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Re: How many sets?
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 6 Jan 2000 20:41:09 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
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> > > Low slope outside corners (3x3) - Red - 24, Yellow - 18, Black - 16.
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> > Woohoo! I have more red ones than Gary! And I have 2 Blue ones, also.
> > >
> > > Regular slope outside corners (2x2) - Red - 300, Yellow - 20, Blue - 120,
> > > Black - 80, White - 140, Grey - 4, Tan - 60.
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> > Yeoch! I wish I had some of those! I do have more gray ones than Gary,
> > though. Where'd you get the yellow and white ones?
> > >
> > > Steep slope outside corners (2x2x3) - Red - 24, Yellow - 42, Black - 4,
> > > White - 8.
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> > I have 2 Black, 4 White, and 28 Blue. I can't believe I have more than Gary
> > in one of these colors!
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> I'm glad I made somebody's day! Since I don't buy Castle sets, you guys got
> me beat in a few areas. The low sloped and steep sloped corners in blue are
> going to be my next acquisition in 2000. They are in Ninja and the new Castle
> sets.
Yup, and then you'll probably beat me in those categories, too. Although, I do
plan on getting more of the castle sets with the steep blue Corner slopes.
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> You wanted to know where I got the regular sloped corner bricks in yellow and
> white? The yellow ones came in that 1995 dark pink (magenta) plastic case
> (looks like a woman's cosmetic case) Basic Set. Each had 4 yellow corners.
> The white ones came from one of those early 1990's Santa Claus polybag sets.
> There were 4 white outside corners, as well as 4 inverse corners. I think I
> bought about 40 of these.
I *really* wish I'd gotten some copies of those when they we out, but my lego
buying was in a slump at the time. :(
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> For some strange reason all 3 different yellow ouside corners are rare. The
> extreme slopes only came in the Yellow Castle (4 per set), the medium slopes
> only came in the pink case (4 per set), and the low slopes only came in the
> 7740 Intercity Train (4 per set).
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> Gary Istok
Actually, the 2x2 45 degree corner slopes were available in *at least* one set
prior to 1987. I know this because a model in 1987's Idea Book uses 2 of them.
I *think* the set was 740, but I'm looking to see if it was available in
anything else.
Jeff
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