Random part of the day: Plane Bottom 4X12X4, W/ 4.85 Hole
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Today's random part is 44665, 'Plane Bottom 4X12X4, W/ 4.85 Hole', which is a System part, category Transportation Means, Aviation.
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"That is indeed a plane bottom you have there."
*Slap*
The "Plane Bottom" does not seem to appear in any airplane models
@legodachi: Unless you count 75237. Two mechs, though.
@legodachi:
I’m pretty sure all of those planes crashed because they were so unaerodynamic.
Plane bottom with hole. Must be for in the back where the washrooms are.
Every good bottom has a hole... though I suppose this is a plain one and not a good one!
In set 60263 you have this part in yellow, which combined with the TIE wings from set 75237 it would make a passable Mining Guild TIE fighter.
Also in set 60263 you can see the photographer reflected in the sub's bubble cockpit.
Two mechs, a sub, and a TIE Fighter. Hardly a "plane piece".
How come we don't have an official anagram for "Big Ugly Plain Piece"?
@cody6268 said:
"Two mechs, a sub, and a TIE Fighter. Hardly a "plane piece".
How come we don't have an official anagram for "Big Ugly Plain Piece"? "
Homely
Enormous
Aviation
Piece
It's not a very exciting bottom, is it?
Nobody likes a plain bottom.
Mechs, Submarine, a...TIE Fighter 'trainer'...nope, no planes...this is more of a plane bottom:
https://brickset.com/parts/design-35106
Very important that bottoms have a hole in them, crucial part of their job
Just realised it's kinda an inverted BURP
Only used in juniorized/4+ sets.
Strange shape, never saw this part before!
Wonder if anyone has used such a part in a MOC before? Not just this part, but other specialized Juniors/4+ parts like it.
I would not have guessed it was a "plane" part if it hadn't said it. At first glance I assumed it was another big turret piece for a castle, kinda like https://brickset.com/parts/design-6066... at least with the colour it's shown in here.
@Brickalili:
Occasionally you need to ram an axle in them to dislodge stuff that’s stuck.
@jkb:
PRUB? Or would that be IBURP?
Another example of part namers being high. It was obviously designed for mechs.
@PurpleDave said:
" @jkb:
PRUB? Or would that be IBURP?"
yes
@PurpleDave said:
" @legodachi :
I’m pretty sure all of those planes crashed because they were so unaerodynamic."
Next time, on Seconds from Disaster: "Tragedy at 4-Juniors airport".
@MeisterDad said:
"Plane bottom with hole. Must be for in the back where the washrooms are."
Sounds like the plot of Airport (1970)!
@legodachi said:
"The "Plane Bottom" does not seem to appear in any airplane models"
Well, center sections in aircraft are structurally challenging areas, so at least TLG is pro-active in that if one is to design a plane, this part would be a good start.