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Re: Fence colours
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Wed, 24 Feb 1999 01:56:51 GMT
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Those 1X16's, are those on the Launch & Load seaport, used as fence
railings?
Scott Sanburn
P.S. The Pink 1x4's were in almost every Paradise set, I have the house.
Anybody want the pink parts? :)
Gary Istok wrote:
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> Ah yes! The proverbial lattice fence pieces.
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> Others have already described the 2 different styles. Actually there are 5
> different Lattice styles (that I'm aware of) since they first came onto the
> scene circa 1968. For the 1x4 and 2x4 sizes Joshua pretty much covered all the
> colors. I assume what he means by "light purple" is what I refer to as
> "magenta" or dark pink, but no matter, whatever you want to call it. In
> addition to the ones he has listed below, I think I also have some of the 1x4
> sizes in the "magenta" color (although I might be wrong) that I got in those
> 1995 freestyle "magenta" plastic cases that looks like a cosmetic case.
> Anyway, I haven't seen any of these in orange, green, dark grey or tan. (Has
> anyone else?)
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> Now for the the other 3 less common sizes in lattice pieces:
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> 1) 1x16 - these have no base to attach to bricks, so the lattice itself has to
> attach to other pieces. I have a bunch of these in grey (from 1980's train
> accessories), and I believe that they also exist in white, but I'm not sure
> where from. Maybe other colors?
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> 2) 2x4 - fence doors. These have the swivel top and immovable base (it looks
> like a 1x4 plate). These were available in the fence service packs. These are
> not all that rare. The Thatcher Perkins Locomotive model builders set (#396)
> has 2 of these in the back of the locomotive. I only know of these in red, but
> they might also exist in black.
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> 3) 2x3 - fence doors. These are very rare, and came in old train sets from the
> 70's. They were used the same way as in the Thatcher Perkins Locomotive, but
> since the LEGO train locomotives were smaller than the huge Thatcher Perkins,
> they were only 3 bricks wide instead of 4 bricks wide, due to the smaller
> scale. These opened and closed the same way as the 2x4 fence doors. A few of
> the ones I purchased in German LEGO dealer train accessories, came with 3 long
> lattice top, but with a 4 long immovable base, hence a 1 stud gap in the fence
> opening. I'm not sure if LEGO intentionally sold them that way, since I'm not a
> LEGO train expert, or if the German dealer put odds and ends together that may
> not have belonged. I know of these 1x3's only in red and black.
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> All these lattice pieces are among my favorite LEGO pieces. I use some of them
> in my Gothic Cathedral as tower railings, they work great as wall panels in
> parking structures, and as archtectural "balustrades" in office buildings, and
> appartment balconies. A very usefull piece.
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> My 2 cents worth,
> Gary Istok
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> Joshua Delahunty wrote:
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> > The first (middle, 2 height) came in Black, Blue, Grey, Lt-Purple, Pink,
> > Red, White, and Yellow; that I know of.
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> > The second type (lattice along edge, 1 height) came in Black, Blue,
> > Grey, Pink, Red, White, and Yellow; to my knowledge.
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> > Dark Grey is a good candidate for either, though I don't have any to
> > cite right offhand.
> >
> > -- joshua
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