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Subject: 
Yellow Castle Style Helmets (was Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!?)
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Date: 
Tue, 22 May 2001 07:58:40 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
Wow, I think you are very lucky. Well over 1/2 of the used ones I have
managed to accumulate have broken/split chinguards. The newer ones don't
seem to suffer that fate although it is true that they ARE newer, so have
had less time to have worn down, etc...

Okay, just to be sure -- I am talking about the type of helmets used in
classic space.  Are these the same as are used in the yellow castle -- I
mean, obviously without the the visors, but is the underlying helmet the same?

I have quite a few of the classic space helmets, and I am not sure I have
EVER seen one split at the chin.  While I am the original owner of most of
the helmets I am talking about, a few of them are from used classic space
sets that belonged to others.  None split there either...

-- Hop-Frog



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  Re: Yellow Castle Style Helmets (was Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!?)
 
(...) Yes, and yes. (...) I'll defer to others but I think you're lucky. Or I'm unlucky, in this regard anyway. ++Lar (24 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Yellow Castle Style Helmets (was Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!?)
 
(...) Also remember that in about 1984? they reinforced that classic helmet with a thicker chin strap. I have a few of each, and the thicker ones are much stronger. GREG~ (24 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Yellow Castle Style Helmets (was Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!?)
 
(...) Yes. (...) That's surprising. You took good care of your toys. :^) Some of the classic helmets have thicker reinforced chins - I think they modified the design of the element around 1983 or 1984. LEGO wouldn't have bothered doing that if they (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Why aren't we going crazy?!? (Now go CRAZY!!!)
 
(...) Wow, I think you are very lucky. Well over 1/2 of the used ones I have managed to accumulate have broken/split chinguards. The newer ones don't seem to suffer that fate although it is true that they ARE newer, so have had less time to have (...) (24 years ago, 22-May-01, to lugnet.general)

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