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Re: Voting page 9905 (JOSHUA D. Read this)
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Wed, 2 Jun 1999 02:17:33 GMT
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On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 03:10:31 GMT, Joshua Delahunty
<dulcaoin@alumni.cse.ucsc.edu> wrote:
> I wrote:
> > > > 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
>
> > legoverse@geocities.com (Terry K) writes:
> >
> > > So: Circle=new Rectangle=old.
> > > So the piece in the current vote is of the new type - 2853b.dat
>
> Fredrik Glöckner wrote:
> >
> > I'm not sure if I agree with that. Looking at the 8251, a 1999 set, it
> > looks like it has a rectangular slot:
> >
> > http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=8251
> >
> > But then again, I haven't got the 8251, so it may very well be that the
> > parts included have the circular hole. I dunno.
>
> Gar, guh, gah, guh.... D'oh! Did I _mention_ that conjecture wasn't
> allowed?
>
> I KNEW this'd happen... <sigh> <bg>
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> -----
> 1990:
> ----
> 8850: I bought mine used [and was ripped off by the buyer on this one,
> thank you VERY MUCH TERRY for bringing up THAT painful memory. :-P], so
> I can't be sure the elements are "stock." (They're rectangular, even
> though it shouldn't matter for total scientific accuracy).
Made my day. :->
> 1991:
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> 8815: Rectangular
> 8840: Rectangular
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> 1992:
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> 8838: "T" Shape, (both copies, one still with polybags intact)
> [Uh-oh! I KNEW I'd find a way to make you PAY Terry! :)]
Oh, the pain.
> 1993:
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> 8828: Rectangular
> 8836: "T" Shape
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> The "T" on the 8838's was quite pronounced. The "T" on 8836 looks like
> a mistaken "ding" in the plastic, it's so subtle. The others don't look
> "dinged" at all.
>
> All sets are original, still in boxes (all opened, some built, but they
> all got back into the original boxes -- no I don't intend to keep them
> that way forever) -- except for 8850 [grrr -- it _burns_ :-P]
>
> -----
>
> I don't have anything modern sitting around that's guaranteed to have
> one, so I haven't even SEEN the circular that you talk about.
>
> I'd say that rectangular is fairly certainly the original form. Then
> "T", then probably circular.
>
> In the end, they fit the "model"; that TLG is, over time, snipping off
> little bits of plastic everywhere it (they) can, to save on cost. That
> would support rect->T->circ.
>
> -- joshua
>
> Postscript: All kidding aside, I'm actually glad I had a reason to pull
> these out; it was suh-weet to walk down memory lane like that again. To
> see all those early 90's sets all laid out... <sigh> And the reminder
> that I had the extra 8838 (gift for a non-LEGO friend who subsequently
> returned it to me) still factory fresh (seal was broken and it's NOT for
> sale) was a nice "oh, yeah!" too. It reminds me why I never toss the
> boxes...
Thanks for the archeology, Joshua.
So:
Rectangle = 2853a
T-shape = 2853b
circle = 2853c
-- Terry K --
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