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View Thread Re: Catalog Project - Moving Things - hpoort (410)
[...] [...] [...] Hi Matthieu, Why do you have your own storage system appearantly so closely linked to Bricklink's catalog categories that any change might disrupt [...]
(45 months ago, Aug 10, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Catagorizing pieces via molds - hpoort (410)
[...] Yes, this evident relationship is missing on Bricklink. I would phrase it differently though. Every experienced user of Bricklink knows that in there is a relationship [...]
(46 months ago, Aug 4, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Super Mario - Minifigs vs Animals - hpoort (410)
[...] I would suggest extending the item name to include the context ('Mario'), lifeform ('animal') and specific animal ('mole', [...]
(46 months ago, Aug 3, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: part 649pb07 - hpoort (410)
[...] Actually, that would not be correct as this sign means: attention, playing children (zone). It is not related to a crossing. The crossing sign warning is (Part [...]
(46 months ago, Aug 2, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Make a real forum - hpoort (410)
[...] Please don't. To me, the Bricklink forum is much easier to navigate and search through than the Studio one. You do know that clicking on the small speech bubble icon [...]
(46 months ago, Aug 2, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: discolored new white parts - hpoort (410)
[...] I've separated all my basic white parts in translucent white (modern) and opaque white (older) just to avoid these color differences. The translucent [...]
(46 months ago, Jul 28, 2020, to Colors)
View Thread Re: How to make an inventory - hpoort (410)
[...] Easiest for you will probably to make a separate wanted list for the parts you have already ordered and move those items from your 'need for MOC' wanted list [...]
(46 months ago, Jul 19, 2020, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Dark Green - hpoort (410)
[...] [...] You are presented with both on the catalog item page. Because for more than half of the parts the official Design Id (BL: Part number) or Element Id (BL: [...]
(46 months ago, Jul 11, 2020, to Colors)
View Thread Re: Dark Green - who's going to crack first? - hpoort (410)
[...] Bricklink managed to include a fair list of the matching color names with Studio (data/StudioColorDefinition.txt) in which those few name clashes posed no problem. [...]
(46 months ago, Jul 11, 2020, to Colors)
View Thread Re: Collecting the parts catalog - hpoort (410)
[...] That shows the PCC list is far from complete and includes many duplicates (variants not distinguished by Bricklink). The easier answer finally came to me: it [...]
(47 months ago, Jul 8, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Collecting the parts catalog - hpoort (410)
[...] With over 60.000 parts in the catalog (14.969 without pattern, (URL) it is a challenge indeed. Some shops come a long way: (URL) (But you can't really trust [...]
(47 months ago, Jul 7, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Smooth Slopes - hpoort (410)
[...] That must be (Part 3678a) versus (Part 3678b) That's the only slope I can think of that is as smooth as a windscreen. There might be smooth slopes around for the purpose [...]
(47 months ago, Jul 4, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Sprues - hpoort (410)
[...] To have several parts on one sprue is quite common ((URL) but to have only one part on a sprue I can think of only the plant leaves. Are there other single parts [...]
(47 months ago, Jul 2, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Sprues - hpoort (410)
[...] I would have been interested in buying them when I first discovered their use in MOCs. I had to buy new leaves instead, in the hope they would include the sprues. This [...]
(47 months ago, Jul 2, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Number bricks: which is which - hpoort (410)
[...] (Part 3005pt9b) is the bold font (NL: 'vetgedrukt' ) as in the left in your picture, (Part 3005pt9s) is the serif font (NL: 'met schreef' ) [...]
(47 months ago, Jun 28, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Parts in new colors by set history - hpoort (410)
[...] Don't expect any changes to this part of the site's functionality soon. You'll have to learn how to make best of what already is there. I think maybe you [...]
(47 months ago, Jun 26, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: maybe wrong part in 8877-1 - hpoort (410)
[...] For this set (Set 8877-1) Looking at the instructions ((URL) it should indeed be 4x (Part 32526,85) The set was inventoried in 2005 and does not state a source. I think [...]
(47 months ago, Jun 20, 2020, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: New Relationship Match - hpoort (410)
[...] Great idea to do it this way. Is there a flag you can set so that this relation type also shows up at catalog item pages like other relations? Or is this up to admin [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 8, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Glitter white? Satin white? - hpoort (410)
[...] These bricks 2x4 and 2x6 are sold on Bricklink as Milky White, but actually they contain a little glitter. There is a batch of these bricks around that where produced [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 3, 2020, to Colors)
View Thread Re: 4537 and the 2 bricks with one sticked - hpoort (410)
[...] It appears not be in the catalog yet (URL) So to find it: * make a photo * add it as a part (URL) (I am not sure what the numbering for this kind of assembly would [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 3, 2020, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Did horizontal become vertical & vice versa? - hpoort (410)
[...] (Part 30241b) follows the logic behind (Part 4085) and (Part 61252). The orientation is that of a bar attached to the clip, not that of the clip itself. I can't find [...]
(48 months ago, Jun 1, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Inventory Change Request for Part bb0905c01 - hpoort (410)
[...] For the part to be integrated in Studio, it is highly recommended to follow the color scheme that LDraw uses. In this case, LDraw has chosen to use different files dependent [...]
(48 months ago, May 31, 2020, to Inventories Requests)
View Thread Re: Disable Buyer's Ability to mark order Paid - hpoort (410)
[...] How confusing that even you don't mention that 'Paid' has always been a status set by the Buyer to indicate payment was sent. (URL) On the seller's end [...]
(48 months ago, May 25, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Is dual color mold really decorated? - hpoort (410)
[...] Don't forget about the choice of which of the colors is variable and which is fixed. See (URL) that I brought up two weeks ago. There is more to it than just the [...]
(48 months ago, May 22, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Dual molded arms - hpoort (410)
(Part 981982pb038) For the catalog project Figure Part Changes, number 1 on the in progress list ((URL) I just noted a significant difference between Bricklink and LDraw [...]
(49 months ago, May 6, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Junior Accounts? - hpoort (410)
[...] Yes, Studio needs to be logged in to Bricklink to do this. Some features are only available when logged in (Sculpture, Upload WL, Upload MOC). If the child is [...]
(49 months ago, May 6, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Ants - hpoort (410)
[...] That makes sense to me, but it would set a new standard. Probably in line with what BL would want for XP, but not how it is classically done. Specifically which type [...]
(49 months ago, May 3, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Ants - hpoort (410)
Except for the coloring, is there any difference between (Part 62575cx1) and (Part 23714)? Also, how do we go about numbering in such a case in general? 62575 is the LEGO design [...]
(49 months ago, May 3, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Buying random colors - hpoort (410)
[...] You are looking to buy 100 pieces of one design distributed over various lots, disregarding the color of those lots and wish for a way to find these lots. Sorry to say, [...]
(49 months ago, Apr 30, 2020, to Colors)
View Thread Re: Instructions - hpoort (410)
[...] Still thinking about removing variants from the catalog? Why even consider this, when there are so many great suggestions to approach this differently? One simple change [...]
(49 months ago, Apr 24, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Images/Renders Part 4447 - hpoort (410)
[...] All the ones I have in White, Black and Light Gray are solid stud. Solid studs in Studio as well.
(49 months ago, Apr 23, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Inventory Labels - hpoort (410)
[...] (Part bb0726) or actually part thereof, glued to the front of each drawer. Significant shapes or colors of the bricks inside clicked to the front.
(49 months ago, Apr 22, 2020, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Closest Color - hpoort (410)
[...] These are generally called: Light Bluish Gray (modern) or Light Gray (retired) Dark Bluish Gray (modern) or Dark Gray (retired) on Bricklink. [...]
(49 months ago, Apr 20, 2020, to Colors)
View Thread Re: Worm Gear Ratio - hpoort (410)
[...] I remember it to be indeed 1:20. I checked the instructions and it is. See (URL) Hans-Peter
(49 months ago, Apr 18, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Category Definitions Discussion - hpoort (410)
I don't see the definition of Plate, Modified and Tile, Modified helping to choose between them for parts like (Part 33909) (Part 15573) (Part 6180). Coincidentally, earlier [...]
(49 months ago, Apr 16, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: 3830c01 Hinge Brick 1 x 4 marked for deletion - hpoort (410)
[...] There is a slight flaw in your logic: - if the part sells only symmetrically, you won't end up with unequal amounts; - if the part sells asymmetrically, which you seem [...]
(49 months ago, Apr 11, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: 3024 plate 1x1 metallic gold : does it exist? - hpoort (410)
[...] Your example definitely shows two (of the many) shades of Pearl Gold. Metallic Gold looks quite different: it is drum lacquered. Such as (Part 6256,65)
(50 months ago, Apr 6, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Which colors available for each part - hpoort (410)
[...] Through the wanted list functionality it is possible to get a list of shops and prices to get an idea of availability ('show shops per item'), but it [...]
(50 months ago, Mar 14, 2020, to Colors)
View Thread Re: Bricklink Studio part - hpoort (410)
[...] You should post this request on the appropriate forum: (URL) topic 'Studio Parts'
(51 months ago, Feb 26, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: 92586 White Dog, Alsatian / German Shepherd - hpoort (410)
[...] ... and that escaped the printing process. (Part 92586) is of course the unprinted variety of (Part 92586pb03) I bought mine in 2016 from TakeABrick ((URL) - which [...]
(51 months ago, Feb 25, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Can you edit the Catalog display? - hpoort (410)
[...] You can not consistently hide these categories throughout the site. However, you can append '-duplo -doll' to your search term to exclude everything that has [...]
(51 months ago, Feb 15, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Description standardization note - hpoort (410)
[...] Please drop the keyword exclusion altogether. It does not make sense to make use of a full text English language keyword exclusion list, when the contents of the database [...]
(52 months ago, Feb 9, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Keyword Exclusions - hpoort (410)
[...] It is not the title that is at fault, it is the keyword exclusion that should not be applied as is done now. The keyword exclusion is done at the programming language [...]
(52 months ago, Jan 21, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: Minifig heads by colour? - hpoort (410)
[...] Top bar: [Market] icon, [Color Guide], select the color, select the 'Minifig, head' category. Hans-Peter
(52 months ago, Jan 17, 2020, to Colors)
View Thread Re: Minifig heads by colour? - hpoort (410)
[...] If you mean searching by color: (URL) If you mean listing them as a lot without specifying the specific types, you can list them only as a custom lot. But custom lots [...]
(52 months ago, Jan 16, 2020, to Colors)
View Thread Re: catalogue problem - zero lots showing up - hpoort (410)
[...] Some statistics of average price, total sold, total available et cetera are calculated during the daily maintenance and hence may differ slightly from the actual items [...]
(53 months ago, Jan 11, 2020, to Catalog)
View Thread Re: excel lijst met artikelcode en omschrijving - hpoort (410)
[...] De Bricklink-catalogus is te downloaden als Excel-bestand op (URL) Als je een Nederlandstalige lijst wilt hebben, zul je op de websites van Nederlandse LEGO-onderdelenleveranciers [...]
(53 months ago, Jan 3, 2020, to Inventories)
View Thread Re: Policy change - Undetermined versus Unknown a - hpoort (410)
[...] [...] True, although I envisioned the interface side it in my mind, I did not present the interface side. My idea is to simplify the interface for the grandma that [...]
(53 months ago, Jan 2, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Part Variants - hpoort (410)
[...] Russell, Since my suggestion was not about splitting, but about unifying the search methods instead, I am not sure that you have completely understood the implications [...]
(53 months ago, Jan 2, 2020, to Suggestions)
View Thread Re: Policy change - Undetermined versus Unknown a - hpoort (410)
[...] Yes maybe that might give some differences between sellers who do and who do not distinguish. I'd figure the price guide would record the items actually be sold, [...]
(53 months ago, Jan 2, 2020, to Suggestions)

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