(2026-03-09, 23:13)Chris Böhnke Wrote: I kinda get the desire, but there's been only one shortcut for that type of thing at the moment, so it feels a bit unusual...
It also raises questions about how this would be used correctly in a model, implying that an official one would be incomplete without batteries? Does that raise the desire for both an open (instructions image) and closed version (full model) with batteries?
EDIT:
Which number would that be? 30346c0x or 71613bc01? Note that 71613 does include the cover.
At the moment I only plan to do 71613b (Reworked Full Assembly, no Batteries, Slotted Cover) and 71613c (Reworked Full Assembly, no Batteries, Not-Slotted Cover).
Adding the !HELP Line seems like a nice bonus though.
Side Note:
Am I the only one feeling that standardized "non Lego" objects (batteries, screws etc.) shouldn't use u-Numbers but something else?
Check out the insectoids 71603
https://library.ldraw.org/parts/12161
Batteries are mentioned in the !HELP line of the full assembly
So I would recommend the same structure
- all parts that form the assembly (upper lower part, screws, LEDs...) may be a u-number
- The battery cover
- Complete part with batteries in the !HELP