Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | SylvainLS  | | Posted: | Nov 26, 2018 12:32 | | Subject: | Re: Something I Just Threw Together | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| 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?
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| In Inventories Requests, TakeAbricK writes:
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I never found part 4073 in a set on a Sprue.
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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?!
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | [… A very fine mess indeed …]
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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 | |
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| 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.
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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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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 | |
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| 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.
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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 | |
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| 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.
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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.
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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 | |
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| In Searching, BuildZone writes:
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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.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2018 07:04 | | Subject: | Re: 60592c01 - whos idea was this? | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, brox999 writes:
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[3930c01] is in many new sets
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Not.
The hinge brick and the hinge plate always came separated.
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the ability to add this part to my store inventory in a new state […]
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| In Catalog, mfav writes:
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| | 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| In Selling, StormChaser writes:
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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 | |
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| In Catalog, randyf writes:
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| In Inventories Requests, Hygrotus writes:
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| In Catalog, Teup writes:
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
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| | 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?
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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 | |
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| In Catalog, WhiteVanMan writes:
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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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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| In Suggestions, jpascual writes:
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| In Catalog, Teup writes:
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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 | |
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| In Catalog, StormChaser writes:
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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 | |
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| In Catalog, brikomania writes:
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| In Catalog, mfav writes:
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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Congrats StormChaser!
In Catalog, Rainey writes:
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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 | |
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| In Inventories Requests, Hygrotus writes:
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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 | |
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| In Catalog, cosmicray writes:
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| | 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| In Catalog, cosmicray writes:
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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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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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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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