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Re: Cracking Torsos
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lugnet.general
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Date:
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Mon, 17 Jul 2000 21:09:22 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Steve Bliss writes:
> In lugnet.general, Ed "Boxer" Jones wrote:
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> > I changed arms on a bunch of newer style torsos (plain green, plain red and
> > Star Wars) over the weekend. Removing the arms caused the torso to crack • from
> > the arm hole down to the waist.
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> > Anyone else experiencing this? Are they using thinner abs?
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> I've seen this occasionally, but usually on *older* torsos, not brand-new
> ones. So it's not a brand-new problem.
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> Maybe they've recently cut a new torso mold, and it has thinner sides than
> the old mold? Would TLC have more than one torso die-mold?
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> Steve
Actually, there are three torso molds-
Version one was from the introduction of the minifig to about 1979. It has no
grooves on the inside of the torso. I don't have any of these, but I've heard
about them.
Version two lasted from 1979 to 1999. There are small grooves in the torso, to
keep the legs more firmly attached. I have many of these. This is the kind
that cracks.
Version two was introduced in 1998 and is found in current sets. There is an
x-pattern in the torso, again for firmer attachment of the legs. I have many
of these and I haven't had this kind crack yet.
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| (...) I've seen this occasionally, but usually on *older* torsos, not brand-new ones. So it's not a brand-new problem. Maybe they've recently cut a new torso mold, and it has thinner sides than the old mold? Would TLC have more than one torso (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)
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