Thanks a lot WoT, for splitting the thread! The emotionality that came in this debate has shown me that we are talking here about a real issue! So let us try to keep on topic!
We can know return to our debate and our aim to thinking about and develop SysX. First I have to say, that I am so glad that all of you are so productively! And since cachalote and Socrates has joined, I have no doubt that something like a result-presentation will be send to Geobra one day! Thanks, good to have you here! And since some get more and more thinking about if SysX was not as bad as they thought, I feel encouraged, that we are on the right way!
Yes, I have realized, that the hole issue is very prominently mentioned by all of you (thanks tahra for your very clear comments! Btw, great to have you here and one day you will love SysX too,
) and I think it will be the best to discuss it soon, but first let me finish the “Curves and Squares”-issue shortly. After that we should really come to the wholes! Promised!
Curves and Squares – How to swing SysX continue
The already presented half-circle-part (D90 tower – see above) aside, the problem to make Sys X less „square“ is not as trivial as it first appears, it is really a pity, but that it is really not the case. All that are familiar with geometrics, math, or logics will see quickly, that there is nearly no angular which could be used easily. Why, you might ask, it must be quite simple to make connectors with nearly every angular! Yes, that is true and indeed this could be done in different sets (e.g. 5302 new dollhouse) but the use of this parts will be very very very limited. The simple reason is, that the job is not done with making walls connectable in any angular, because the end of this story are at the base plates. It is very hard to find a possibility to integrate those “special angular in a construction (guess why the new dollhouse has a one-part base plate, or in other words try to enlarge its base plate,… mmmh a little bit frustrating, ‘cos impossible!).You don’t believe it? Take a paper and a pen and try around a little bit, if you come to a solution without having lots and lots of highly specific parts, let it me know!
So that’s not the way I prefer, meaning the result would only be very special parts to use in very special situations and/ or sets (that is really a bad thing about the dollhouse, so nice looking parts with so little use!). Is it impossible to overcome this problem? No, of course not, the only issue is care about the standard again! Only a 45° angular will do the job and this would be far enough to realize great constructions.
The pics show the ONLY TWO key shapes that are in need to solve the problem – namely one new type of connectors (pic 1) and one new wall (pic 2, the example shows a solid wall and a window). The base plates are already available. The next two pics show how these parts are working together with all the standard parts. So again, we only need these two parts and the System will reach a level of highly interesting constructions and will go far beyond Steck ever has been.
