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Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
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Wed, 12 Jan 2000 15:25:55 GMT
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Remy Evard <evard@mcs.anl.gov> wrote in message
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> gistok@umich.edu (Gary Istok) wrote in <387B5239.D3AADAD3@umich.edu>:
> <snip>
> > The date they switched from the Type 2 cylinders (without hole) to Type
> > 3 was circa 1980. Someone with an intact Yellow Castle should check the
> > yellow cylinders to see if they have the holes or not.
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> Just popped the tower open on mine to check - they're solid. Type 2s.
This intrigued me so I went and checked mine out too. Mine are definitely
type 3. This is not so surprising, since this set was released around
the time of the transition from type 2 to type 3 (it was released in 1978
in Europe, but not until 1980 in the US). So it seems that some versions
of the set had type 2 cylinders, and some had type 3.
In my estimation, the first set to include the type 3 cylinders would be
set 374 Fire Station from 1978. I don't have this set, but it clearly
comes with trans-blue cylinders, and I'm pretty certain that those (and the
other colored transparent cylinders) were only released as type 3. TLC
probably phased cylinders in existing colors to type 3 over a period of a
couple years.
Incidentally, the minifig was first released in 1978, not 1977 as I stated
in my previous post. The lugnet DB lists some early town sets with minifigs
as 1977 sets, but all other media suggests that they are actually 1978 sets.
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| (...) Whereas my 590 has solid studs. I got this set from a yard sale in the mid '80s. The only cylinders in the box were two yellow ones, all thee rest were missing. (...) 590 was a 1977 set, and it has minifigs. Jeff (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
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| (...) No, 673 Rally Repair Crew from 1978 comes with all solid-topped cylinders, incl. trans-blue. (Also, the instructions for 374 show solid-topped cylinders, but that may not mean anything). Nice set; I remember the pleasant surprise of 1x3 clear (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
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| Mark Koesel wrote in message ... (...) This question about cylinders got started over in .castle. All of my Yellow Castles come with the type 2 cylinder (in yellow) whereas my 677/6077 Knight's Processions come with type 3 cylinders (in grey). Does (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
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| gistok@umich.edu (Gary Istok) wrote in <387B5239.D3AADAD3@umich.edu>: <snip> (...) Just popped the tower open on mine to check - they're solid. Type 2s. And also, the 1x1x1 bricks with holes on the side are the older style with square holes, not the (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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