Random part of the day: Glass For Door
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Today's random part is 35157, 'Glass For Door', which is a System part, category Frames, Windows, Walls And Doors.
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Of all the glass for all the doors in all the world, these are my favorite.
Train door--right?
Is Door here? I have a Glass for him.
See also 4183. Half of the part titles with "glass" are spelled "glas" which is either a funny misspelling, but probably just "glass" in Danish.
@Norikins said:
"See also 4183. Half of the part titles with "glass" are spelled "glas" which is either a funny misspelling, but probably just "glass" in Danish."
Just this. It's also spelled like this in Swedish and German.
I wonder why relatively new elements appear with Danish names in Lego's database. You would imagine they had some guideline to stick to one language.
...as opposed to Glass For Floor.
Little surprised there aren't any numbers in the title. I would have expected the dimensions, or a "No. 2," or something like that,
It's such a shame we lost these pieces (Lego stopped making them). There were also some lovely windows and glass inserts that were perfect for trains and buses (I believe the Emerald Night carriage used them if I'm not mistaken), but sadly Lego got rid of those too :(
@Atuin:
I think it was Kevin Hinkle who once told me that they do. English is the official language in the Billund headquarters, but people would still break out into Danish right in front of him. He’d regularly have to gently remind coworkers that someone who didn’t speak Danish was in the room with them.
This could have involved people who just tended to lapse back into their native tongue without thinking about it, people who felt self-conscious about speaking in a language they weren’t as fluent in, people who wanted a bit of semi-privacy, or people who resented being required to use a foreign language all day long at work, but ultimately someone with authority could be calling them out on it in a way that shuts that behavior down. But many people don’t like being the “bad guy”, so they try to avoid creating what they perceive as a hostile work environment, and in so doing help enable a hostile work environment for other people. By not addressing it for years, it just makes changing the work environment that much more difficult, to the point that actually accomplishing anything could involve mass changes in personnel. So it’s easier to just give a slap to the back of the hand every time it comes up, and never really accomplish change. And it’s possible that new parts getting Danish names is emblematic of that issue.
Yes, it sounds weird to say that it’s wrong for Danish employees of a Danish company to give Danish names to Danish products, but even at their headquarters TLG has a very international staff. English is the one common language that everyone can speak, so that’s where the rule came from. Notice that there never seem to be part names that pop up in any other languages besides English and Danish. Name something in French, Spanish, German, etc., and maybe that would trigger disciplinary action, where breaking the rules for the mother tongue is easier to forgive.
This piece is such a pane.
@Brickchap said:
"It's such a shame we lost these pieces (Lego stopped making them)."
I don’t understand this statement. There are doors that use this window in 2021 and 2022 sets.
@Brickchap said:
"It's such a shame we lost these pieces (Lego stopped making them). There were also some lovely windows and glass inserts that were perfect for trains and buses (I believe the Emerald Night carriage used them if I'm not mistaken), but sadly Lego got rid of those too :("
The Emerald night did not use the glass for doors as they did not have these doors (Sadly). They did, however have the Window Frame for trains that used the train window 'glass'. That's probably what you are thinking of.
As for the 'train doors' a few sets have had them (including the Disney train), but whats annoying is many times you only get one door 'side' now instead of a left and right side door
You know, instead of: Glass For Window
This element is still available (currently only in trans-black). The only doors available are 43967 in white (left door) and 42819 in red (right door).
@TomKazutara:
I’m still waiting on the other half of a pair of dark-purple 1x3x2 car doors, because they look a bit odd to have regular doors on one side, and suicide doors on the other. And now it would really need to be a complete pair because dark-purple has finally settled on a shade that’s consistent, but doesn’t match any of the more varied shades from that time.
Pigsy foodtruck 80009 used this piece in 2020 together with the usual train door in white, either part 4181or 4182. The last train was the 60052 cargo train from 2014 with both left and right blue doors, although also appeared in artic base 60195 in 2008 or workshop 60258 in 2020 but only left orange door and not right.
More worthy than glass Mordor.
@NatureBricks said:
"Now if LEGO would only make a train that uses doors. Anyone want to place bets on if the new ones will? "
"Trains? With doors? Why would you want that?"
- every current Lego designer
Let me rephrase that @WizardOfOss
"Doors in a City vehicle? Why would you need those?"
- every current LEGO designer
There are literally only 3 trucks in all the 2022 City sets that even have regular 3x1 doors. They just don't care any more. Same goes for seats, just letting the minifigures sit on the floor. So disappointing.
In so many ways LEGO has improved since the 80s, yet when it comes to opening doors on trains and road vehicles they have absolutely gone backwards.
@bricksintheattic said:
"In so many ways LEGO has improved since the 80s, yet when it comes to opening doors on trains and road vehicles they have absolutely gone backwards. "
That exactly. There's no denying that nowadays sets are much better builds (as in more interesting and better looking) than those simple sets of the old days. But that doesn't necessarily make it better toys. Many of the small sets of those days were all about the maximum number of play features with the minimum number of parts.
I got some smaller version of this piece in 4855
@bricksintheattic said:
"In so many ways LEGO has improved since the 80s, yet when it comes to opening doors on trains and road vehicles they have absolutely gone backwards. "
Maybe they are hoping that interest in the train section will die out completely, so that they can get rid of this category forever. That'll teach those annoying train fans!