation: UV, humidity, temperature, and
undoubtedly others.
The UV to which LEGO pieces are exposed generally come from the sunlight. And
as they are light, by definition they don’t hit in the shadow. So their effects,
besides being strong on some plastics, are easily noticed.
As for your parts, they may be from different batches. But their difference
in colour might not have been noticeable when they were brand new. They might
also have aged differently because of their composition. Or they may be like
other bricks in composition but still have aged differently because they weren’t
stored like others.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 30, 2019 21:34 | | Subject: | Re: List of known part-color-combinations | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, mfav writes:
| | From the color search popup on the search page:
[… list of colours …]
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Simpler: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogDownload.asp , and choose “Colors”.
But OP wants parts too. So, on the same page, select “Part and Color Codes”.
That’s the table of (Part+Color) = LEGO’s ElementID (the code shown in the BoM
in official instructions).
That’s not a complete list but it’s pretty long (45000+ elements I believe).
(If there’s a code, then the part obviously exists or existed.)
Or you open the “Color Guide” https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp and
parse all the pages linked under the column “Parts”.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 27, 2019 22:47 | | Subject: | Re: Welcome our new administrator! | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | We have some great news for our catalog contributors - we have promoted Hygrotus,
one of our current Inventories Administrators to a new position, Catalog Associate:
[…]
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Congrats Marek!
I hope you won’t take the opportunity to add chitinous “parts” to the catalogue
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2019 16:16 | | Subject: | Re: Ghost Buy feature from sellers own store | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, mgiglio writes:
| | This is the problem exactly. Even if you have the expertise to create the XML
file, once you apply it, those parts are sitting in limbo in your physical storage
and you don't know they exist because they've been removed from your
inventory!
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You have an inventory for them: They are in a Wanted List.
Phisically, either you just picked them first and want to update your inventory,
or you just updated your inventory and are going to pick them pronto.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 21, 2019 15:38 | | Subject: | Re: Ghost Buy feature from sellers own store | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, RecycledBrick writes:
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Can I take a wanted list and convert to an XML file. Will that file remove the
pieces from my store and give me the locations that they are in my store? Because
it isn't just about removing the pieces from my store inventory it is giving
me the locations that those pieces are in my store like an order placed does.
I want something that looks like below that gives the locations.
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I believe you can.
Download your Wanted List.
Edit it in a dumb editor (like Notepad, not Word).
Replace all “MINQTY” with “QTY”.
If you want to add a minus sign, first replace “MINQTY»” with “QTY»-” (with a
single chevron / greater than instead of »).
That should work.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 20, 2019 18:35 | | Subject: | Re: Studio QOL things | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, mroosa writes:
| | I love using studio and its been a great help, but there are some Quality of
Life changes I would like to suggest. I didn't see a specific forum for the
program,
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http://forum.bricklink.com
See the red Studio icon up there? Hover over it, there’s a direct link to it
named “Builder Forum”.
| | so I hope posting here is OK.[…]
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 20, 2019 12:08 | | Subject: | Re: Tan 16X32 baseplates different shade? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
| In Colors, crazylegoman writes:
| | In Colors, Ricardo_Penguin writes:
| | I have this set with the 16x32-
And I also have a 32x32 one from the Lego Store I got last year.
Putting them side-by-side, the 16x32 one is darker compared to the 32x32 one.
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Interesting... That makes it seem that TLC has been making the tan 16X32s differently
than the 32X32s for every production run.
My other colors of 16X32 BP (green, blue, light gray) match the color of their
32X32 counterparts. Oh well, just another unsolved mystery in TLC's manufacturing
process.
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Wasn’t Tan impacted by the Great Colour Shift?
If there were more “old Tan” 16x32 in stock, they would have been used alongside
“new Tan” 32x32.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 11, 2019 09:28 | | Subject: | Re: Helmet 90392pb01 metallic gold or tan? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
| In Colors, crepundi writes:
| | I have a question about part
Under known colours it is listed in black and metallic gold. I have this part,
but in fact it is not metallic gold but tan (inside) and the outside is only
printed metallic gold. Is this the regular version that shoul be listed under
metallic gold?
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I’d say it’s the regular version: Metallic Gold isn’t a plastic colour, it’s
coated on another colour (generally Tan).
On the other hand, I thought the coating always cover all the part’s surface
(but I don’t have many parts in MG, and none hollow/concave like a hat/helmet).
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 8, 2019 07:27 | | Subject: | Re: How should i name this set? | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, popsicle writes:
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| | Timeo hominem unius movie.
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I can see a contemporary Thomas Aquinas type applying that statement to movies,
today...and they'd be dead wrong, saintly or not
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There are two meanings for the statement. One of them being “I wouldn’t want
that movie to be the topic when playing Jeopardy against that guy”
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 7, 2019 21:34 | | Subject: | Re: How should i name this set? | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, TheBrickGuys writes:
| | In Catalog, popsicle writes:
| | In Catalog, GoudvanOud writes:
| | How should I name this set?
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What’s in a name? That which we call a combo set, by any other name would sell
as sweet!
Sorry, couldn't help it. Had no TV in my apartment when I was young. So it
was come home from work, run the boardwalk, shower, dress, walk to the deli for
takeout and walk across the street to Balboa theater to eat. But the hiccup was
that the theater played Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet for nearly a year straight
before switching movies. To be honest, I didn't mind as a romantic young
idealist. Cried like a baby
I think I still know most lines of that Shakespeare play
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That's cool, I like stories about life like that.
Years ago when me and a friend rented a house, for entertainment all we had was
a VCR but no TV so we had hook it into my computer screen to use it. When it
came to movies our choices were limited to a wide variety of one movie, 'What
About Bob' starring Richard Dreyfuss and Bill Murray.
We watched that movie soooo many times that we became really good at memorizing
all the lines and we would play a game where one would say a line or just a word
or two and the other one would guess where in the movie the line or word came
from. We played that game for years after that.
The simplest things in life can create some of the best memories.
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Timeo hominem unius movie.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2019 18:26 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 10159-2 | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, FreeStorm writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, mihau writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 1 Part 3001 White Brick 2 x 4
Comments from Submitter:
I have this set, and I was counting pieces in order to verify completeness. However I have not found a place to use 2x4 white brick in the building instructions. Maybe it appears as extra part.
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Hello
I don't own this set, but when looking at the building instructions (lego.com)
I've found 3 white plate 2X4:
1x step 3 page 8
1x step 7 page 8
1x step 11 page 23
Your instruction is not the same?
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You say “plate,” OP says “brick.”
(I say tomato.)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2019 17:55 | | Subject: | Re: paint in studio 2.0? | | Viewed: | 17 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
| In Inventories, JusTiCe8 writes:
| | Hi, thanks for your complete answer.
It's just weird even LDraw author pick this way to make "textures", UV Mapping
is not a new thing and it's pretty easy for most of the decorated LEGO parts,
minifigs are a bit more tricky to do.
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We are talking about a format created in the 1990’s. Maybe you aren’t old enough
to remember how slow personal computers were at this time. I am 
Drawing a simple mesh of a couple hundreds triangles took minutes if not hours.
Drawing what shows on each frame in Studio (bricks, some faces hidden, shadows,
Phong lighting…) would have taken hours. Now Studio does it dozens of times
per second.
“Simple” was misleading. Sorry for that. I didn’t mean it was theoretically
complicated (most 2D/3D graphics algorithms are way older than LDraw), I meant
it was practically infeasible and useless.
Also:
1. vectorial patterns are lighter and often better than bitmaps, especially for
the patterns that appear(ed) on LEGO parts,
2. patterns weren’t quite as important when there were so many basic parts not
yet modelled,
3. and I’m sure there are other sensible reasons
Now, yes, it’s debatable the LDraw Official Library took a bit too long to use
the texmap feature (AFAICT, the feature was added in 2012).
| | I can't believe anyone modelling 3D object would not use it... and regarding
Studio, as it use Unity, it wouldn't (ans shouldn't) be such a challenge,
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I don’t know why Studio doesn’t implement texmaps. LDView and LDCad (among others)
do.
It’s true the official library didn’t use them but it does now (or will, as the
parts are still Unofficial for now).
I’m sure Studio will do too very soon.
| | except because of those parts from Ldraw.
|
Well, if it weren’t for LDraw, Studio wouldn’t have so many parts now.
So Studio is what it is now because of LDraw but also thanks to LDraw
| | (shortly UV Mapping is just given each vertex of a 3D object another set of coordinates:
U,V matching a point in the texture area which is basically a 2D tilled "world",
it is very visual and a standard after the basic plain face colours from the
90s)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Mar 6, 2019 14:06 | | Subject: | Re: paint in studio 2.0? | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
| In Inventories, JusTiCe8 writes:
| | Hi,
short answer is no, if I have understood what you mean by painting (ie: changing
texture of part, like decorated brick or sticker).
|
Longer answer: soon.
| | If you mean something else, please be more explicit.
For the record, I have looked a while back if there is any textures actually
used for decorated parts, and found none at all. Looks like textures has been
converted into raw colour data of some kind, but I didn't dig too much into
this.
|
LDraw (the underlying format for parts in Studio) is an old format. It’s not
a bad thing but it explains why, at the time it was created, mapping images wasn’t
a priority or a simple thing.
So, yes, most patterns are “in the flesh” of the parts: they are coloured surfaces
amongst the parts’ surfaces.
BUT, there’s also a (somewhat recent) feature to use common image files (PNG…)
to be mapped on the parts surfaces. The LDraw official library (that Studio
uses, mostly) has started to add parts that use that feature.
Unfortunately, that feature is not (yet?) supported by Studio.
Note that there’s also “stickers” in LDraw: Parts that are only coloured surfaces
and that can be placed in front of any plane surface to add patterns (like real
stickers but not bendable).
Studio chose not to add them in its palettes but they should be usable as custom
parts.
| | Too bad we can't just put any pic somewhere in data to create custom decorated
parts.
|
According to Summer (forum_admin on the dedicated forum for Studio: http://forum.bricklikn.com/
), and if I remember correctly (there are several highly awaited features), this
feature is in QA (testing) and will be released soon.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 20, 2019 15:26 | | Subject: | Re: Why is Finch Dallow sw1005 from 2017? | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, grimsbricksuk writes:
| | Good question, it should be a 2018 entry.
In Catalog, kulturbaronen writes:
| | Why is the rare Star Wars minifigure Finch Dallow (sw1005) registered under 2017?
I know the original LEGO set (Resistance Bomber) was released in 2017, but the
re-release of the set - which included the new Finch Dallow minifig - is from
late 2018.
Or am I wrong?
|
|
If minifig dates work the same way than for parts, they are automatically set
from the (oldest) set they are from.
So, unless the new version of the set gets its own entry, the minifig’s date
will stay 2017.
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|
| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 19, 2019 15:09 | | Subject: | Re: We need a modern way to part out sets. | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, HallBricks writes:
| | […]
BrickLink seems to improve all buyers features. […]
|
Which ones?
Look at the “new” (3 year old) Wanted List features: We can’t merge WLs, we
can’t intersect WLs, we can’t manage our own inventory without becoming a seller….
|
| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 16, 2019 13:11 | | Subject: | Re: Official LEGO Colour Palette | | Viewed: | 71 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
| In Colors, Milble_79 writes:
| | Does anyone know where I can find an Official LEGO Colour Palette with CMYK or
RGB breakdowns??
Would be awesome if anyone knows of one.
|
The most complete list: http://ryanhowerter.net/colors.html
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2019 14:05 | | Subject: | Re: Aren't these differences ridiculous? | | Viewed: | 59 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, brikomania writes:
| | […]
Thank you for the explanations. I agree that some times, or for some people it
can be useful, but i believe that most of the time it isn't. As suggested,
I think that there should be an option to do a general search for wantlists or
in store, choose if you care about variants or not.
|
The database isn’t made for this, and the only way now is to have “undetermined”
variants, which just adds another variant, fouls the price guide, and makes half
the buyers unhappy.
What would be nice would be “virtual undetermined parts,” and inventories and
sellers should still have to use the determined variants but searches and WLs
wouldn’t.
(There might still be problems though. Say, a buyer parts out a set into a WL,
they are asked if they allow other variants, they accept because they think it
will be cheaper and easier to fullfil, but the set really can only be built with
the one variant  )
But that means modifying the database and the site too deeply, at least for now….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 12, 2019 07:48 | | Subject: | Re: Aren't these differences ridiculous? | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog, brikomania writes:
| | I really like the extensive catalog, and think that most of the differences (like
the jumpers or tiles with groove, etc) are really useful.
But when you get to things like this, with a 1 x 2 x 6 arch, having something
like 4 variants, doesn't it make it too hard for sellers AND buyers?
|
|
Three variants. Don’t exaggerate, you’re showing them
* | | 3307 Arch 1 x 6 x 2 - Thick Top with Reinforced Underside
Parts: Arch |
* | | 15254 Arch 1 x 6 x 2 - Medium Thick Top without Reinforced Underside
Parts: Arch |
* | | 12939 Arch 1 x 6 x 2 - Thin Top without Reinforced Underside
Parts: Arch |
| | | | I get the raised arch difference, that is notable, but this thin/thick thing?
|
The thin / thick thing is described in the notes, and mm dimensions given. Personally,
the difference between the old and new style (with/without the reinforcement)
is enough, but I I can understand why the different variants are there.
|
Yes, the variants are important:
1. You can fit some parts under the thin and medium thick parts that you can’t
fit under the thick one. E.g.
2. Collectors find it very important to get the right variant.
The odd part here would be the thin one: it was short lived (a year). Too fragile?
Too thin (it leaves a noticeable gap)?
Anyway, it’s here and came before the medium thick and was already in the catalogue
(2013) when the medium thick version was spotted / included in the catalogue
(2016).
There was no reason to merge thin and medium thick then and there’s no much reason
to do it now as we would still need to keep the old one.
Wouldn’t it be as confusing to have a “thick” version and “more or less thin”
one?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 4, 2019 08:55 | | Subject: | Re: My Pet Peeve of the day | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:
| | […]
Is it not used once Lego puts it on the backing? The sticker is then stuck to
the backing that needs to be peeled off to put it on the Lego element. So if
it has not been put on the original backing it is new. Once it is stuck on the
white backing it is used.
|
Nope, a new, blank sticker sheet already has the backing. The backing is like
a sprue. LEGO doesn’t put the sticker on the backing, they print on the sticker
while it’s on the backing.
So it’s the printing that makes the new, blank sticker sheet not new anymore.
A new sticker should be pristine white (or transparent), unprinted.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 4, 2019 08:52 | | Subject: | Re: My Pet Peeve of the day | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, legoman77 writes:
| | […]
No, No, No. Get a cat.
|
They said they wanted to HAVE a pet, not to BE one
|
| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Feb 3, 2019 15:58 | | Subject: | Re: My Pet Peeve of the day | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Mistress_Lisa writes:
| | […]
| | I have made this argument regarding boxes listed as new to no avail. I finally
gave up and listed most of my used boxes as new just like most sellers do.
|
Agreed. A box cannot be new if it has been opened! Now, if you have a sealed
box and you have magically transported the contents out of the box without opening
it, then I would make an exception and it can be listed as 'new'.
|
Or you if you get them directly from LEGO (or their supplier) before they are
filled.
Unless in that case you call them “pre-new” or “not-even-new-yet”
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 29, 2019 12:06 | | Subject: | Re: A Smidgen of Lego History | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, WoutR writes:
| | […]
| | right, Duplo is 5y older as 'moi'
|
I guess that means: Happy birthday elias3!
|
Indeed, Happy Birthday!
| | I see that I had Duplo's first push train
|
Well, the first train that looked like a train and had tracks to roll on.
There were Duplo connecting cars before 1980. Even without tracks, connected
cars very much spell train to a 2-year-old
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 28, 2019 10:24 | | Subject: | Re: Wanted List Colour "I don't care" | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, runner.caller writes:
| | In Suggestions, benredstar writes:
| | | | Just set the color to "Not Applicable" will do the trick.
|
No that doesn't work. It seems to only find parts where the seller has listed
the colour specifically as "Not Applicable".
/ben
|
It used to work. I once needed about 250 2x4 Bricks as filler and I didn't
care what color they were since they weren't visible in the model.
I selected Not Applicable for a color and it found bricks of all sorts of colors
for me to add to my cart.
|
Still works for me.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 24, 2019 18:45 | | Subject: | Re: How to Use MY REMARKS when Parting Out :Video | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
| In Inventories, kzinti writes:
| | […]
My trays are lettered horizontally by section, and numbered vertically, two columns
of trays per letter section. So A1-A10 are in column one, A11-A20 are in column
two.
|
And that here is why you should have started numbering from zero: you columns
would have been 00-09, 10-19, etc.
First digit = column, second digit = row.
Of course, the day you add a row, you count from 00 to 0A.
And then you can go up to 36 rows and 36 columns, all with a two “digits” number.
All neat and well ordered. Yessir.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 20, 2019 00:09 | | Subject: | Re: Affiliate fees for custom sets | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, JusTiCe8 writes:
| | […]
But I'm afraid long time sellers here will not agree MOC gives them some
cash as Studio is not very welcome as far as I understand. Too bad. Gathering
parts for a nice sets available in the gallery could be exhausting and boring.
Having a bag pf ârts ready to buy will be nice. […]
|
I’d rather say that:
1. Sellers saw how the MOC Shop faired.
2. Sellers understand that MOCs are a niche market. Best-sellers are very rare.
Even MOCs-that-sell are rare.
3. Sellers understand that MOCs require much work (as you yourself noticed) and
they prefer buyers to do it themselves.
As for the prices, look at the constraints on parts for the “AFOL Design Contest.”
Even with a partnership with TLG, the sets will be around 10¢/part. More than
TLG’s sets when you consider there won’t be (new) prints nor recolouring nor
new parts nor expensive licences.
(Curious to see how many of the finalists will reach the crowd funding limit.)
And about Studio:
1. Most sellers don’t see what it could bring them as sellers (see MOC Shop,
see Mosaick).
2. Some (many?) think the efforts put to make Studio would have been better spent
of the main website.
(At least, Studio can compete (and win) with similar programs on many points.
That was not the case with Mosaick )
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2019 09:00 | | Subject: | Re: Decorated tiles | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, runner.caller writes:
| | In Catalog, legoworld.nl writes:
| | Hello.
What is the difference between 2431pb159 and 2431pb477?
Regards, Jo Thewissen.
|
The brackets that the tow rings are attached to are different colors. Gray vs
Brown
Barley noticed it.
|
Oh yes, different shapes too.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 17, 2019 08:52 | | Subject: | Re: Decorated tiles | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, legoworld.nl writes:
| | Hello.
What is the difference between
|
and
?
None that I can see….
|
|
| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 8, 2019 17:50 | | Subject: | Re: Please change "Coral" to "Vibrant Coral" | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
| In Colors, calebfishn writes:
| | […]
I don't know how the word "vibrant" modifies
"coral" in any meaningful way, (not like, "dark" or "Medium")
if there are not multiple shares of coral, (which I am pretty sure is a shade
of pink or red) then there is no value in adding a modifier just to be consistent
with Lego's conventions.
|
Coral is orange, not pink or red.
And “vibrant” means “flashy” as in “Wow, these 1980’s skiing outfits are really
‘vibrant’!”
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|
| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 8, 2018 06:41 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 7722-1 | | Viewed: | 15 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | […]
Sylvain, are you sure my motor is still new?
|
Sorry if I wasn’t clear: I meant to say it was debattable, with a “New” argument
(screwing isn’t clicking) but starting with a “Used” arguments (opening isn’t
sorting).
I didn’t actually give my own opinion: it’s Used!
|
| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 5, 2018 17:27 | | Subject: | Re: Brown vs reddish brown cape | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
| In Colors, normann1974 writes:
| | […]
So what do you say? Are they still considered to be the same color although they
seem not to be?
|
Er, now they look aubergine (egg plant / dark purple), not (reddish) brown.
|
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 5, 2018 07:26 | | Subject: | Re: 60592c01 - whos idea was this? | | Viewed: | 76 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, SezaR writes:
| | […]
It has been sometime I am thinking about this one:
Does opening the screws (located on the top) and removing the motor housing in
order to check the production date make this old motors used? (these motors were
not sealed in any way, so opening the motor is very easy: one only need to open
the screws)
|
Well, the definition says New should have been manipulated for sorting only.
Opening isn’t sorting… unless you sort by production date
Now, it’s about screws, not clicking plastic parts, so it’s less “Used” than,
say, removing arms from a torso, but some may see it as “Used” nonetheless.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 4, 2018 07:23 | | Subject: | Re: 40292 minifig error | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | […]
 Haha that's crazy, seems the person making the instructions made the mistake.
I guess Bricklink follows the instructions and not the box, so probably it should
stay like this then... Although unless dad has a job as a hairdresser or fashion
designer I do think he looks a bit off with that kids/teenage haircut
|
Well, we’re assuming it’s a “dad”. It could be a “big brother” or a “young uncle”
too
And anyone can change the interpretation (and minifigs) to better represent their
own situation.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Dec 4, 2018 06:56 | | Subject: | Re: 40292 minifig error | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| |
LOL, so the Christmas giftset 40292 has a male and a female hairpiece so that
the child can be a boy or a girl (and they're both on the box). But someone
uploaded a picture where the alternate hair is put on the DAD's head, kind
of making it a dad's hairdo optionality feature
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=40292-1
|
Actually, it IS a “dad’s hairdo optionality feature”: there are two versions
of the instructions and each one uses different hair for the dad.
See https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1117220
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 26, 2018 23:22 | | Subject: | Re: Something I Just Threw Together - Updated | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | I have read your suggestions, took them to heart, and updated the page:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=88
I added three new types close to the beginning and added a disclaimer that this
is only an experimental project. The purpose of the framework on that page is
to gauge desirability. If members want to keep this list and BrickLink agrees
to keep it, then it will be improved with better descriptions, better photos,
and better ordering of the entries on the list (possibly by chronological order?).
|
Chronogical order and something like “discontinued,” or more simply the era /
production years next to the title.
|
|
| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 26, 2018 12:32 | | Subject: | Re: Something I Just Threw Together | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, mfav writes:
| | I suggest you usability test this proposal. Calling the section "Figures."
[…]
I have a web site, this is my product line, I want to have a section titled "figures".
Which of these items would you expect to find in that section?
|
This question is flawed.
You should add things that are clearly not figures, like cars or houses, and
things on the line, like Cars (the movie) characters.
As you’re proposing it, you’re showing only things that could be construed as
“figures,” so people will try to find some that wouldn’t be.
The other questions don’t show that flaw as you’re trying to subcategorize figures
and show (what you expect to be) different subcategories on each page.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 26, 2018 12:23 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6591-1 | | Viewed: | 18 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 3 Part 4073 Red Plate, Round 1 x 1 Straight Side
* Delete 2 Part 4073 Trans-Clear Plate, Round 1 x 1 Straight Side
* Delete 2 Part 4073 Trans-Green Plate, Round 1 x 1 Straight Side
* Delete 2 Part 4073 Trans-Red Plate, Round 1 x 1 Straight Side
* Delete 6 Part 4073 Trans-Yellow Plate, Round 1 x 1 Straight Side
* Add 4 Part 4073c01 Red Plate, Round 1 x 1, 2 on Sprue
* Add 2 Part 4073c01 Trans-Clear Plate, Round 1 x 1, 2 on Sprue
* Add 2 Part 4073c01 Trans-Green Plate, Round 1 x 1, 2 on Sprue
* Add 2 Part 4073c01 Trans-Red Plate, Round 1 x 1, 2 on Sprue
* Add 6 Part 4073c01 Trans-Yellow Plate, Round 1 x 1, 2 on Sprue
Comments from Submitter:
https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=244915
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As there are two plates on each sprue, the numbers should be halved.
|
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 26, 2018 08:09 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6393-1 | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, TakeAbricK writes:
| | […]
I never found part 4073 in a set on a Sprue.
|
4073 always came by pair on a sprue in the 1980’s.
| | It appears you don't have any sealed sets of your own, but you are just copying
images from website (which actually is forbidden). Why delete part 4073 and add
these on a sprue?
My guess is that about 95% of all sets have these plates in it. Are you going
to add change requests for all sets.
I noticed there are some good changes concerning inventories, but this really
is going to far. I'm sure that I'm not the only one with this opinion?!
|
See https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1116969
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 24, 2018 06:33 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 71043-1 | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 2 Part 60601pb017 Trans-Clear Glass for Window 1 x 2 x 2 with Arched Gold Window Pattern (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Trans-Yellow 3024 Plate 1 x 1 (Extra)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Trans-Clear 3024 Plate 1 x 1 (Extra)
Comments from Submitter:
New sealed set.
The 2 extra glasses were in the first batch (20 instead of 18).
In compensation, I only got 2 extra trans-green plate 1x1 instead of 4.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2018 19:20 | | Subject: | Re: What is the difference? | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | [… A very fine mess indeed …]
|
And… that’s why admins are paid the big bucks and, my not having either of the
parts, why I can now go to sleep with a clear conscience
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2018 17:19 | | Subject: | Re: What is the difference? | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | I never thought that I will have problem with some parts.
Can somebody show me the difference between:
and
I'm looking at the renders of these two parts in yellow and I don't see
any difference.
|
I looked at the two BL pics (official Lego renders?): I believe there’s a difference
around the stud hole (red circles) and, maybe at the top of the fender (orange
circles).
BUT 93587 at on top of 38224 on my comparison pic, so it’s the opposite of the
description (93587 is rounder).
|
I looked on Brickset, the images are the same but a bit bigger and placed the
same way, so going back and forth from one image to the other is possible and
shows the same differences PLUS 38224 seems a bit higher (the bottom of the parts
are at the same place but the studs aren’t).
That might help you find the differences on the real parts, if they exist because
renders….
|
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2018 17:13 | | Subject: | Re: What is the difference? | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | I never thought that I will have problem with some parts.
Can somebody show me the difference between:
and
I'm looking at the renders of these two parts in yellow and I don't see
any difference.
|
I looked at the two BL pics (official Lego renders?): I believe there’s a difference
around the stud hole (red circles) and, maybe at the top of the fender (orange
circles).
BUT 93587 at on top of 38224 on my comparison pic, so it’s the opposite of the
description (93587 is rounder).
|
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2018 10:02 | | Subject: | Re: (MARKED FOR DELETION) Why?? | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Searching, BuildZone writes:
| | In Searching, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Searching, BuildZone writes:
| | […]
Ok, thank you very much for the explanation. But actually writing in the titles
"Marked for Deletion" should be allowed only for Admin. But that's just my
opinion.
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StormChaser IS admin.
|
Sorry I didn't see he's an Admin. I didn't mean it that way.
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Sorry too, I put it a bit rudely… maybe should have added a smiley or something
| | So if
marking for deletion is allowed only for Admin that's ok so. I thought that
everybody can mark it like that. Thank you all very much for your help and explanation,
I really appreciate it.
|
Anybody can ask whatever but only admins can accept or decline requests. Otherwise,
it would be a fine mess
So, if something was done, it was obligatory done by an admin. And admins usually
don’t do anything stupid.
The catalogue has some inconsistencies but they are worked upon. And, without
discrediting the other admins, StormChaser is cleaning tornado.
As you can see with these minifigs, a lot have been marked for deletion without
anyone doing anything about them (like sellers keeping selling them while they
shouldn’t). Just putting that big mark should (and already has) wake(n) them
up.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 19, 2018 09:00 | | Subject: | Re: (MARKED FOR DELETION) Why?? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Searching, BuildZone writes:
| | […]
Ok, thank you very much for the explanation. But actually writing in the titles
"Marked for Deletion" should be allowed only for Admin. But that's just my
opinion.
|
StormChaser IS admin.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2018 07:04 | | Subject: | Re: 60592c01 - whos idea was this? | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, brox999 writes:
| | […]
[3930c01] is in many new sets
|
Not.
The hinge brick and the hinge plate always came separated.
| | and I need
the ability to add this part to my store inventory in a new state […]
|
This assembly can’t be New: you have assembled the parts yourself, that’s the
definition of Used.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 15:40 | | Subject: | Re: Fourth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, mfav writes:
| | | | Well, it could be done with only one field: plain, printed, stickered, moulded…
(I.e. allowing “plain” (nil/null/none/empty…) as a type of decoration.)
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Maybe. Depends on the results you want to get. It might work in a flat sense
if you limit a part to having only one of those attributes. As an ENUM field,
it would not allow for a printed + stickered + molded part. As a SET field it
would allow for a plain, printed, stickered, molded part (which wouldn't
make sense).
It's a big complicated proposition which would require a big complicated
solution to be highly effective.
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I prefer one nullable field to twin-fields (boolean field + non-nullable field)
but I’m no DB expert, so efficiency rules (speed-wise and size-wise, but also
readability, extensibility, “error-prone-ness”…) that apply to programs may not
apply to DBs.
Anyway that’s an argument which is only valid if you really insist on doing everything
(or a maximum) on the DB side, and it’s feeble because there’s always something
to be done outside the DB, like verifying what comes in and out of the DB, like
checking for non-sensical values, which should be done even if the DB already
does it.
Well, all that is moot: we’re not in a position to do anything or to propose
anything
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 14:23 | | Subject: | Re: Fourth Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, mfav writes:
| | […]
| | It would be wonderful if there could be two check boxes for Decorated and Sticker.
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Now, from a database perspective, this is where it starts to get complicated.
You need to first distinguish between Decorated and Not Decorated. That would
be one field. Then distinguish the type of decoration: sticker, printed, molded...that
would be a second field.
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Well, it could be done with only one field: plain, printed, stickered, moulded…
(I.e. allowing “plain” (nil/null/none/empty…) as a type of decoration.)
| | | | However, that actually would require data and some real coding.
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Yes. That's why I say a new database is needed. The current structure is
pretty long in the tooth.
At the moment problems that would be more elegantly solved by revising the database
are being kludged by attempting to incorporate all the various descriptive attributes
into the item Description/Name. While that may be successful to a degree, it
limits or eliminates the possibilities of providing checkboxes and whatnot to
refine a search.
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Like alternate numbers which, unless it has changed or I misremember, are poorly
handled with a string field (thus limiting their number and complicating searches).
Anyway, all that could have been rendered painless if not at the design stage,
at least in a redesign, by abstracting and factoring the database access.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2018 12:48 | | Subject: | Re: Baseplates not (easy) to find | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, building4ever writes:
| | | | The Years Released data for parts and sets only refers to the year they were
FIRST released, not all the years they were produced and available in stores.
The old Death Star 10188 only has 2008 as its Year, even though it was produced
for many years after that.
Is that what you are asking?
Jen
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Thank you, but I still find it confusing. Because the base plate 48x48 gray is
indicated as "Years Released: 1980 - 2016".
I would interpret this as a "final" production year (which is wrong), Similar
for 3811 (at least saying 1978-2018).
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A precision: As Jennifer said, the years for the sets are the years the sets
were first released. But the years for the parts are the oldest and newest years
of the sets they appear in, they are automatically calculated.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2018 15:29 | | Subject: | Re: Catalog: Strongly disagree 3830c0 deletion | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Selling, StormChaser writes:
| | […]
Until I get around to addressing this issue, part assemblies are kind of up
in the air.
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This one seems more 6 ft under than up in the air.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2018 14:52 | | Subject: | Re: Q about (Other) Minifigures Have Moved! | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | […]
Turns out that I can see those X's and faded-yellow backgrounds because of
my Administrative privileges now. I really think those additions should be added
for everyone. I will see if I can bump this suggestion up the chain.
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Perks of the position
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 8, 2018 11:46 | | Subject: | Re: Try that again | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
| | In Catalog, calsbricks writes:
| | - Not swure thie is correct in the catalogue. In all 3 sets that
it comes in there is an white rubber band which holds the two halves
together. The instructions show the rubber band being used in each case. Should
there be an inventory for the part?
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As currently set up in the catalogue 29112pb01 is for 1 piece i.e. half of the
assembly
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Maybe add a simple line in the picture to show it’s both sides of the same part
and not two parts.
| | and the band is just another separate part. For an assembly the inventory
would need to be 2 x 29112pb01 plus one band but typically assemblies like this
are not catalogued.
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It would need a pin too
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2018 09:16 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6445-1 | | Viewed: | 18 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, Hygrotus writes:
| | […]
oops, this shows how careful you must be, almost missed it How there is in
sealed bag part with sticker applied? Bags were reseald evidently.
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Soon, there’ll be deepfakes videos of LEGO sealed sets opening
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2018 09:03 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 21309-1 | | Viewed: | 16 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, SylvainLS writes:
| | * Add 8 Part 44302a Dark Bluish Gray Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers on End with Bottom Groove (match ID 1)
* Change 8 Part Dark Bluish Gray 44302 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers on End (undetermined type) {Regular to Alternate} {match ID 0 to 1}
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In this situation when only undetermine was in inventory and no related alternate
we can get rid off this undetermine You checked variant from sealed set content.
In this situation we simply change undetermine to confirmed variant.
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The “no related alternate” part of the rule was a bit fuzzy in my mind (half-remembering
the 4599 Tap situation)
| | Everything will be approved and I will correct it manualy.
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Thanks.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2018 08:00 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 21309-1 | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 8 Part 44302a Dark Bluish Gray Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers on End with Bottom Groove (match ID 1)
* Change {1 to 2} Part Light Bluish Gray 24246 Tile, Modified 1 x 1 Half Circle Extended (Stadium) with Groove (Extra)
* Change {2 to 4} Part Pearl Gold 85861 Plate, Round 1 x 1 with Open Stud (Extra)
* Change 8 Part Dark Bluish Gray 44302 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 2 Fingers on End (undetermined type) {Regular to Alternate} {match ID 0 to 1}
Comments from Submitter:
Sealed set.
85861 appears in 4 bags, 24246 appears in 2 bags, each bag had one extra for them.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 4, 2018 12:45 | | Subject: | Re: Inventories pending approval | | Viewed: | 17 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
| In Help, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Help, SylvainLS writes:
| | Is there a way to find it
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Yes go to Catalog main page, find section What's New, column "More" there
you have "Pending approval". There is everything what is pending: items, images,
invetories, change requests.
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Many thanks again!
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 4, 2018 12:17 | | Subject: | Re: Inventories pending approval | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
| In Help, Hygrotus writes:
Many thanks!
Is there a way to find it or should I bookmark the page?
(Not linked from the Catalog/Inventories page https://www.bricklink.com/catalogInv.asp
)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 4, 2018 09:42 | | Subject: | Inventories pending approval | | Viewed: | 86 times | | Topic: | Inventories | | Status: | Open | |
| Is there a way to see an inventory which is “pending approval” (when you’re not
the submitter)?
Or at least a way to know why it’s pending?
I can’t find either….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 4, 2018 08:29 | | Subject: | Re: Second Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Lauren_Luke writes:
| | [Teup] writes:
| | Now I'm confused, I thought this beehive shape is a cartoonesque representation
of bee/wasp nest in trees (that actually look like this)?
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Yes, you are right, the ' cone ' shape is a cartoonesque representation
of a bee nest, naturally made by bees. [Do an image search on ' Bee
Nest ']. The real thing is more a ball or egg shape in dark tan (ish) color/colour.
Bee hives are man/minifig made and bee nests are naturally made
by bees.
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They are wasp and hornet nests, not bee.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 4, 2018 08:28 | | Subject: | Re: Second Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | […]
Now I'm confused, I thought this beehive shape is a cartoonesque representation
of bee/wasp nest in trees (that actually look like this)? Or are they like
jugs or something like that made by beekeepers? I tried to google but I don't
find any "real" version (man made or otherwise) of this type of beehive, that's
why I'm still not sure... :o
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Look at Wikipedia, they have pictures (esp. on English and French versions, a
little less on the “Nederlands” one).
Some wasps and hornets make roundish nests (cardboard-looking material which
is actually saliva and dirt or wood), but they don’t show rings. And they aren’t
bees.
Only some man-made rope hives show rings.
And man has kept bees for milleniums, so the shape is in our cultural memories.
| | So my comparison with spiderweb could be off, though it doesn't exactly matter
for the Animal,Accessory argument in and of itself because they are usually man
made anyway.
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Without the rapid official use as a cotton-candy, I’d actually have agreed with
the Animal, Accessory possibility.
| | But you're right if this part will be used for other stuff in the future.
It would be much like the fez situation then. I don't actually expect it,
but let's see.
I'm actually ok with minifig hat
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Yes, because it goes around a head but on the other hand, when you have the piece
in hand and don’t know what it is, do you readily realize it goes around a head
and think “Hat!” or do you first look at its conical shape?
Tough case
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 4, 2018 07:44 | | Subject: | Re: Second Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | Mostly positive changes, thanks for the update. I am sorry but...reeeeaally people.....
the beehive.... noooooo
Please think about it. If a SPIDER-WEB is Animal,Accessory then a BEE-HIVE, surely
is Animal,Accessory too? I even saw someone even suggesting Minifig,Utensil and
I wonder where on earth that came from, as it has neither to do with minifigs
(except as headgear), nor utensils...
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As WoutR already pointed out, Beehives aren’t made by bees but by minifigs… er
humans.
Bees live in hollow trunks or such cavities, they don’t build such nests.
| | The beehive discussion really has me tearing
my hair, to me it feels like there's some wheel and people go "hmmm... 'door'
maybe? or 'aircraft'?"
Just promise me when LEGO releases a bird nest, then SPIDER-WEB, BEE-HIVE, and
BIRD-NEST will all be Animal,Accessory
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This part already is:
1. a (man-made) beehive,
2. a cotton-candy,
And it can be:
3. a wasp or hornet nest,
4. a Chinese lantern,
5. a Bibendum head,
and undoubtedly many many other things, especially when other colours will appear.
It already has too many very different usages.
Therefore, we can’t categorize it according to its usages.
Therefore, we only can use its shape and connectivity for categorization purposes.
(Moreover and anyway, shape and connectivity should always be the main features
used for categorization as usage generally isn’t known when you stumble upon
the part and are using the catalogue to find it.)
And this part is cone-based, sort of, and can go on a minifig head.
So it’s a Cone or a Minifig Hat.
QED
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 3, 2018 21:58 | | Subject: | Re: Second Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | […]
| | Slides - create new category titled Slide
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Not many people objected here, but some felt the rope bridge was a problem and
wanted to see these all combined with stairs and conveyors in one category.
The problem would be titling that category. You may notice that there aren't
many (if any) part categories which have titles like Stairs, Conveyors, Bridges,
and the Like. Part categories are simple, direct, and singular. That was wise
and I'd like to keep it that way. So I'll hold off on this one, too,
for further thought and await any further comments.
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Building Elements would have been my suggestion if it could be understood
in a restricted sense.
Or Large Building Elements.
| | | | Power Bursts - move to Minifigure, Utensil
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The consensus here was a new category titled Effect. Not a bad idea, but it
seems like it would be hard to understand. Even Power Effect seems questionable,
though better. It would be great if we could come up with a title to describe
all forms of effects (waves, flames, power bolts, etc.) and group them all together
as suggested.
I thought Plasma Effect would be perfect, but Wikipedia tells me that flame is
not a plasma. So what about Plasma / Gas Effect?
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(BURP is already in use….)
And aren’t some of them neither plasma nor gas (nor liquid) but energy? Qi/chi?
Phlogiston?
| | Still no mention of flame
in the title, though, which some wanted to see.
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(Wow, dangerous to mix Flame with Gas Effects….)
| | Open to suggestions and am hoping
for some along these lines.
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What about Powers and Natural Effects?
That would cover supernatural projections and simple flames and spouts/jets/waves.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 2, 2018 08:54 | | Subject: | Re: Quattro Leg? | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | […]
| | I don’t know anything about McDonald’s characters, but wouldn’t Quattro be their
here-depicted four-legged spiderish characer?
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What you have said does kinda make sense, but surely the naming of the set could
be a little 'clearer'?
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Yes it could
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 2, 2018 08:13 | | Subject: | Re: Quattro Leg? | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | Hi
I saw this on Amazon Prime, and I was instantly curious as to what the name really
means
Why is this packaged as a McDonalds set, and it has nothing to do with Quattro?
Maybe this is an item that needs to be 'sorted out'?
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I don’t know anything about McDonald’s characters, but wouldn’t Quattro be their
here-depicted four-legged spiderish characer?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 1, 2018 12:23 | | Subject: | Re: Part 3062old in projects AFOL | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, jpascual writes:
| | […]
I did not know that the part 3062old has not been made for 50 years
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On the part’s page, on the right of the picture, there’s the period the sets
in which the part appears.
The last time there was a set in which 3062old was included was 1967:
Be careful using this info for other parts though because the dates are those
of the sets. Sets that have been produced for a long time often have had their
latest runs use newer variants.
I could say it’s because the “modern” round brick is more versatile or whatever
(e.g. it can be place in the center of 4 studs) but that kind of decision often
ends up in:
The Ways Of The LEGO Group Are Mysterious
| | because she is so useful and prettier than the two current versions
of the 3062. Could not do it again?
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For similar purposes, they made
but they also discontinued this one.
Now they use
with pins.
You can also use
with a
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 1, 2018 09:35 | | Subject: | Re: Part 3062old in projects AFOL | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, Biglesdug writes:
| | In Suggestions, jpascual writes:
| | Allow use of part 3062old in the projects for AFOL. It is prettier than the current
3062 and allows to make thinner columns more elegant.
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Are you not allowed to use them now?
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jpascual is talking about the Studio contest.
And 3062old is not an “active” part allowed in submissions. It’s not been produced
for more than 50 years!
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 1, 2018 09:25 | | Subject: | Re: Catalog Project Request "Bar" vs. "Weapon" | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | […]
And, the 4L Bar is called "Bar 4L (Lightsaber Blade / Wand)", so I'd say
the other one is something like "Bar 1L with top and bottom stud (Lightsaber
Hilt)"
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Actually, it’s 1.6L long if you don’t count the studs. That is, between two
plates attached to the studs, there’s room for 4 plates.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 31, 2018 21:33 | | Subject: | Re: Catalog Project Request "Bar" vs. "Weapon" | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | […]
To make an attempt at answering your question: this project will not launch until
we have clear written definitions for every single part category. At that time
any parts which do not fit their category definitions will be moved. Again,
I have no idea how long any of this will take or exactly how disruptive it will
be.
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Hmm, that means some of the “(Other)” parts that are being categorized right
now might end up being moved again in a few weeks.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 31, 2018 21:00 | | Subject: | Re: Second Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 22 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, brikomania writes:
| | […]
Same goes for the hilt. The standard hilt is only used as a minifig hilt, right?
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Wrong. It’s used for many things, just look at the pictures of the sets it has
been used this year alone: https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=64567&in=S&itemYear=2018&ov=Y
| | However that hilt-looking bar is used for other things so it makes sense for
it to be a bar.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 31, 2018 18:51 | | Subject: | Re: Second Catalog Project Underway | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| Okay, okay, I can’t refrain myself anymore:
Why is there a project for a second catalogue? The first one isn’t finished
yet.
There. I feel better. Sorry to unburden here. I’m out.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 29, 2018 19:50 | | Subject: | Re: Some recessed studs are recessed. | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, mfav writes:
| | […]
I'll attach the first image without lines. If you think it's easier to
tell the difference without the lines please let me know.
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*facepalm*
I see it now: I wrongly understood the stud was deeper, not also lower, so I
saw what I wanted to see.
Too many lines for my feeble mind
The last “two-halves” picture you posted is perfect.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 29, 2018 18:38 | | Subject: | Re: Some recessed studs are recessed. | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, mfav writes:
| | In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | Give me some more information including comparison photos which show the actual difference
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I don't know how to better show the difference than in the photo I provided
above. If you have some idea how to better illustrate the difference, share,
and I can attempt another photo.
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The problem with your photo is it’s just lines you drew. Not easy to see for
oneself.
Try a close-up of both studs from an angle so we can see how deep they are?
If the parts are side by side or the same relative size and if you manage to
show the inside border of the studs…
Or maybe insert a common LEGO part and show how far it goes?
This way, anyone could easily do the same.
(A nozzle? They have grips that can help see the length. Better than plain
bars.)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 26, 2018 19:27 | | Subject: | Re: New Catalog Roadmap | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | Want to know where we're going with the catalog? Hard to do without a map,
isn't it?
I'm excessively pleased to announce the all-new Catalog Roadmap in the Help
Center:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?helpID=2473
If you lose that link, you can always find the page in the Help Center for the
catalog:
https://www.bricklink.com/help.asp?topicID=21
This is an effort to increase transparency about what is happening with the BrickLink
catalog and to make it feel more like a community effort. And, of course, to
get some stuff done.
And no, before anyone asks, I don't know what's going on with the site
roadmap. I thought it was a fantastic feature and I'm quite excited to finally
have something similar for the catalog.
Feedback? Ideas? Comments?
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I don’t see the “World domination” bullet.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 26, 2018 16:18 | | Subject: | Re: We have a new Catalog Admin! | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| Congrats StormChaser!
In Catalog, Rainey writes:
| | […]
But I was just wondering if this job pays anything or if it is still a volunteer
job. I just don't see how you can manage to find all the time to do all
the work you do while still paying the bills! If this job doesn't pay anything,
I think it should!
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October, 23rd 2018, a single player won $1,537,000,000 in the Mega Millions lotery.
October, 25th 2018, StormChaser is appointed Catalog Administrator.
Coincidence? You decide….
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 21, 2018 06:51 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6927-1 | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, Hygrotus writes:
| | […]
Hard to tell now if it is instruction mistake in printing or really both color
variant were included in set in different periond in time. I think we can add
Light Gray as an alternate to Yellow one.
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I don’t know about the LG one but I can vouch for the Yellow one.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 15, 2018 16:38 | | Subject: | Re: Dimensions vs studs vs CM vs MM | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, cosmicray writes:
| | […]
| | Anyway, we, users, don’t have any way to change “2 x 2 x 1 in studs” to “2 studs
x 2 studs x 1 brick.”
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I am ok with the above if it were labeled as 'Logical Dimensions'. What
appears to missing here is the 'Physical Dimensions', i.e. the specific
numbers in metric measurement. Before you tell me how easy it is to convert,
it's not. The above examples illustrate the problem.
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Something must be lost in translation:
You: There are inconsistencies and confusion.
Yorbrick: System studs and Duplo studs differ.
Me: There are other problems too.
You: No, the catalogue is confusing!
Me: Yes, I just said that.
StormChaser: Just contribute!
Me: We can’t change the website.
You: That solution won’t do!
It wasn’t a proposition for a solution. It was an example of what users can’t
do.
If users can’t change a wording, how could they add information?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 15, 2018 12:47 | | Subject: | Re: Dimensions vs studs vs CM vs MM | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
| | In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
| | My point exactly: WE know that but the website (catalogue, IC info…) is obscure,
confusing, and inconsistent.
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Yet some of us are working every day to make it less so. There's still plenty
of work to be done if you'd like to help.
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Your (personal and group) work on the inventories is highly appreciated. You
can verify I have already contributed several times when I could but for me to
contribute more, you’ll have to send me free sets to inventory.
Anyway, we, users, don’t have any way to change “2 x 2 x 1 in studs” to “2 studs
x 2 studs x 1 brick.”
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 15, 2018 12:33 | | Subject: | Re: Dimensions vs studs vs CM vs MM | | Viewed: | 19 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, cosmicray writes:
| | […]
| | There are two other big problems:
1. The dimensions aren’t given in “studs,” there are given in “studs x studs
x brick-height.”
2. Dimensions in studs are “width x depth x height,” others are “width x height
x depth” (Y is often up in 3D software).
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I know that, you know that, but the catalog pages (for either of them) represent
all three as studs.
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My point exactly: WE know that but the website (catalogue, IC info…) is obscure,
confusing, and inconsistent.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 15, 2018 12:03 | | Subject: | Re: Dimensions vs studs vs CM vs MM | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
| | In Catalog, cosmicray writes:
| | I am incrementally becoming more confused about the issue of catalog dimensions.
I know that bricks are supposed to be stored as studs. and set/books/gear are
stored as cm.
When I look at the catalog page for I see 'Size: 2 x 2 x 1 in studs'
When I look at the catalog page for I see 'Size: 2 x 2 x 1 in studs'
When I look at the dimensions in a catalog XML file I see (for both) …
ITEMDIMX 2 /ITEMDIMX
ITEMDIMY 2 /ITEMDIMY
ITEMDIMZ 1 /ITEMDIMZ
When I look at the values beneath an actual listed lot (3003) I see: 16mm 11.2mm
16mm
When I look at the values beneath an actual listed lot (3437) I see: 32mm 23.6mm
32mm
So that suggests that the XML download file does not actually represent the values
being used by IC … or does it? I don't mind the values I'm receiving,
but I would like access to the real numbers as well.
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Remember that LEGO bricks are measured in lego studs, whereas Duplo bricks are
measured in duplo studs. So while both are 2x2x1 in studs, they are measured
in different stud units.
The metric measurements make sense, as the duplo piece is 2x bigger in all dimensions
than the LEGO brick.
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There are two other big problems:
1. The dimensions aren’t given in “studs,” there are given in “studs x studs
x brick-height.”
2. Dimensions in studs are “width x depth x height,” others are “width x height
x depth” (Y is often up in 3D software).
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 12, 2018 13:22 | | Subject: | Re: Block buyers with a different country email p | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, matejo writes:
| | Attempting to associate emails with countries sounds messy, however it seems
that BrickLink could verify member's country addresses against their IP address
location.
I know this is imperfect, not to mention a little big brother-ish, however it
would clean up the accuracy of members' locations and probably reduce order
problems.
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People move. Either for years or only months or even weeks. And the Internet
has no frontier.
Will you force buyers to open a new e-mail account in the country they are while
they had had one for years that works pretty well anywhere in the world?
| | Do IBAN transfers use a particular service? I guess I need to conduct such a
transaction to see how they work. If they can decrease fraud with greater payee
control over funds, that sounds nice.
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So-called “IBAN transfers” are just bank transfers.
When you do a bank transfer, you need to identify the accounts (more precisely,
the banks and the accounts within the banks), so that the banks can talk to each
other. IBAN (International Bank Account Number), is just a scheme to identify
accounts, it’s an international standard, ISO 13616.
One other identifier that’s often used is BIC (Business Identifier Code), which
identifies the bank in the Swift network (an agreement network between banks).
In the olden times (and in remote locations), transfers were (still are) a PITA,
involving letters and faxes to correctly identify and verify who’s who. When
it’s at all possible.
In the modern times (and enlightened countries ), you just need an IBAN.
There are services that proxies for the banks, like iDEAL (NL-based), making
bank transfers a bit easier than from the bank’s own website, and “instant” (meaning
they can immediately tell the receiver the transfer has been entered).
What’s great in EU is that we created an(other) agreement: SEPA, which states,
among other things, that any payment in Euro in the SEP-Area has to be treated
the same way as a local payment. And as local bank transfers have mostly become
free in the past decades (especially online), that means they are mostly free
for the whole SEP-Area
So, see if you have an IBAN somewhere in your bank papers, or ask your bank if
you can easily (and cheaply) receive or send international bank transfers with
just an IBAN.
And if your bank can’t or won’t, you can still see if another one does. Opening
an account shouldn’t be expensive, even in the USA. (Don’t you get a free toaster
when you do? That’s what I learned watching US shows )
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 12, 2018 08:31 | | Subject: | Re: Need help to determine gray color | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
| In Help, bricks2you writes:
| | there is a very light gray, in limited pieces, looks like that might be what
you have.
Jim
In Help, Black_Armor writes:
| | Hi
I just opened a sealed set 9470, released in 2012. There seem to be two shades
of gray. There is Light Bluish Gray and I cannot determine the other. It is not
the same as the Old Light Gray(not shown in picture). Bricklink catalog stated
Light Bluish Gray but the parts look more like Pearl Light Gray. Any idea? Thanks.
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No, it’s not Very Light Gray, nor Very LBG, because very few parts were made
with these colours:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&colorPart=49
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?catType=P&colorPart=99
IMHO, it’s just a light batch of LBG: not enough dye in the plastic.
TLG’s quality control doesn’t care much about colours
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 7, 2018 17:47 | | Subject: | Re: technic pins | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In LEGO, Skylar2010 writes:
| | how are technic pins measured? or how do i know I am looking at right size?
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Ah, yes, BL’s catalogue measure them in “pins.”
That is, “full” pins are:
They are 2 studs-long (= 2L). (1L = 1 stud = the width of a brick = LEGO’s “Module”
or “M”.)
So, the “half pin”,
is actually a 1 stud-long “thing that goes in technic holes” with a stud on top.
And the “¾ pin” is a 1½ stud-long part = a 1-stud-long thing that goes in technic
holes and a half-stud-long one that goes in thin/half beams
Then, when “L” is used, it’s in studs.
So, if the catalogue were coherent, the following parts would be called “1½ pins”
Axles are in studs.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 7, 2018 09:52 | | Subject: | Re: Correct yellow for old hands | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
| In Colors, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Colors, Hunny1 writes:
| | In Colors, Hunny1 writes:
| | hi there,
I have here several yellow hands from the old former minifigs.
Looks mor "plastic".
What is the correct description of this yellow? I want to add to my inventory.
Thanks,
Markus
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No idea?
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The catalogue doesn’t differentiate the yellows.
It also doesn’t differentiate the hands variants ( https://www.leggodt.nl/items/lego/themes-minifigs.php?language=en
), unless you’re talking about the maxifig hands:
* | | 3614a Plate, Round 1 x 1 with Tow Ball with Round Hole (Homemaker Figure / Maxifigure Hand)
Parts: Plate, Round |
* | | 3614b Plate, Round 1 x 1 with Tow Ball with Hexagon Shaped Hole (Homemaker Figure / Maxifigure Hand)
Parts: Plate, Round |
As for your inventory, you might add a note on the items.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 6, 2018 14:05 | | Subject: | Re: What about meeting the Buyers? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | | | Now I know your in California as I am —I’ll be right over !!!
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Maybe do a detour to the UK, and bring a UCS Y-wing instruction book with ya....
I'll let you build my Eiffel Tower if you want....
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Looks like the “special ads” section in some 1980’s newspaper
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Now you are showing your age... lol
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Nah, it’s only second hand knowledge
What it shows though is I think “dirty” otherwise I’d have referred to spy stuff,
like 1940’s BBC’s “Les Français parlent aux Français” (French speak to French,
résistance’s coded messages).
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 6, 2018 12:20 | | Subject: | Re: What about meeting the Buyers? | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | Suggestions | |
| In Suggestions, WhiteVanMan writes:
| | | | Now I know your in California as I am —I’ll be right over !!!
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Maybe do a detour to the UK, and bring a UCS Y-wing instruction book with ya....
I'll let you build my Eiffel Tower if you want....
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Looks like the “special ads” section in some 1980’s newspaper
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