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Re: Tough to find pieces
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Fri, 7 Jan 2000 02:42:53 GMT
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Jeff Johnston wrote in message <38749C87.8BAB846D@mediaone.net>...
> John DiRienzo wrote:
> >
> > Jeff Johnston wrote in message <386FB892.5AB0918E@mediaone.net>...
> > > John DiRienzo wrote:
> > >
> > > > The hardest to find piece, although, not necessarily the most • expensive,
> > > > in my experience is the little grey cylinder in 677/6077.
> > >
> > > Er, isn't that just a lt. grey 1x1 cylinder? Is there something special • about
> > > it?
> >
> > Yes, there is something unusual about it. The directions show the
> > cylinder without a hole in the top stud. Those older style cylinders • were
> > in a few sets in the 70s, but have proved very hard for myself and others • to
> > find.
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> Aha. I was looking at the picture of 6077, the US release, on LUGNET - and
> it appears to have the 'holy' cylinder. It looks like only the European • set
> (677) had the cylinder with the solid top. So that would explain your
> problems...
>
> After a quick check - all my grey cylinders seem to be holy, but I do have • a
> couple of yellow ones with the solid tops.
I have offered this explanation before, that 6077 contains a different
cylinder than 677, but I am not really sure about that. I know the boxes
for 6077 show the older type (unholy) cylinder. Additionally, the
instructions for 6077 and 677 are one and the same. But seeing how hard
this piece is to find, I don't really believe the contents match the
box/instruction pictures.
I did buy an old parts pack containing 44 of the older type grey
cylinders (the unholy ones), but they were actually an even older (cellulose
acetate, not ABS) type of cylinder. Those older pieces were not nearly as
well made as the pieces made today. Oh well, the search continues...
--
Have fun!
John
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| (...) Aha. I was looking at the picture of 6077, the US release, on LUGNET - and it appears to have the 'holy' cylinder. It looks like only the European set (677) had the cylinder with the solid top. So that would explain your problems... After a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle)
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