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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes:
> > obPartTrivia: Anyone notice that there are[1] two different versions of the
> > "Palm Tree Trunk Segment"? One is 40LDU[2] tall, the other is 44LDU tall.
> > The difference is in the male connector on the bottom of the part. The
> > shorter version appears to be the same as the taller, just 4LDU-worth of
> > connector has been removed.
> >
> > The current version is the shorter. It's used in set #8247, Road Rebel.
> [SNIP]
Many moons ago on RTL, someone from Europe (I can't remember who
it was.) pointed out that the "horn" piece in Technic models is NOT
the same as the palm-tree segment, the difference being the Technic
version had inner tabs that would lock a cross-axle in place. I
remember not believing it at the time and checking only to find that
it was true.
I haven't checked lately. Are there *3* different versions of
this part now?
as evah,
John C.
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| (...) Augh! You're right! I've got three different versions, right here on my desk. Specifically, I've got: Brown tree trunks, height = 44LDU, no internal teeth/tabs Brown tree trunks, height = 40LDU, no internal teeth/tabs Black tree trunks, height (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Another part variation
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| (...) Hmm. I just realized that the palm tree trunk pieces in my copy of #5988, Pharaoh's Forbidden Ruins, are the longer version. That's the version I thought was older. Weird *and* trivial. Steve (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.general)
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