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Re: Whats the difference between 6218 and 6259 ?
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Mon, 12 Mar 2001 21:48:42 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Ray Sanders wrote:
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> > I have a half cylinder 6218 in front of me. It looks exactly like the • partsref
> > image for 6259. Partsref does not have an entry for 6218. The parts list from
> > peeron.com identifies both as 'Cylinder 2 x 4 x 4'. Anyone know the • difference
> > between these ?
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> > The one I have is in brown, and came from <set:6617> Tough Truck Rally.
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> Hmm, interesting. My half-cylinders from the Star Wars Y-Wing are also
> 6218's.
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> I wonder if this is a situation where there are two different molds for
> opaque and transparent pieces. Does anyone have some transparent pieces to
> check? I can check tonight, if no one gets to it earlier.
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> Steve
I was able to lay my hands on 5 ClrDkBlue parts and all are marked 6259. And
the grey ones on my Y-wing are 6218. IIRC the UFO quarter saucers used
different mould numbers for the clear and opaque versions of the same part.
Maybe there is a different process/temperature/specification needed for clear
part moulds??
Chris
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| (...) I've seen this before but did not realize what was happening. The 'Container Box 2 x 2 x 2 Door with Slot' p/n 4346 in Light Grey (from Tie & Y-Wing) is marked 4346. The same part in Trans-Green (from 6180 Hydro Search Sub) is marked 30059. (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| (...) Hmm, interesting. My half-cylinders from the Star Wars Y-Wing are also 6218's. I wonder if this is a situation where there are two different molds for opaque and transparent pieces. Does anyone have some transparent pieces to check? I can (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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