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Hey Y'all: I just tossed together a webpage of damaged elements with descriptions. As I am in the last stages of making a provisional lego element grading system available, I would be grateful for some feedback. Please look at the page and let me (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) been broken and damaged from many years of use (especially those 2x2 plates with the ladder part hanging off it, those always broke for me), but I think I threw away many of them in the Great Reorganization of 2001 (tm). It's an interesting (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Cool! But I have one thing to say: That is nothing! If you want to see some real damage, check out the links below. My Parts: A 16 tooth gear that saw one too many robot battles: (URL) tree and a motorcycle that were found by my dog: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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richard marchetti wrote in message ... (...) I (...) types (...) No pics, but additional types of damage include: warping (especially large plates and train wagon plates) cracks in baseplates (and corners broken off) baseplates cut into smaller (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I'll check at home; I have a box of damaged parts that I should be able to photo or scan, although it may be a bit - I'm swamped right now. Examples I should be able to provide would be broken or cracked plates, stress marks from bending (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Indeed, in documenting kinds of damage my intent is not so much to document stuff like "Woah, look what happened to this piece when I put it in the microwave!" but rather just to document the kinds of damage one normally sees, especially with (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I should be able to help with some of these. (...) Depends on the level & the extent of the damage. Some of the ABC examples you gave would bug me, but others wouldn't. Print fading and scuffing I consider normal wear & tear, and expect it (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) While I certainly wouldn't be happy if I bought a set with elements in that condition, I have absolutely no intention of getting rid of the elements already in my collection that are chewed. They date back to before my dark age, some to early (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I hope that I do not sound as though I am a covert member of Greenpeace but I believe that a good idea would be to take the damaged LEGO bricks, LEGO plates, and LEGO pieces and for The LEGO Company to recycle them into new LEGO pieces that (...) (23 years ago, 19-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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I finally got around to scanning some of my old broken parts. Check out: (URL) a text file in the gallery that includes some details of the "slight modifications". Enjoy. T. J. (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) -- Richard (23 years ago, 20-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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Richard, you should have come to the BAYLUG meeting on Sunday... I had a tray of totally messed up minifig pieces that you could have checked out. In fact, i have about 20 pounds of yucky pieces at home in oakland; if you want to swing by some (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Thanks for the offer! I may very well take you up on that. But what the heck are you doing with 20 lbs of yucky elements. Is your house bad brick purgatory or something? =oP -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 23-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) I got a good deal from Alison Pike, and I just might come up with an idea eventually.... Or maybe I'll just start a few new junk jambalaya boxes Paul (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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(...) (URL) (melted*.jpg) I can get some better shots if you want them. ROSCO (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.build)
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