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Re: What 15 LEGO Pieces are still made today?
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Mon, 10 Apr 2000 14:48:53 GMT
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Wayne R Hussey wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
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> >
> > Wayne R Hussey wrote:
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> > > In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Wayne R Hussey wrote:
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> > > > > In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
> > > > > > In 1957 LEGO came out with the classic windows (9 different) and the
> > > > > > classic door. In 1958 LEGO came out with the binding brick with tubes
> > > > > > underneath. In 1962 they came out with LEGO wheels.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Here's a little quiz. Out of the thousands of pieces LEGO makes today,
> > > > > > only 15 have been around since 1957. Name them. (Hint: some pieces
> > > > > > have undergone some changes, but they are still the same basic pieces).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Gary Istok
> > > > >
> > > > > Gary, Here's my best guess:
> > > > >
> > > > > If I'm correct, do I get anything? ;)
> > > > >
> > > > > If I'm not, will you send me the "list" to (eskimo2@worldnet.att.net)- my • new
> > > > > address?
> > > > >
> > > > > 1x1 Brick,
> > > > > 1x2 Brick,
> > > > > 1x4 Brick,
> > > > > 1x6 Brick,
> > > > > 1x8 Brick,
> > > > > 2x2 Brick, 2x2 Roof Brick, 2x2 Roof Top Brick,
> > > > > 2x3 Brick,
> > > > > 2x4 Brick, 2x4 Roof Brick, 2x4 Roof Top Brick,
> > > > > 2x8 Brick,
> > > > > 2x10 Brick,
> > > > > 6x8 Plate.
> > > > >
> > > > > Wayne
> > > >
> > > > Wayne, the roof bricks didn't come into being until 1958 (red only), with • blue
> > > > coming along in 1960.
> > > >
> > > > Gary Istok
> > >
> > > Thanks, Gary.
> > >
> > > Okay - scrap the roof bricks. Add instead:
> > >
> > > 2x8 Plate
> > > 2x4 Plate
> > > 2x2 Plate
> > > 1x2x2 Window
> > >
> > > I feel closer, but I think I'm still in the dark.
> > >
> > > BTW thanks for the great challenge. I have been very careful to not read
> > > anyone else's guesses. Maybe after your response to this one, I will.
> > >
> > > Wayne
> >
> > OK Wayne, you got 14 out of 15. The 2x2 plate didn't come into being until • 1963.
> > The item you have missing is the the one that has changed the most....
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> > The 1x1 round brick.
> >
> > This brick had a pure cylinder outer facing from 1956 until circa 1965 (Type • 1).
> > These bricks were probably one of the worst bricks for staying together, when
> > stacked upon each other. There was very little binding power. Then around • 1966
> > they remodelled these (Type 2) with a tapered base, so that you can insert • these
> > bricks into the space between 4 studs (such as on a 2x2 brick). Then in the • late
> > '70s they put a hole on top of the stud (Type 3) so that you could string • these
> > together like pearls.
> >
> > The Type 2 and 3 round bricks both have excellent binding capacity for • sticking
> > together, unlike the Type 1.
> >
> > Gary Istok
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> Gary,
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> I was thinking of the 1x1 round, and was aware of its evolution, but I wasn't
> sure it was introduced with the first releases.
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> Confusion Alert! I did not list the 2x2 1/4 round brick (macaroni), which was
> listed by two others and given as correct. So, there's one I've listed
> incorrectly (the 1x4 brick), which was not listed by the others. Are you sure
> there aren't 16? ;-)
>
> I'd love to compare notes about revisions to pieces over the years. How do you
> keep all the info straight? I can remember in the first few years of the space
> series, cutting the stud notch into the bottom of the 8x wing pieces, but I
> couldn't tell when it was that LEGO began to include it in the piece. Same
> with LOTS of pieces - I know the revisions, not the dates. Do you have a DB
> that you track all this info into? Is it possible to gain access to it?
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> Wayne (eskimo2@worldnet.att.net)
Well first of all, no, I don't have a database. I use 3 things to gain this
information:
1) Old LEGO catalogs.
2) Old LEGO sets.
3) My LEGO experience since 1960.
4) In the area of statistics, I have a very good memory - and this translates into
LEGO.
When I was 6 (1960), my uncle and grandfather (in Germany) shipped me my first LEGO
sets a full year before LEGO was available in the USA. So I did get a head start.
I just happen to be real good at analyzing old sets and catalogs, and using that
info in LUGNET.
Gary Istok
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| (...) blue (...) 1963. (...) 1). (...) 1966 (...) these (...) late (...) these (...) sticking (...) Gary, I was thinking of the 1x1 round, and was aware of its evolution, but I wasn't sure it was introduced with the first releases. Confusion Alert! (...) (27 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)
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