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Re: New style of part file 3941 vs. 6143
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Mon, 14 Jan 2002 19:18:18 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Chris Dee wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Steve Bliss writes:
> > In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Chris Dee writes:
> > > In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Steve Bliss writes:
> > You don't happen to have estimates of the years for any of these changes, do
> > you?
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> No, sorry - the bulk of this research was from (a lot of) miscellanous parts in
> my spares box, and I cannot be sure of the providence of many of my made up
> sets, so any info from them would be near worthless.
nod, I understand.
> > > Change to include small rib
> > > 3941 (number part visible under rib) : 1B 2A 3A : (suggest 3941b)
> > > - Red Blue Yellow Black White ClrYellow
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> > So much for the opaque/clear theory - unless using different molds for
> > opaque & clear is an approach TLC developed over time.
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> Unless problems with the use of this mould for the (earlier) ClrYellow prompted
> a new mould for the (later) ClrFluorOrange, ClrFluorGreen, Clear.
Yep, that's a possibility.
> > > Change to include larger rib - possibly important for trans parts
> > > ???? (number not visible on my parts) : 1C 2A 3A : (suggest 3941c)
> > > - ClrFluorOrange ClrFluorGreen Clear
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> > Interesting - I'm looking at one of these (from an Exploriens 6938 Scorpion
> > Detector), the only number is '61 16' (the 2 pairs of digits are separated
> > by an under-stud hollow).
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> Strange, that's rather high for the presumed mould-well numbers, usually like 1
> 06. Perhaps this varient really has got a different official number?
That's what I'm wondering.
Steve
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| (...) I was pretty well convinced, but I went and checked all the Ice Planet sets (1993 sets, the year that 6116 would have been introduced, and the year that Flourescent Orange intro'ed). 6116 would have (does) make a very convincing element code (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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| | Re: New style of part file 3941 vs. 6143
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| (...) No, sorry - the bulk of this research was from (a lot of) miscellanous parts in my spares box, and I cannot be sure of the providence of many of my made up sets, so any info from them would be near worthless. (...) Unless problems with the use (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jan-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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