xenologer Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 I was just looking at this picture on S@H: Look really closely at the little harpoon gun on the lower right. the gun body is a video camera, but what is that yellow clip holding the handlebars onto the end? Looks like a tile with a clip, except that end of the camera has a hole, not a stud. Could that be a new 'upside down' version of that clip part? On the other hand, this is a CAD image, not actual bricks... maybe they just have something flipped around wrong... P.S. look really close at the control panel inside the sub cockpit; looks like TLC is borrowing ideas from brickshelf Space mocs... Quote
natelite Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 nah...it's probably a technic half pin that is inserted into the camera hole. it's a popular construction method. http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=4274 Quote
xenologer Posted November 20, 2006 Author Posted November 20, 2006 It sure is popular... Except a few weeks ago didn't we get to see a TLC "illegal" building techinique training presentation for employees? It would work, except I don't think they allow their designers use it... Quote
natelite Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 i dont think it's illegal since they have been using it a lot for EF sets. eg, the white lightning's gatling guns both use this technique. Quote
Hinckley Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 Except a few weeks ago didn't we get to see a TLC "illegal" building techinique training presentation for employees? What does this refer to? Quote
Hinckley Posted November 20, 2006 Posted November 20, 2006 This :-) Well, that is fascinating. Thanks Hobbes. Quote
Loco de Lego Posted November 25, 2006 Posted November 25, 2006 How is the Harpoon tilting up ward? *wacko* Quote
Brainbox Posted November 25, 2006 Posted November 25, 2006 How is the Harpoon tilting up ward? *wacko* This piece Quote
Loco de Lego Posted November 25, 2006 Posted November 25, 2006 Thanks Brainbox ,didn' t see that. ;-) Quote
Brainbox Posted November 26, 2006 Posted November 26, 2006 S'ok. Took me a while to work it out. All that black *wacko* . There's something bothering me about that shark though. Not sure what... I think its lower jaw might be too low. And too small. Quote
oo7 Posted November 27, 2006 Posted November 27, 2006 There's something bothering me about that shark though. Not sure what... I think its lower jaw might be too low. And too small. The whole head is too large compared to the rest of the body. Quote
Chuck Posted November 28, 2006 Posted November 28, 2006 The art is simply a mistake , and the camera/blaster peice is shown and built as backwards from the picture. -l2k- Quote
xenologer Posted November 28, 2006 Author Posted November 28, 2006 The art is simply a mistake , and the camera/blaster peice is shown and built as backwards from the picture.-l2k- Yep, I've bought the set and discovered this too. What's annoying about the *Correct* construction of the gun, is that now the yellow cone at the end of the gunbarrel is only held on by the spear being in place; if you pull it out to spear a shark that piece comes off along with it. (a few spare spears would have been nice too btw, ohwell) Interesting feature: the shark's tail can wiggle side to side like it's swimming. Except it doesn't use a standard hinge, its using those rubber technic axle joiners(i think they're originally RCcar parts) to hold it on; so it's like a springy effect. in-person the shark doesn't look as bad as the Pic above, the tail is a lot longer than that; tho it does still feel front heavy... At the very least, you get the printed gray canopy glass with shark eyes on it. So you can build some AquaSharks II to go with the AquaRaiders II... Quote
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