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Subject:	Re: Quality issues with part #6205 (was: Problems with set 10124 Wright Flyer)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
Date:	Fri, 12 Dec 2003 02:44:45 GMT
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"Douglas R. Clark" <drclark@cinenet.net> wrote in message news:HprBvw.1yqy@lugnet.com... > In lugnet.general, William R. Ward wrote: [ ... snipped ... ] > > Since this piece has been in production since 1998, I was wondering if • anyone > else has observed this type of problem before, or is this just limited to • the > tan 6x16 tiles from the Wright Flyer Set. I have yet to check the 6x16 • tiles > from my sopwith cammel or red baron sets since they are still built up. > > drc I have a Wright Flyer (purchased from a local retailer here in Cary, NC) and I did not have any of the problems you have described. No problems putting it together and it stays together pretty well. It even made a trip to Charlotte and back without any problems. About five years ago I had a 5542 Model Team set which simply would not stick together. Consumer Affairs thought it might have been exposed to excessive heat somewhere for an extended period time for the whole set to have poor "clutch" power. LEGO replaced it with a new one which had no issues. Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com - Carolina Train Builders http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mpw - CTB/Brick Depot

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		Re: Quality issues with part #6205 (was: Problems with set 10124 Wright Flyer)
(...) I wonder how common problem that may be. I have 2-3 pieces (slope 45 inverted 1x2) which don't like to be put on any other part. Their 'jumping power' is that high, that it even tears the model apart until enough parts are put around to (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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		Quality issues with part #6205 (was: Problems with set 10124 Wright Flyer)
(...) I understand that the droop may by intentional or an inevitable result of gravity on a structure that large & thin. However, the issues I mentioned with the 6x16 tiles futher down in the post cannot, in my opinion, be intentional. When the (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)

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