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Re: when did lego switch to the "new type" toros
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 2 May 2001 21:23:16 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Tim Courtney wrote:
> "Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message
> news:3AEFAC50.FE90FDA2@tpgi.com.au...
> > I notice that the new torsos from e.g. starwars and so on have a
> > different design to the old type ones from e.g. classic space.
> >
> > When did this switch occur?
> > Why did they do it?
> > And are there any designs that are available in both old and new moulds?
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> By torso design, do you mean the connections to the legs on the inside? The
> design changed (I noticed that too) but I don't know exactly when it happened.
> I'm assuming that the new design holds better than the old, uses less plastic
> and does the same job, or something like that to make it worth their while.
The new X-tab torso design first appeared in the 1998 World Cup soccer sets. I
think the Xtreme Team sets also used this new style torso, just a short time
later.
The new design seems to be easier to fit together, holds better overall, but is
slightly harder to put the torso and legs together without any gap between the
parts.
Steve
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| "Jonathan Wilson" <jonwil@tpgi.com.au> wrote in message news:3AEFAC50.FE90FD....com.au... (...) By torso design, do you mean the connections to the legs on the inside? The design changed (I noticed that too) but I don't know exactly when it (...) (24 years ago, 2-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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