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Re: Miniature Lego - Set ID
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 8 Feb 2000 20:38:25 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> I have a number of pieces of what I can only describe as 'miniature' lego.
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> It has the lego logo but is half the size (1/2 the width and 1/2 the height)
> of regular lego system bricks. It consists of 1 stud wide beams and 1 stud
> wide plates of various stud lengths.
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> Where did this come from?
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> regards
> lawrence
Sounds like 'Modulex' bricks. Lego made them in the 1960's for use by
architects to build buildings. They're about 60% (best guess) the size of
standard Lego bricks. I've got maybe a dozen or so in different colors -
including several colors that aren't available in Lego or Duplo! (Maybe
someday? I hope so!)
Some of the studs might have "L" on them - there isn't enough room for "LEGO"!
JohnG, GMLTC
(dump the '.nospam' to reply...)
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 | | Re: Miniature Lego - Set ID
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| (...) I think you may be correct. On second look, some of the pieces have an M logo, not Lego, on each stud. Presume M = Modulex They are perhaps closer to 60% than 50% size too as you say. regards lawrence (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Miniature Lego - Set ID
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| (...) Modulex came out in 1963, same year as LEGO small plates (1x1, 1x2, 2x2, 2x3, 2x4 only). Was there a correlation? Was the short lived Architectural LEGO line, also introducend in 1963 via sets #750, 751, 752, and hard plastic box parts packs (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Miniature Lego - Set ID
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| I have a number of pieces of what I can only describe as 'miniature' lego. It has the lego logo but is half the size (1/2 the width and 1/2 the height) of regular lego system bricks. It consists of 1 stud wide beams and 1 stud wide plates of various (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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