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Re: Errors on Instructions
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Fri, 21 Jul 2000 22:32:24 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Michael Zander writes:
> Hello,
> 
> I just encountered an error on the 5935 Island Hopper set. As the instructions
> show it, I have to place the window/entry hatch 4 "bumps" away from the nose
> of the plane. This leaves a strange looking gap where the entry hatch meets
> the window sides. (I guess you'd have to have the instructions in front of you
> to understand what I'm saying.) On the box, it shows the window one "bump"
> back from the place the instructions show, and it looks much better that way.
> I built mine as it was shown on the box.
> 
> But, anyway, the point of this post is: Have you ever encountered errors on
> the instruction manuals?
> I've only seen one other: On the first page of a town three-pack set, one of
> the mini-figures is shown to have black arms, while on the box and the actual
> minifig had yellow arms.
> 
> ~ Michael

Actually, I think the Island Hopper thing isn't a mistake. Sure, the gap
looks funny, but look at it once you move the windshield back - It just looks
goofy. I don't know, maybe it's just personal opinion. Anyway, I think there
was another error in the same instructions - a piece in the back disappears
and appears at random.

-Jeremiah-



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  Re: Errors on Instructions
 
(...) Somewhere there must have been a mistake, because on the packaging it shows it one way, and on the instructions, another. (IMO) (26 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)

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Hello, I just encountered an error on the 5935 Island Hopper set. As the instructions show it, I have to place the window/entry hatch 4 "bumps" away from the nose of the plane. This leaves a strange looking gap where the entry hatch meets the window (...) (26 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.general)

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