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Re: Mystery lighthouse model
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 6 Jan 1999 23:34:07 GMT
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Eric Brok wrote in message ...
> On a flee market in the Netherlands I bought a huge model of a Lightouse. • It
> was definitely no official LEGO model; my question is whether it was made • by
> a hobbyist or by LEGO as a window display.
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> It's a cylindrical structure, about 40 cm high, 20 cm wide, white/red
> striped body, grey balcony, LOTS of transparant bricks to make up the glass
> house, grey sloped roof. Inside is a working and rotating light fixture,
> using a 220 V regular light bulb, a screen made from a tin can, and a 220 V
> motor. The bricks are all glued together, except the top can be removed to
> inspect the inner workings. From the heat, the bricks are partly melted • from
> inside.
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> From the dust and the types of pieces (very basic) I would expect this • model
> to be about 20 years old. It seems there should have been a lower section,
> which is now missing, to put the lighthouse tower on.
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> Has anyone seen such a model before?
Unfortunately, no, but you could rectify that by taking and posting some
pics on your web page.
Please? : )
Matthew Verdier
"You can't just say you're King because some watery tart threw a sword at
you"
Dennis, 700 AD
http://www.GeoCities.com/CapeCanaveral/2738/mjvlego.html
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| On a flee market in the Netherlands I bought a huge model of a Lightouse. It was definitely no official LEGO model; my question is whether it was made by a hobbyist or by LEGO as a window display. It's a cylindrical structure, about 40 cm high, 20 (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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