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Re: Blue Dolphin Bummer!!
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 8 Nov 2000 00:54:32 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Frank Filz writes:
> 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?
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> 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.
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> In any case, I don't think you'll be able to get a trans blue dolphin which
> will fit on studs.
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> Frank
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
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