Random part of the day: Flap 2X8 Friction/Fork
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Today's random part is 50334, 'Flap 2X8 Friction/Fork', which is a System part, category Decoration Elements.
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I feel like, if this part were to be graded, it would receive an "F".
Never would have thought of categorizing this set as a fork, more of a fin
Flap Flap it's a TRAP!
@Sandinista: "Fork" is what Lego calls that part of a click hinge.
This part is one of those trifecta parts.
Comes in black, white, and trans neon green!
However, it is still lame and useless, and I never moc with it.
Wow this variant was only ever in one chopter. I remember only ever encountering them as rotors.
Flap friction fork? Phenomenal find for Friday!
Now this is podracing.
I thought 7131 Anakin's Podracer (1999) contained this part, but I guess there was an older version (part 30407). I'm pretty sure Anakin's Podracer was the first occurrence of 30407, and if true, the strange design makes sense - there isn't a good way to make a long, durable, thin airbrake out of smaller parts that wouldn't just disintegrate the first time you ram your podracers together. Regardless of the version, I kind of like it, but might just be nostalgic.
These are incredibly cheap on Bricklink so I bought a ton of them in black to use for roofs
@drussell said:
"Now this is podracing.
I thought 7131 Anakin's Podracer (1999) contained this part, but I guess there was an older version (part 30407). I'm pretty sure Anakin's Podracer was the first occurrence of 30407, and if true, the strange design makes sense - there isn't a good way to make a long, durable, thin airbrake out of smaller parts that wouldn't just disintegrate the first time you ram your podracers together. Regardless of the version, I kind of like it, but might just be nostalgic."
Damn. You beat me to it! Classic.
@ElephantKnight said:
"This part is one of those trifecta parts.
Comes in black, white, and trans neon green!
However, it is still lame and useless, and I never moc with it."
It also comes in trans green and trans yellow^^
I remember seeing this part used as part of a two-handed staff weapon you could buy in LEGO Universe. It was called the 'Little Friend". (as in, "Say Hello to my Little Friend!") It was awesome!
I have what seems to be a lot of this part, but not enough to use it as roofs. And that's about the only useful thing about them. I hate when lego uses them as rotors, fins, or 'organic' decorations, imi they don't work as that.
@Murdoch17 said:
"I remember seeing this part used as part of a two-handed staff weapon you could buy in LEGO Universe. It was called the 'Little Friend". (as in, "Say Hello to my Little Friend!") It was awesome!"
Man, I miss Lego Universe...
@DragonLord56 said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"I remember seeing this part used as part of a two-handed staff weapon you could buy in LEGO Universe. It was called the 'Little Friend". (as in, "Say Hello to my Little Friend!") It was awesome!"
Man, I miss Lego Universe..."
"Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end..."
(sorry, but the old song 'those were the days' came on the radio and I couldn't help myself. It just fits too well!)
@drussell:
At some point, pretty much all click hinge parts that were going to stay in production underwent a change to remove a couple teeth. There have been a few distinct generations of click hinges. The first were too loose and couldn't hold starfighters up when used for landing gear. The second could, but tended to rip parts loose when you tried to change the angle of the hinge. The third kept the stiff design, but with a few teeth strategically removed, it allowed you to get the hinge started fairly easily, while retaining enough strength to hold up some mass.