Random part of the day: Glass For Frame 1X2X3
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random part is 35287, 'Glass For Frame 1X2X3', which is a System part, category Frames, Windows, Walls And Doors.
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Not a lot of connection points on this one--neither a stud nor clip nor anti-stud to be seen.
I have 14 of these, and 4 of them are in the most out of place set in my collection: 41353 .
I own 120 of these, just from set 4866. I'm not counting the rest of them.
@PurpleDave said:
"I own 120 of these, just from set 4866 . I'm not counting the rest of them."
*looks up set*
*sees that there are only 6 of these in it*
Wait, you have 20 copies of the 2011 Knight Bus? I mean, I guess I shouldn't be so surprised, seeing as your name.
How many of the other two do you have, then?
@Formendacil said:
"Not a lot of connection points on this one--neither a stud nor clip nor anti-stud to be seen."
...and yet, it is useful outside it's frame. Nate Brill made use them without frame for 8-wide F-unit locomotives windscreens (that's the loco type used on the Santa Fe Super Chief engine, for those non-train heads) See Anthony Sava's version of the Santa Fe loco here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/savatheaggie/29347293427/in/album-72157699037587061/
Hmmmm I don't see it.
@Randomness:
Not as many. When the movie came out, I got one copy of 4755 to build. I lucked out that someone had a case of 4695 at a show we did, because I never saw it in stores. When they revived the theme for the last movie, I bought one copy of 4866 right away to build. They still had the convention discount in those days, so I was able to get the other 19 at 30% off during Brickworld Chicago (there were limits on how many you could buy per store per day, but I had someone helping me spread the purchases out. Around this time, I also had someone offer me a sealed copy of 4866 for a price I couldn’t pass up. And when 75957 came out, I got one to build, one to keep sealed, and a third for parts and minifigs.
I made an 8-wide double-decker Routemaster in 2012, which clocks in at around 500pcs. I’d like to make a Knight Bus based on that design someday.
This one's a real pane!
@MeisterDad said:
"Hmmmm I don't see it."
It's pretty clear what it is.
@Harmonious_Building: I see through your pun.
Once had a part,
It was "Glass For Frame",
But by itself,
It was pretty lame...
@Spritetoggle said:
" @MeisterDad said:
"Hmmmm I don't see it."
It's pretty clear what it is."
Puns are such a cheap shot, really low effort, nothing glazier than resorting to them
@Murdoch17:
I had to wait until I could pull it up on a real computer to see what was going on with that Santa Fe engine (why does Flickr straight up despise mobile devices?). I don't see how the four grille tiles are held in place, but I did use a similar trick to form the large picture windows on the front of my LEGO Store. Shaped like a giant 2x4 brick that fills two baseplates, the main feature of the front of the store is a two pairs of these windows. I figured out that I could take three panes of glass that fit in the 1x4x6 door frame and make a picture window the size of a 6x10 plate. The panes actually lean forward at a slight angle, because the bottom edges rest in grille tile grooves like on that Santa Fe, while the upper edge is pinned forward by the sides of upside-down studs.