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Re: Fence colours
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Tue, 23 Feb 1999 10:01:49 GMT
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In message <F7Lor3.HFJ@lugnet.com>
"Simon Robinson" <simon.robinson@sdxplc.com> wrote:
> What colours have these fences been produced in? I remember having
> quite a few red ones of both types and white ones of the higher brick
> when I was a kiddie in the 70s, though I can't remember what sets they
> came from. Did Lego ever do blue or yellow ones? (or black ones of the
> high fence)?
I think you'll find they were both around in the seventies. For example the
381 Police Station from 1979 has both types in yellow. My own first set (now
gone to the great parents' jumble sale in the sky), the 370 Police
Headquarters (1972), has a single small yellow fence forming a window in the
garage.
I don't recall ever seeing any blue ones, or large black ones, but I'm sure
someone else has.
My favourite thing about the lattice fences is that they actually accept
LEGO studs firmly. That's the sort of design detail that LEGO used to be
famous for.
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| Here's a query to test your Lego knowledge. I'm curious about the trellis fences. The ones I mean are the ones with a 1 x 4 base. They have a trellis fence style (think that's the right word - diagonal criss-crossed pattern). There's one that's 2 (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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