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Re: Old style clear windshields
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 2 Mar 2000 19:39:47 GMT
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Alan Demlow wrote:
> I just put together my 780 Road Construction set last night (which I think was
> my first Lego set), which Steve recently rescued from the jumble of sets from
> our childhood, and I completed through some trades with a few
> Lugneteers/RTLers. This set has two such windshields--and I agree that they
> are slightly strange. Are they all that rare?
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> Alan
I don't think they are all that rare, but they are just an interesting item.
Gary Istok
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> In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
> > Recently there was a discussion about the clear slopes, specifically
> > 2x2x2 steep slopes, which some of you folks call "minifig dress"
> > pieces. I checked my clear parts box, and came across a bunch of
> > those. But in addition I came across some old 1970's LEGO windshields
> > that are very unusual. They are very similar to regular windshields
> > today (2x4x2), but they also have a back to the windshield (just like
> > the 2x2x2 clear sloped bricks have a front and a back to them). The
> > really strange thing about these is that they are 2 x 4 x 1.6666 - they
> > are one plate short (1/3 brick height) of being 2 bricks tall.
> >
> > A very strange piece!
> >
> > Gary Istok
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| (...) I used one in a model of a butcher's shop (as a part of the refrigerated counter) and was mildly surprised when people asked about the piece. It must have been in one of the first sets I ever got, because I've had it as long as I can remember. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Old style clear windshields
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| I just put together my 780 Road Construction set last night (which I think was my first Lego set), which Steve recently rescued from the jumble of sets from our childhood, and I completed through some trades with a few Lugneteers/RTLers. This set (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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