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Re: What do the set numbers mean?
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lugnet.faq, lugnet.admin.database
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Wed, 12 May 1999 21:37:21 GMT
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jsproat@geocities.com*AvoidSpam*
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Todd Lehman wrote:
> In lugnet.faq, jsproat@geocities.com (Sproaticus) writes:
> > What is the meaning behind the Lego set numbers? Do they really mean
> > anything?
> Generally, they mean quite a bit, but there are a lot of exceptions. The
> full answer can take days to answer. :)
Well, since it's for the FAQ, gimme the days-long explanation. :-,
> > Are they all 4 digits long?
> No, some are 1 digit, some are 2, some are 3, and at least one is 6 digits
> (that's the soccer starter set: number 880002).
Ooh, good exception. Thanks.
> > I know they're not all unique. What examples of duplicated set numbers are
> > there?
> According to the LUGNET sets-DB, out of 3,112 sets in the DB (and there are
> still many old sets missing from it), there are at least 238 set numbers
> which have been used at least twice:
> [snip]
Cool, thanks for the analysis, Todd. Should I quote the list verbatim with
a note of when the sample was taken, or will there be a script to pull that
info soon?
> There are also examples of pseudo-overlap where the numerical values compare
> equal but the string values do not. [...] Many of these oddities in
> numbering come from the Samsonite era.
Noted. Again, thanks! :-,
> And then there are the slash-delimited set numbers (recently discovered by
> Joshua) such as 700/0, 700/1, 700/2, 700/3, 700/3A, 700/E, etc.
Do you know what theme or series were these from?
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com>
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
May the Force be with y'all.
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| (...) <big ol' snip> (...) Hmm. I am uncomfortable with the term "discovered". Let's say I recently _entered_ them. (...) There are the original "Universal" building sets, from the very beginning of LEGO releases. Surf here for more... (URL) see (...) (27 years ago, 13-May-99, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.admin.database)
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| (...) Generally, they mean quite a bit, but there are a lot of exceptions. The full answer can take days to answer. :) (...) Yeah. (...) No, some are 1 digit, some are 2, some are 3, and at least one is 6 digits (that's the soccer starter set: (...) (27 years ago, 12-May-99, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.admin.database)
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