tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post8505529494741136115..comments2024-03-28T22:25:17.706+00:00Comments on New Elementary: LEGO® parts, sets and techniques: LEGO® Element Development: the Porsche Bows – Interview with Stephan Breum SteenAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188856208086872634noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-59720464482158908992021-10-19T23:02:29.655+01:002021-10-19T23:02:29.655+01:00Thank you!
Thank you!<br />jimmytheflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060952522546330342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-9645499939044321542021-10-19T07:23:29.001+01:002021-10-19T07:23:29.001+01:00because the part has relatively low clutch (11 tub...because the part has relatively low clutch (11 tubes compared to its 2x10 footprint) we wanted to have a way to lock it in from the top. We had versions with a stud on top and with a sunken stud. Since the whole purpose of the piece is creating extra clean curves we decided to sink in the stud, since we figured it then also lines up well with the classic 'R' brick.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17640356299167694553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-86918527312159622002021-10-15T20:40:17.742+01:002021-10-15T20:40:17.742+01:00The part is fantastic, and great article overall. ...The part is fantastic, and great article overall. It's fun when familiar pieces from childhood pop up (Great Huna mask) and the cat boat MOC is perfect!Eero https://www.blogger.com/profile/07001754583144127017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-13664413816503873522021-10-14T16:56:02.186+01:002021-10-14T16:56:02.186+01:00Awesome info thanks! Do you know is it ever discus...Awesome info thanks! Do you know is it ever discussed to NOT put the notch for a stud in the outer radius of the 2x2 tube section? jimmytheflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060952522546330342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-48572128399851027192021-10-14T07:49:17.741+01:002021-10-14T07:49:17.741+01:00All lego Bows are made as a section of a circle, a...All lego Bows are made as a section of a circle, as in they are tangent at the top and then run to an intersect point a "half plate" from the edge of the piece. The cousin of the 'Porsche bow', the 3x8x2 left and right shells have a bow that is 6 modules long and 5.5 plates tall, that works out to a radius for the bow of 9.3 modules, the 4 module bow has a radius of 8.5 modules, so they line up very close when they're next to each other. The 'Porsche Bow' is designed with the same principle in mind, so its curve runs 9 modules and up 5.5 plates, this radius matches the theoretical shape of a 1x6 bow (This is not to say that this part will ever be made) because the piece has a left and right we thought it was important to have the option in the future to fill in between the parts. That's why there is only 1 module of 'straight' at the top of this bow, then the overall length falls back into even modules, which we LOVE.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17640356299167694553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-86999554238163374322021-10-13T18:34:31.065+01:002021-10-13T18:34:31.065+01:00I am surprised there's not a decent match for ...I am surprised there's not a decent match for the overall top surface curve. Perhaps we'll eventually see a Brick w. Bow 1x8 or 1x10 to go with it. jimmytheflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060952522546330342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-55317852776517069672021-10-13T16:38:42.887+01:002021-10-13T16:38:42.887+01:00The only way to really know if a part is too speci...The only way to really know if a part is too specialised is to see if other designers can't find a use for it, and this piece 77180 has already been re-used in the Typewriter and the Titanic, so it's fine in my book.EwanCartwrightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-33725439822565133502021-10-13T15:33:02.249+01:002021-10-13T15:33:02.249+01:00There's also a tiny typo in the intro; "I...There's also a tiny typo in the intro; "It's a process that involves careful consideration of countess factors". I doubt there are any nobles involved so it should be "countless" instead. :-)jensadnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119625145535634499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-72765507274972343712021-10-13T11:55:54.149+01:002021-10-13T11:55:54.149+01:00thanks for the rapid QA :) sortedthanks for the rapid QA :) sortedAdminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188856208086872634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276033407505619194.post-9765448668878783592021-10-13T11:49:41.279+01:002021-10-13T11:49:41.279+01:00I think you might be missing a photograph: you men...I think you might be missing a photograph: you mention 16477, the UCS Slave I windscreeen in trans violet, but it's not in any of the surrounding pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com