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Re: Old style clear windshields
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Fri, 3 Mar 2000 15:23:12 GMT
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J.D. Forinash wrote:
> In article <Fqt8qA.446@lugnet.com>, Lorbaat <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote:
> > 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.
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> I had a couple in my collection, as well-- They came from a Universal
> Building Set (if that gives you an idea as to the ancientness of the
> set) that was largely blue... One of the featured models was a blue
> helicopter that used three of these windows as the front windscreen. I
> suspect they've been other places, as well, but that's the only set I
> know for certain had 'em.
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> I'd always wondered why they picked 2x2x1 2/3s as a size...
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> -JDF
> --
> J.D. Forinash ,-.
> foxtrot@cc.gatech.edu ( <
> The more you learn, the better your luck gets. `-'
J.D. Are you thinking about set Universal set #733? That had a lot of blue slopes
and other blue pieces (along with a lot of red bricks). That set had the 2x2x2
"minifig dress" type clear slopes.
Gary Istok
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