Random part of the day: Frame 2X16X6, W/ Knobs

I don't hate this, and I sort of think I ought to--that's some Part-Of-Other-Partsness right there. Not exactly a reusable greeble bit. But I profess myself a little curious, so maybe it's just that I don't own any.

I'd like to think this would be good for a strip mall, but the business in the middle would be getting a quite the raw deal!

@Formendacil: Well, it *was* designed for 4+/Juniors sets. And it's certainly more reusable than the car bases from the same line.

Hmmm...sides to an 'overpass' maybe...though '6' might be a bit short without some height boosters...

@NatureBricks:
It might be to make the overall piece more robust, with those giant pillars at either end. Standard window and door frames tend to have very thin walls that clumsy young hands might snap if they press down too hard. Another possibility is that it just gives them something chunky to grab onto.

@sir_vasco:
In terms of a LEGO set, I would think each panel would cover one store. Door in the middle, windows to either side, and the dividing walls between stores would go behind the thick dividers on the ends.

Looking at the sets this part is in, I think the designers did a marvellous job of using it — you can’t really tell it’s there, and some sets have more than one.

Big and poopy yes, but anything to introduce the young to LEGO as early as possible in a safe way is good with me.

@MeisterDad said:
"Looking at the sets this part is in, I think the designers did a marvellous job of using it — you can’t really tell it’s there, and some sets have more than one."
If I bought one of those sets and realized that what should have been at least 3 pieces turned out to be one big piece, I'd be VERY upset. Why not just make the whole set out of 5 large pieces then?

@NatureBricks said:
"It's fine for what it is, I just don't get why LEGO needed this for 4+ sets. The original pieces were already really big."

Pieces are big but getting them to hold together with plates across the top and some support bricks to the sides is not part of 4+.

I really like the free SNOT that comes with this.

@PurpleDave: They are far more likely to collapse whole than snap or buckle under pressure, at least the 1-thickness ones anyway. I couldn't break one if I tried, and my strength is equivalent to that of a 4-year-old.

I see a lot of this being used as a building facade and am slightly disappointed with never found use as a giant wardrobe

@PDelahanty said:
" @MeisterDad said:
"Looking at the sets this part is in, I think the designers did a marvellous job of using it — you can’t really tell it’s there, and some sets have more than one."
If I bought one of those sets and realized that what should have been at least 3 pieces turned out to be one big piece, I'd be VERY upset. Why not just make the whole set out of 5 large pieces then?
"

If you bought this as an adult for yourself, with that big 4+ making and you would be VERY upset then you'd be upset at yourself, not the design of this piece. I don't think a lot of 4 yo kids would share the upset.

I like big useless parts like this.

@thor96 : Indeed. I have a set that uses this piece (10761 , the most expensive 4+/Juniors set I've ever bought) and I wasn't upset at all, because I knew what I was getting in for.