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Re: Is the tower piece new?
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Tue, 4 Jan 2000 08:05:52 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Thompson writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Jonathan Wilson writes:
> > > Jeff Johnston wrote:
> > > > The dark grey 3x6x6 half-octagon with window showed up in the Night Lord's
> > > > Castle
> > > > and the DACTA Castle set and that's it.
> > > > 
> > > > J
> > > 
> > > 
> > > O.K. Thanks for the information. That supports the theory that the dacta
> > > castle set
> > > was just a way to "use up" the molds for pieces they were discontinuing.
> > 
> > Nice theory.
> > How'd you come up with it?
> > 
> > -Shiri
> 
> I don't buy it.  Why would they want to "use up" a mold?  Particularly
> a "brand new" element that might be still protected by patent?
> 
> The Space Dacta set, for example, had special elements (octagonal
> corridor elements, in particular) that wound up being used time and time
> again in later Space sets.  Obviously using them in the Dacta set didn't
> "use up" the mold for the special corridor elements.
> 
> I think they wanted a Castle Dacta set, so they made one, drawing from
> whatever parts were in production at the time.  Thus the Fright Knight
> elements.
> 
> It wouldn't surprise me to see the big Fright Knight castle wall
> elements in a later set.
> 
> --
> 
> jthompson@esker.com   "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily"

What, I say, what is DACTA?
Aaron>maniac@vol.com



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(...) LEGO's line of educational products. Go here: (URL) a more expansive answer... James (URL) (27 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)

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(...) I don't buy it. Why would they want to "use up" a mold? Particularly a "brand new" element that might be still protected by patent? The Space Dacta set, for example, had special elements (octagonal corridor elements, in particular) that wound (...) (27 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)

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