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Re: Old style clear windshields
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 3 Mar 2000 04:44:43 GMT
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Troy Cefaratti <mnementh@nacs.^NoMoreSpam^net>
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My collection has a couple of these windshields as well. While i do not
remember what set these came from, i *believe* that they are a plate short
so that you could put a 2x4 clear plate on the bottom of them, which would
be necessary for "stacking" the windshield into a larger vehicle, as they do
not have interior tubes.
Troy
Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
news:38BEA810.1F78D70A@umich.edu...
> 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.
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> A very strange piece!
>
> Gary Istok
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>
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 | | Re: Old style clear windshields
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| I have several of those windows. Right now I have a Tipper Truck (have two, rescued one from the collective). All the models I have did not come with clear plates. My models all had red plates one the bottom of the windshields. I suspect that you (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Old style clear windshields
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| 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 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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