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Re: Cool Score -- "Vintage" LEGO!
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Tue, 25 Apr 2000 22:50:32 GMT
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Chris,
> collection, how could I resist? (Yes, I felt a twinge of guilt about it • at
> first, but that passed as soon as she told me that she's had to ~GASP~ • throw
> away a lot of it because she couldn't store it all!)
Never feel guilty. Assimulating captive bricks into your collective is
always a great joy!
> So I've had a huge amount of fun digging through this treasure trove of • well-
> worn pieces:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=393
> The best, though, was when I showed it to my NLS who reacted "my brother • and I
> have a lot more LEGO than _that_ at my parent's house." I'm still hoping • to
> convince her to dig that up someday...
Heh, my fiancee's brother finally gave in, after 7 years of pleading. : )
> Unfortunately, the previous owner of this collection apparently ran out of
> black bricks one day, because a good number of bricks have been colored in
> with a magic marker. I am having limited results cleaning this off with
> rubbing alcohol and an old toothbrush, but I would appreciate any cleaning
> tips/suggestions that anyone might have...?
Brasso. Use LUGNET's search engine.
> The previous owner also had no qualms about removing hands/arms/legs/heads
> from minifigs, so most of the small pieces are missing from the 'figs. I • have
> several headless, armless torsos from the Space, Pirate, and Town themes, • so
> now I've gotta hurry up and build a hospital (or maybe just a cemetary) in
> WhistleStop.
Might be valuable to some. : )
> I also found to my horror that a small percentage of what was in the bin • was
> not LEGO! Sure, there was the usual suspects -- parts from other games • and
> toys (Risk, dominoes, chess pieces...) and random bits of modelling clay, • but
> these are easy to remove. Far more dangerous are the "imposter" bricks • that
> I've found in there -- Brio, MegaBloks, and Tomy to name just a few... • But
> it's amazing how with a little bit of training, you can learn to spot a • single
> MegaBlok in a whole bin of LEGO.
Yes sir! I found that a lot as well. I just have a separate bag for that
stuff.
> Anyway, I thought I'd mention this experience for the benefit of other • AFOLs
> who might not own any older pieces themselves. After the fun I've had • this
> week, I'm definitely going to visit a lot of yard sales this spring • looking
> for LEGO in order to increase the diversity of my young collection. It • has
> been a very interesting and educational experience looking through some • older-
> vintage LEGO for a change.
Yes indeed. I found very few sales nowadays, however. I am still looking.
: )
> I also anticipate asking a lot of "what set did this piece come from"
> questions on LUGNET over the next few weeks as I dig through the bin, so I
> hope you'll all bear with me...
Hey, I always enjoy blattering about LEGO rather than changing duct work
though chases for the 17th time! : )
Have fun!
Scott S.
--
Scott E. Sanburn
Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers -> http://www.aeieng.com
LEGO Page -> http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Station/3372/legoindex.html
Coming Soon: The Sanburn Systems Company
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