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Re: Sopwith Camel (#3451) shipped...
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Sat, 5 Jan 2002 07:10:59 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.general, Rose Regner writes:
> > 
> > "Gary Istok" <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
> > news:3B032378.F2CADC0@umich.edu...
> > but let me put it this way..... if
> > > it were up to Lego Direct, they would sell us any part in any color, more
> > > than likely.  But yes, there is someone in Billund that controls the
> > > colors/parts for all sets.
> > 
> > 
> > I guess the word CONTROL should capitalized. I can't imagine any other
> > reason this person would have for limiting colors of parts. Hey, maybe they
> > will retire soon and get a more liberal replacement.
> 
> I can't imagine reasons for limiting use once a part has been issued, it
> baffles me too, but I CAN imagine reasons for not using parts in a
> particular care that haven't ever been used in that particular color before.
> 
> Are the red curved railings a new color/part combo? (this is a Joshua
> Delahunty question if I ever saw one, of course)

Element 30056, New in 1996 (a Pirate set and a Paradisa set). Quite rare, so
far only seen in red in this very set.  (Peeron mentions a Freestyle set I
didn't have a reference for).

     -- joshua


     -- joshua



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  Re: Sopwith Camel (#3451) shipped...
 
(...) I like this part, but not as much as the straight rail. In $20 red bucket 4128 it became common in white in 1997. This was the bucket Mike Stanley tried to purchase in bulk at Legoland, but Fred Meyer stores got them instead: (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Sopwith Camel (#3451) shipped...
 
(...) I like this part, but not as much as the straight rail. In $20 red bucket 4128 it became common in white in 1997. This was the bucket Mike Poindexter tried to purchase in bulk at Legoland, but Fred Meyer stores got them instead: (URL) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Sopwith Camel (#3451) shipped...
 
(...) I can't imagine reasons for limiting use once a part has been issued, it baffles me too, but I CAN imagine reasons for not using parts in a particular care that haven't ever been used in that particular color before. Are the red curved (...) (25 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.general)

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