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    New Click Hinge —Tony Knaak
   Never seen this before, but it looks like it comes in one of those designer sets. Instead of brick click hinge, it's a PLATE click hinge. LEGO is getting smarter! Yay! (URL) (21 years ago, 6-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
   
        Re: New Click Hinge —Tim Courtney
     (...) used the old hinge system are getting replaced by click hinges: See the cargo containers on this train: (URL) the cargo hatch at the rear of the car on this train: (URL) plate click hinges are good, but I hope LEGO keeps the hold hinge system (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
   
        Re: New Click Hinge —David Laswell
     (...) While a couple of the new Designer sets do come with the new click plates, they all appear to have been introduced in Star Wars sets. The 1999 Y-Wing cockpit mounting was the first instance of a top-mounted click plate, which has also been (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
    
         Re: New Click Hinge —Tony Knaak
      (...) Dude I'm taking about the 1 x 2 plate with TWO studs and the click hinge on the end. That is COMPLETELY new to my knowledge. The 1 x 2 with ONE stud the click hinge on top is pretty common now. I feel you though, thanks. t (21 years ago, 7-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
    
         Re: New Click Hinge —Allister McLaren
     (...) (URL) like you're both right. I agree with Tim though. Although I do like the new click hinges, I really hope they don't give up on the old ones completely. On that note the old ones even appear in any of this year's sets? Allister (21 years ago, 7-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
    
         Re: New Click Hinge —Simon Bennett
     (...) Apparently these are causing a problem for the park Modelmakers. They use the old hinges which are only a plate high, as detailing in models by having them stick out for things like eyebrows on people and now they won't be able to get them any (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
   
        Re: New Click Hinge —Dave Johann
   (...) There are at least three new plate click hinges being introduced this year: (URL) was kind enough to post images of click hinges I knew nothing about, but now want with a passion! :) PD was right as well, that many of the parts are in the (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
   
        Re: New Click Hinge —David Laswell
   (...) While I don't take my 2003 Product Book to work with me, I believe most of the Discovery Channel sponsored NASA theme sets can be found in one of my Toy Fair articles from early March: (URL)Even more importantly-click hinges in Brown and (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-03, to lugnet.build.mecha)
 

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