Random part of the day: 1/4 Circle Tile 1X1, No. 1000
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random part is 48410, '1/4 Circle Tile 1X1, No. 1000', which is a System part, category Plates, Special Circles And Angles. It was introduced in 2020 and is still in use today. It's been made in 1 colour and has appeared in 10 sets, one of the first of which was 80012 Monkey King Warrior Mech.
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How very versaTILE.
Really like this random part idea… minifigures would be awesome!
I can't wait until LEGO does pizza and/or pie versions of this part.
@cody6268 The pizza 1/4 tile has been in 12 sets since 2017...
@cody6268 said:
"I can't wait until LEGO does pizza and/or pie versions of this part. "
60150 has one.
And the pie slice was in 7 sets between 2016 and 2020.
@cody6268:
Pink watermelon: 71023-8
Pie: 41126
Pizza: 60150
Red watermelon: 41130
Taco: 41347
Sometimes the template phrasing doesn't quite work. "It was introduced in 2020 and is still in use today". Still? How remarkable!
Lovely part, I adore how many spares of them you get nowadays. Even sans actual Dots sets you can get a ton of 'em for mosaics
We've been getting some very nice parts right off the bat with this RPotD thing. I likey.
Super useful part for building Speed Champions. Works for front turn signals, bumpers, rearview mirrors, tail lights, diffusers, etc.
Edit: This actually appears to be the metallic gold version of this part.
@Stevutz:
Hence why some were asking if there’d be a 10-year moratorium on new parts like there is for new sets.
Pizza time.
This is just the metallic version of this part. There's a very long explanation that I don't fully know, but here's the short version:
There's an additive mixed into the plastic that gives a piece its metallic colour. This means the plastic has a different amount of friction to a solid (regular) coloured piece. Lego has to be precise within a margin of micrometers, so the mold for metallic pieces has to be ever so slightly different to achieve the same amount of clutch power as a solid coloured piece. Therefore, you get a different part number for what looks like the same design.
All of which is to say: @cody6268, look up part numbers 29775 and 26484.
This was such an exciting addition, purely decorative but so satisfying!
Edit: well, the metallic gold pizza slice wasn’t that monumental, but still a testament to LEGO engineering.
@kazar14:
If you dig deep enough, you can see that this is actually the “gold ink” version, which means it’s molded in tan and then a gold paint is applied. It’s also referred to as “drum-lacquered”, and kind of fills the same role as chromed parts used to in the past. And like chromed parts, adding the layer of paint probably changes the dimensions enough to screw up the clutch if you don’t use a mold with a slightly smaller cavity.
This part has a good life: it is to be found in both common and specialty sets. With that usage, it will probably remain in production for many years.
Strange the title is tile, but is categorised under plate.
Oh, childhood memories...when we didn't have this piece.
DOTS DOTS DOTS DOTS
I want it in dark tan so badly....
Ah, the quarter-circle tile... Where would DOTS be without it?
If nothing else these random parts articles are educating people about why parts have different design IDs for different materials and minor redesigns!
i got this part!
@MeisterDad:
The category looks like it’s the official LEGO category (which I’d never thought about before, but makes sense since Huw scrapes all that data from the LEGO servers). I believe they categorize all tiles as “plates, special”.
@PurpleDave said:
" @MeisterDad:
The category looks like it’s the official LEGO category (which I’d never thought about before, but makes sense since Huw scrapes all that data from the LEGO servers). I believe they categorize all tiles as “plates, special”."
Which isn't so wrong actually.
After all, a tile is just a plate that is missing the studs.
OR as I like to call it, a Pizza slice tile.
@AustinPowers:
Objectively, that’s not true. They look similar, but tiles have the addition of a bottom groove for easy removal, plus they sit just a tiny bit lower than the top plane of a plate. Internally, it’s “legal” to place a tile in a minifig’s hand, or pinched between two rows of studs, where plates aren’t allowed to do either.
Okay, LEGO, now do a piece half this size so we can have some (drum-lacquered for Pirates) Pieces-of-Eight.
@Formendacil:
They’ll never do it for the same reason they’ll never make a 1x1 triangular tile. The 2x2 version still fully attaches to a stud in the corner. Due to the convex curved edge, these wrap most of the way around a single stud. Make the curved edge straight, and the tile only touches the stud across the center, meaning it can slide sideways off the stud, and will probably force itself off over time (like how the old style of windows would force themselves to kick out at the base). A “piece of eight” tile would basically be a modification of a 1x1 triangular tile, with over half of the stud’s circumference exposed, and not even a hint of clutch. Plus, it’d make the full coin 2x2.
Lamborghini Speed Champion sets are where most of this colour are, I reckon.
Edit: actually, probably that Dots bracelet...