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Re: Damaged MINT Lego?
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Date: 
Mon, 1 May 2000 17:55:52 GMT
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Kevin Loch <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote:

Yet another type of 'damage' is greasy rubber stains.  Of course that probably
only bothers me because of my no-grease-on-bricks OCD.

I have found this very annoying of late.  The grease can be quite noticable
and is hard to remove, and a few small tires can "contaminate" a large
polybag full of parts.

In reponse to the original aim of the thread, I've found one 1x2 brick that
was about 3/4 there, circa 1997.  I can't think of any other mis-molded
elements I've seen in the last 25 years.

Steve
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Barb & Steve Demlow  |  demlow@visi.com  |  www.visi.com/~demlow/



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Steve Demlow <demlow@visi.com> wrote in message news:Ftw754.A3y@lugnet.com... (...) probably (...) noticable (...) Hmm. I have never noticed this - is it obvious? Perhaps it only effects US/North American production? Scott A (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.general)

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(...) recognition, obviously a manufacturing mistake. Another type of 'mint' damage is scratching. I opened a new 1789 Star Hawk II with many of the pieces badly scratched, as if from extremely rough handling. The box however had absolutely no (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-00, to lugnet.general)

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