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Re: Taj Mahal
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lugnet.build.sculpture
Date: 
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:48:12 GMT
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In lugnet.build.sculpture, David Laswell wrote:
> In lugnet.build.sculpture, David Shifflett wrote:
> > I have a question for anyone who has built the set,
> > When I was done I ended up with an extra bag (sealed)
> > of 1x6 white plates.
> > So either I messed up in building, or Lego messed up the contents.
> > Did anyone else have a leftover bag of 1x6 plates?
> 
> So here's my question:  How many white 1x6 plates are in the extra bag?  If
> there are 66 of them (or 33 if you opened two smaller bags), I'd guess you ended
> up with an overpacked copy.  If it's shortpacked (65 or 32), you probably got
> some overcompensation like I did on the Falcon, to make sure that someone who
> dropped that kind of cash on a set doesn't end up being unable to build it due
> to being shorted a part or two.

David,
I ended up with 17 'extra' 1x6 plates.
This bag was a one-off, there were no other bags like it.
The rest of the 1x6 plates came mixed in with other bags.
Unfortunately I didn't count the exact number of plates
in the bag, I simply dumped them in with the other extras,
so I don't know if there was already some extra 1x6 plates.

dave



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  Re: Taj Mahal
 
(...) I haven't bought the Taj Mahal, but I did build one of the 1st Release UCS Falcons, and I also ended up with a bag full of extra parts. What I had, though, was a bag full of 2x4 right wings, and 2x4 left wings. 23 of each. The set inventory (...) (18 years ago, 28-Sep-08, to lugnet.build.sculpture)

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