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Re: Voting page 9905 (JOSHUA D. Read this)
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Mon, 31 May 1999 03:32:39 GMT
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Terry K wrote:
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> On Sun, 30 May 1999 09:28:43 GMT, Fredrik Glöckner
> <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote:
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> > "Chris Dee" <chris_w_dee@hotmail.com> writes:
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> > > 2853: My version of this has just a rectangular slot where the axlehole breaks
> > > through the surface alongside the base of the axle piece. Maybe this is just a
> > > varient.
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> > Yes, there are two variants of this piece, one with a rectangular slot,
> > and one with a circular. To me, the circular one seems to be more
> > frequent, but it may just be here in Europe. I dunno.
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> > Fredrik
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> There are two types? That means both most likely use the same number. Which
> means that at some point, someone will make the other version. Which means
> that the current version should have an alpha designator appended *now* so we
> don't have to ~Move it in the future.
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> The question I have is: Which is the original (oldest) version? That would be
> the 2853a.dat version.
My TECHNIC is currently packed away and inaccessible. I'll need the
group's help for this.
Here are the first couple years' use of this element. If you (anyone,
anyone?) have one of these sets, and you're reasonably sure it's safely
been kept unintegrated, please take a look and see which type is in your
copy of any of these sets, and post:
Qty Color Set U.S. Set Name Year Theme
--- ----- ---- ------------------------- ---------- --------------
2 Grey 8850 Rally Off-Roader 1990 Model
1 Grey 8815 Speedway Bandit 1991 Model
2 Grey 8840 Rally Shock N' Roll Racer 1991 Model
4 Grey 8838 Shock Cycle 1992 Model
2 Grey 8828 Power Loader 1993 Model
2 Grey 8836 Sky Ranger 1993 Model
6 Grey 8868 Air-Tech Claw Rig 1993 Model
My guess is rectangular, but I don't have much evidence to back that up
with.
-- joshua
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| (...) I don't have _any_ of these older sets. :-/ But, in checking the samples of 2853 I have (20+ free/not in models), all but one have the rectangular slot. I *might* have surmised from that that the rectangular slot variant is likely the newer (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) There are two types? That means both most likely use the same number. Which means that at some point, someone will make the other version. Which means that the current version should have an alpha designator appended *now* so we don't have to (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-99, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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