tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post5835999815531505997..comments2024-03-28T22:25:17.706+00:00Comments on New Elementary: LEGO® parts, sets and techniques: LEGO® Modular Building reveal: 10278 Police StationAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188856208086872634noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-28494202166172511002023-03-05T13:09:53.394+00:002023-03-05T13:09:53.394+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Daniel Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03273791517955358425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-50712893565823257212020-12-05T16:28:46.734+00:002020-12-05T16:28:46.734+00:00Shoot! I meant to get back to this post. I also ...Shoot! I meant to get back to this post. I also thought of the nipple tile, but I was figuring they'd just use another jumper to get the proper stud alignment. I just tested all three solutions in LDraw, and both of mine result in the jumper plate being flush with the outside wall due to the recessed stud, while yours has hollow studs that allow the nipples to be fully inserted, yielding the half-plate offset seen in the photos. They also used the same construction to link the Hogwarts Moments books together, so I suspect that's a technique that is rapidly becoming common knowledge amongst the System set designers.Purple Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-80159379737721040822020-12-04T22:47:06.251+00:002020-12-04T22:47:06.251+00:00I think the actual solution is probably a pair of ...I think the actual solution is probably a pair of 1x1 round "nipple" plates and a 1x2 rounded plate. That would achieve the stud reversal as well as the spacing (set into the wall slightly more than the top edge of the bracket.Andrew Barnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723179808721244651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-8846776077107628442020-12-02T12:06:28.327+00:002020-12-02T12:06:28.327+00:00Wasn't that donutjob (to paraphrase an animate...Wasn't that donutjob (to paraphrase an animated movie) also headlining his newspapers? Criminal activity with the underlying intent of selling newspapers sounds like the plot of "Tomorrow Never Dies"...Håkan S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00767889630145885090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-35346998625688402072020-12-01T16:47:48.211+00:002020-12-01T16:47:48.211+00:00I think you're right. You can see the dark-bl...I think you're right. You can see the dark-blue awnings out of the typewriter windows, proving that they're the same windows. The plate bottom in the wall isn't a normal plate, but the little bit you can see looks exactly like an up bracket. Most importantly, it really simplifies things for the geometry immediately above the bracket, where there's very little space to work with.<br /><br />The only problem is, that's an up bracket facing studs outwards, and on the outside it's a Type III 1x2 jumper plate facing studs inwards, set back about half a plate. The wall is five plates thick, and when you account for those two parts and the inset at the front, there's only about 2.5 plates, or one stud of room to work with. That's got to switch from two studs (bracket) to one (jumper), with the smooth back of a bracket sitting right above it, and smooth tile tops sitting right below. I've come up with a lot of crazy SNOT solutions over the last 1.5 decades, but the only possible solution I can think of is to attach another jumper plate to the bracket and use The One Ring as a stud-reverser. Even with recessed studs where the logos don't increase the height, that's an imperfect connection, and I don't know if they'd consider it to be a "legal" connection. We have to wait one more month to find out the answer. Does anyone else have any theories?Purple Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-3951667225346681412020-12-01T16:08:08.341+00:002020-12-01T16:08:08.341+00:00The donut thief is also running the newsstand. Ap...The donut thief is also running the newsstand. Apparently so few people buy newspapers that he has to steal food to eat.Purple Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-2394908910825313192020-12-01T03:04:46.402+00:002020-12-01T03:04:46.402+00:00Three cops, a crook and a doughnut shop sales assi...Three cops, a crook and a doughnut shop sales assistant. So just who is looking after the news stand?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467598322703457953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-44173411434312783372020-12-01T01:51:37.710+00:002020-12-01T01:51:37.710+00:00I suspect the "Bracket 1 x 2 - 1 x 2 in Sand ...I suspect the "Bracket 1 x 2 - 1 x 2 in Sand Yellow/ Dark Tan" is actually a 1x2-2x2, given that the underside of a bracket can be seen flush with the inner wall (to the right of the typewriter desk).Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899163799839190834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-68709538827859634552020-11-28T23:38:22.544+00:002020-11-28T23:38:22.544+00:00Ah yes, I am mistaken and they are reddish brown. ...Ah yes, I am mistaken and they are reddish brown. Dark red would look equally good in the donut shop but one can only have so many recolors I suppose...Nathan Mastershttps://rebrickable.com/users/Galaxy12_Imports/profile/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-19887318675267945202020-11-28T17:30:08.825+00:002020-11-28T17:30:08.825+00:00Indeed, and I think the Diagon Alley set used full...Indeed, and I think the Diagon Alley set used full-size Minecraft heads as (square) balloons. But since those are pretty much just cubes, I was less surprised about them being available for use iin other themes than I was about one of the animal head molds, since those have somewhat more Minecraft-specific proportions.<br /><br />Considering just how many other animal head molds Minecraft sets have introduced (rabbit, panda, parrot, cat, chicken, horse, bear) this opens up a huge number of future possibilities for parts that could show up in other themes.Skye Barnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12504300686346575904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-55280169777314165972020-11-28T15:57:11.991+00:002020-11-28T15:57:11.991+00:00I think it's Medium Nougat but it's good e...I think it's Medium Nougat but it's good either way.Andrew Barnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723179808721244651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-87075480397765363152020-11-28T15:56:26.927+00:002020-11-28T15:56:26.927+00:00I don't think I see any of those? Some of the ...I don't think I see any of those? Some of the "lifestyle" photos have distorted colors (possibly because those were meant to be the CMYK versions of the photos instead of the RGB ones) that makes the Reddish Brown parts look Dark Red (in addition to severely distorting the color of the Medium Lavender parts).Andrew Barnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723179808721244651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-77513173822167802502020-11-28T08:03:14.290+00:002020-11-28T08:03:14.290+00:00Slope 45 2 x 1 w Cutout w/o Stud (28192) in Nougat...Slope 45 2 x 1 w Cutout w/o Stud (28192) in NougatinfamousKONVICThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114538567173329392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-50709091676058567372020-11-28T03:39:13.561+00:002020-11-28T03:39:13.561+00:001x2x3 window frame (60593) in Dark Red is also a w...1x2x3 window frame (60593) in Dark Red is also a welcome additionNathan Mastershttps://rebrickable.com/users/Galaxy12_Imports/profile/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-48443820879712277812020-11-28T02:24:06.633+00:002020-11-28T02:24:06.633+00:00They just used one of the small Minecraft heads as...They just used one of the small Minecraft heads as a lampshade in another set, so this isn't even the first time.Purple Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-2230231623804436112020-11-28T01:24:40.202+00:002020-11-28T01:24:40.202+00:00I was VERY surprised about the unprinted Minecraft...I was VERY surprised about the unprinted Minecraft wolf heads, since that's the sort of part I would have definitely expected to be IP-locked. Now that we know that piece is allowed to appear in other themes, I wonder what others we might see used as generic building elements going forward. New Elementary's post about some of those parts a few years back certainly shows just how interesting some of their proportions and geometries can be…<br /><br />The new inverted half arch was a delightful surprise when my brother pointed it out to me! It's a great addition to a family of curved pieces which also includes the current 1x6 arch (92950) the 1x6 mudguard/wheel arch (62361), the 1x4x2/3 bow (93273), the 3x4x2/3 triple bow (93604), the 1x2x2/3 half bow (11477), the 1x2x2/3 inverted bow (24201), and many more. <br /><br />As a bonus, the radius of these curves closely approximates that of an 8x8 circle, which opens the door to various uses in conjunction with bricks, plates, tiles, and domes with a similar radius.<br /> <br />I've also realized over the course of the day how many interior details we still haven't gotten a particularly clear look at in any of the pictures — for instance, the tape recorder in the interrogation room, the "evidence locker" mentioned in the set description (presumably inside the attic of the Sand Green building which has a door connecting it to the rest of the station), the bathroom on the station's third floor, the water cooler in the station's lobby, the record player and kitchenette in the thief's apartment, and the crawlspace down the stairs from the station's lobby.<br /><br />I don't expect any surprise new pieces sequestered away in these less visible parts of the build, but I definitely will be looking closely to see if there are any exciting building techniques like past Modular Buildings' and 18+ sets' interior furnishings tend to boast.Skye Barnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12504300686346575904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-27925263841387354782020-11-27T20:03:50.647+00:002020-11-27T20:03:50.647+00:00The female officer has a different torso print tha...The female officer has a different torso print than the two males. There's something that resembles an Imperial officer rank badge above her right pocket, it has a necktie, and is a single-breasted design vs the males in a double-breasted design. I suspect this is mean to indicate she's a desk sergeant or higher while the males are patrol officers. Both torsos are unisex (no cinched waistlines).Purple Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-83646990150000740162020-11-27T19:43:21.965+00:002020-11-27T19:43:21.965+00:00The Plate, Special 1 x 2 with Ladder in White was ...The Plate, Special 1 x 2 with Ladder in White was also on the back of the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 which is already released, so it's not quite new for this set.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-41617864588377824282020-11-27T19:15:24.202+00:002020-11-27T19:15:24.202+00:00Thanks for the good analysis.
Two corrections rega...Thanks for the good analysis.<br />Two corrections regarding the new 1x3 curved slope: it is concave, not convex, and the cutout at the rear is 1x1, not 1x2.<br />Good spotting on all the new and rare parts!Naijelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371147573640365619noreply@blogger.com