tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post2238755487998714753..comments2024-03-28T22:25:17.706+00:00Comments on New Elementary: LEGO® parts, sets and techniques: LEGO® Element Design: Interview with Karsten Juel Bunch, Part 1 – the new shooterAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188856208086872634noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-90805741111523111252020-06-29T23:56:25.047+01:002020-06-29T23:56:25.047+01:00I think I've figured out which team I'd wa...I think I've figured out which team I'd want to work for if I ever get a job with TLG.BrickTellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02256886634752888155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-85462753908514978512020-06-28T23:28:27.143+01:002020-06-28T23:28:27.143+01:00I would have had a (unrelated to spring shooters) ...I would have had a (unrelated to spring shooters) question to the design team: how come that some new elements look so "out" of the Lego system?<br />Generally those are minifig accessories from blind bags, that look like produced AND designed in china, and are merely "just" toy accessories with the very minimal amount of connectivity, that is, just a bar-sized handle, and nothing else.<br /><br />..but I have a specific part in mind that doesn't come from a blind bag: part 52494, "robot head". How did a part that looks so similar to binoculars (which are themselves badly designed [they don't hold well at all onto studs, and are slightly too thick to be sandwiched between plates] - but I get it because they're rather old), don't actually have bar-sized holes like the binoculars?<br />To me, it looks like miscommunication in the design team, like someone designed it on the paper, expecting the part to be just like binoculars, but "mounted" on a stud and usable as a robot head, and then the idea got passed to a new guy in the design team who had no idea that binoculars existed, and that the holes were supposed to be bar-sized.<br />Am I wrong?<br />(and how come that basic parts like binoculars, which may not be that popular in sets but are used a lot by MOCers, still haven't been "fixed"? Pretty sure we could nowadays get a part that is exactly one plate thick and hold well onto studs)<br /><br />anothergolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063659558378517999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-71827326215956945352020-06-28T16:58:33.373+01:002020-06-28T16:58:33.373+01:00Very interesting article. Growing up I was always ...Very interesting article. Growing up I was always really fascinated by all of Lego's various blasters, so getting a feel for how much work goes into perfecting them is really neat. I'm tempted to pick up the new mindstorms just to make little turrets and tanks and such :DLambdalethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614186358318471923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-32501546768708780872020-06-28T15:23:50.627+01:002020-06-28T15:23:50.627+01:00Great article!
The anecdote about the roller coas...Great article!<br /><br />The anecdote about the roller coaster track starting as a concept for Nexo Knights is interesting. I always wished they had made a tournament/joust set for that like they had for Knights Kingdom, considering how the Knighton Colosseum was one of the first scenes shown in the TV series and as such a climactic battle there would be a great way story-wise to bring things "full circle". A jousting set with those tracks still feels like an interesting idea, which I might try to incorporate into a MOC at some point.<br /><br />There's still some aspects of this new spring ammo I'm curious about. Most notably, why is there an extended plastic section between the launcher and the ammo tip? It reminds me a little of the extended section on the Ninjago "Dragon Masters" fliers, which was used to mount a film wing element that they could "glide" with—I'm curious if that sort of idea might have been factored into the design of this (though I suppose the designer couldn't answer that because if it were it would necessarily be related to future, unreleased sets).<br /><br />Nonetheless, I do appreciate the newer System compatibility of this spring shooter. The older version's Technic compatibility felt largely like an artifact of its use in Competition/Cyber-Slam, and for the most part it had been used largely in System themes since the redesign. Normally I'm all for Technic integration on shooters as a Bionicle fan, but in this case I can certainly understand why they would prefer something more in line with smaller System shooter elements.<br /><br />The point about this type of shooter's continued relevance is good as well—the smaller shooters are flashy but less effective for activating a function or target.Andrew Barnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723179808721244651noreply@blogger.com