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Re: A new scan for 371 (fake?)
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Wed, 17 May 2000 18:53:50 GMT
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I'd have to agree that this is a fake.  My reasons:

1)  Instructions are too crude, even by 60's standards.  Also, have a look
at the following URL...it's supposed to be another page from the same
booklet but the quality is many times greater!
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4976/0371-06.jpg

2)  Numbers on the cover are dead-ringers for the self-adhesive ones you can
but at office-supply stores...and they're NOT like the numbers used on other
instructions of the era

3)  Just saw something else...the later pages of this instruction book have
vehicles with black tires while the main model has grey.

Is that enough to convince any fence sitters?

Will

Lego Beach Department of Emergency Services
www.crosswinds.net/~hokie



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  Re: A new scan for 371 (fake?)
 
(...) Yes, because that's a set sold in whole europe (probably made in Denmark), while set 371 might be UK only... I know thats a weak argument. (...) Have you notices the 3studs over edge plate in step one? In the next step thatt might be a (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.general)
  Re: A new scan for 371 (fake?)
 
(...) the drawings there look a LOT better quality than this one, but as for this, well, that exact image is from another catalog, just re-used in this one. Actually, I think you can find nearly the same image elsewhere on brickshelf, as was done (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: A new scan for 371 (fake?)
 
(...) Well done work, but it's not April the first today.... I think this could be a faked instruction: - to much plates used - not to find in any old catalogue - where's the battery box? - the exhaust falls off to easy - to nice to be true - take a (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-00, to lugnet.general)

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