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Re: Blue Dolphin Bummer!!
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 7 Nov 2000 23:32:49 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Tom Reed writes:
> I just got one of those new clocks with the translucent blue dolphin from
> lego Shop At Home. I've been wanting one of those blue dolphins for some
> time. Well, I'm really bummed out because the hole in the bottom of the
> dolphin is too small to fit on a brick. I don't know if it is because the
> dolphin shrunk in manufacturing or maybe it got too hot in a warehouse. It
> doesn't appear to be warped. The only way I know to mount it is to trim a
> brick to fit. If I attempted to trim the dolphin, it would destroy the
> translucent look.
> I'm wondering if anyone else has had this problem. I know Frank Filz got
> one recently. Did anyone else?
> What do you think I should do? I'm tempted to call S@H and request them to
> send another dolphin. hehheh I wouldn't mind having another even if it was
> warped too. Any suggestions?
I just checked my dolphins. Both my trans blue ones won't fit on studs (I
bought one of those Scala sets last year to get one). I notice that there's
apparently a mold insert or something (look on the bottom closely, you'll see a
slight indentation for a wider hole), so it's not warping or anything like
that. My guess is that the different characteristics of the translucent plastic
(it definitely doesn't have the same feel as regular bricks, it seems
"harder"), require slightly thicker parts or something, or maybe they found
that the trans blue dolphins would shatter if you tried to put them on studs,
so they just made it so you couldn't.
In any case, I don't think you'll be able to get a trans blue dolphin which
will fit on studs.
Frank
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| (...) You may be right Frank! It appears to be made that way. I think I may have to just trim a brick to make it fit. If it shatters or cracks, I'll post a notice saying not to try it. haha Thanks for the reply! Tom (24 years ago, 8-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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| I just got one of those new clocks with the translucent blue dolphin from lego Shop At Home. I've been wanting one of those blue dolphins for some time. Well, I'm really bummed out because the hole in the bottom of the dolphin is too small to fit on (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)
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