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Re: Letters & Numbers?
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Fri, 26 Nov 1999 20:38:54 GMT
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In lugnet.general, David Eaton writes:
I never noticed this before, but it looks really cool! Check out the catalog • of
accessories at http://www.constructiontoys.com ... looks like each
letter/number/sign is on a separate 1x1 white tile! Pretty cool! Here's the
description they give:

9816: LEGO® Numbers & Letters
NEW!   Includes 210 international capital letters and 66 numbers and math
signs.
276 pieces.
$42.75

Have I just never seen this set before, or is it really a new thing?

There was some discussion about those a while ago, and they're much larger
than 1x1 - try 2x2 Duplo. (4x4 system?)

This makes them much less useful for us minifig builders.

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



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(...) Doh! Oh well... looking at the picture quickly, they looked like they could be 1x1 tiles... but after some closer inspection, yeah, they look a bit thick to be tiles... Oh well... woulda been nice [sigh!]... I guess you could use 'em for... (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)

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I never noticed this before, but it looks really cool! Check out the catalog of accessories at (URL) ... looks like each letter/number/sign is on a separate 1x1 white tile! Pretty cool! Here's the description they give: 9816: LEGO® Numbers & Letters (...) (25 years ago, 26-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)

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