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Re: Did anyone else notice...?
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Date: 
Tue, 9 Nov 1999 19:29:33 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Michael Huffman writes:
> Aren't the new castle wall sections a Bellvile piece, but in gray?
> Aren't they a little taller than the standard wall piece...
> like 6-8 tall vs. 5 tall classic wall piece?

If you mean the tower elements from 5808 (which is Scala, not Belville) shown
here:
<http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/catalogs/1999/h99us-hol/h99us-hol-26.html>

then no, they aren't.  The Scala piece is much larger - something like 6x6x12
(probably wrong - I haven't actually measured it), whereas the new castle
piece appears to be 4x2x6, the same height as the other castle wall elements.

> On the 6091, are those lion head bricks on both sides of the
> front arches in tan?  Those look cool.  :)

Yeah, I think they are tan.  I'll wait until I've gotten a better look at one
to decide if it looks cool or not. :)

James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/



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  Re: Did anyone else notice...?
 
(...) <snip> (...) Hmm, I missed those before, they definitely look tan and appear to be in 6094 and 6095 in addition to the 6091. Mike (...) (27 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: Did anyone else notice...?
 
(...) No, it is Belville. TLG calls it Belville, and the 'figs are Belville Figs. :) Jeff (27 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)

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Aren't the new castle wall sections a Bellvile piece, but in gray? Aren't they a little taller than the standard wall piece... like 6-8 tall vs. 5 tall classic wall piece? On the 6091, are those lion head bricks on both sides of the front arches in (...) (27 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.castle)

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