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Re: Fence colours
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Mon, 1 Mar 1999 17:43:46 GMT
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Thanks for the info Mark, I guess those 2x3 black gates aren't as rare as I
originally thought. But to put them together with red fence pieces? That seems
pretty strange. It makes me think that sometimes TLG puts together service
packs based on whatever inventory they have too much of.
Take for example the new black sloped bricks service packs. They contain all
regular sloped bricks except 2 types, the 1x2 half pyramid peaks, and the 2x2
peak gable connectors. These just happen to be 2 pieces that were used a lot in
recent sets (RoboForce set 2152 has 10 of the black gable connectors). Makes
you wonder if surplus inventory is an added criteria for service packs? Maybe
TLG has too many green bricks in inventory? So make a service pack out of them.
Very interesting,
Gary Istok
Mark Koesel wrote:
> --
> Mark Koesel
> koesel@umich.edu
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> Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
> 36DAC4A2.3A677305@umich.edu...
> > I was browsing thru some of may old fence pieces, and came across an old
> > parts pack from 1982, small set #1209 (in clear plastic bag) which I
> > purchased in Germany. It was sold with the train accessories, and contains
> > 6 red (2x4) pieces and 1 red (2x4) gate piece.
> >
> > There are 2 other parts packs (one from 1970 (Samsonite), the other circa
> > 1975), that also contained red fence pieces. I don't really ever remember
> > seeing fence pieces in any other color as ever being in a parts pack.
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> Hey Gary, check this out:
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> http://www.kl.net/scans/catalogs/1991/s91uk/s91uk-02.jpg
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> Would you believe that they put red 2x4's in the same pack as black
> 2x3 gates? I fail to see the logic in that. But anyway, there is (or
> rather, was) a source for the repotedly rare 2x3 gates in black.
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> BTW, I find it intriguing to look through all the old european
> service brochures -- there were lots of cool things available. Has
> anyone ever inquired through busy bee (et. al.) as to the
> availability of these. I remember someone syaing a few months
> back that busy bee still had the Lego storage containers (also from
> this era), for example.
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| Excuse my ignorance but I can't quite figure out what a gable connector is (even after looking at the 2152 set picture.) (Come to that, what's a gable?) Another roof brick I'd be interested in is the one for inside corners - I remember they used to (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Sounds like sound business policy. "Hey look, we've got a few million of these black slopey things... and we've been getting all these letters requesting a "black slope service pack". What to do, what to do... *ponder* *lightbulb* Hey! I (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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| -- Mark Koesel koesel@umich.edu Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message 36DAC4A2.3A677305@umich.edu... (...) Hey Gary, check this out: (URL) you believe that they put red 2x4's in the same pack as black 2x3 gates? I fail to see the logic in (...) (26 years ago, 1-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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