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Re: Lego part available again after 27 years?
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Date: 
Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:07:03 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
Like many of you I have purchased a few of the new Harry Potter sets.

There is a new one out called "Shrieking Shack" #4756, which appears to have (4)
2x2 inside corner regular sloped bricks in white!  This piece has not been seen
in 27 years, since the Rescue Helicopter set (#770 in USA/#386 in Europe and
Canada) which came out in 1976-77.  That set had 2 of them.  If these are truly
white inside corner slopes, then that would be great!  Since I have only seen
the #4756 set in a catalog, I am assuming that the roof slopes are white.

Also two of these double concave (or inside corner) slopes in white have
appeared in the 1981 set 6927 All-Terrain Vehicle. (I only have two of those
slopes in white from the 386 rescue helicopter set you mentioned. And a third
from another very incomplete 386 from a box of 2nd hand lego. I found only 3 or
4 parts from this set in the box, including a 2x8 brick with L-386 sticker)

Anyway getting back to what appears to be (4) 2x2 regular sloped inside corner
bricks in white (!), I think it would be great if TLG came out with an old parts
pack, but in some new colors.  That set would be #283 (misc. roof bricks) which
was produced 1957-65 (in Britain the same set #483 continued production
1966-72).  These #283/#483 parts packs were only produced in either red or blue,
and had these contents:

(10) - 2x2 outside corner sloped bricks.
(5)  - 2x2 inside corner sloped bricks.
(3)  - 1x2 half pyramid bricks.
(1)  - 2x2 gable connector (the slope that looks like someone bit off part).
(1)  - 2x2 roof peak (but with a "L" roof ridge instead of the "I" roof ridge
that we are familiar with).  This piece has been discontinued since 1972.  (I am
only mentioning this piece because it was part of the set, not because I want it
reissued.)

Wouldn't this be a nice set to have in white, blue, yellow, gray, as well as the
more common red and black.

Just dreamin'

Except for the L-shaped roof peak, all of these parts are still in production.
L-shaped roof peaks can be created using a pyramid and a gable connector.
Some of these roofs are even produced in new colors like orange, sandgreen or
tan (the half pyramids even in mdstone aka bley). So it would not be a problem
to reproduce a roofpack like this.

I like to have a roofpack like this, too.

Niels



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  Re: Lego part available again after 27 years?
 
(...) Thanks! I relly like that description a lot better. Now that I changed it in my local parts library, I think I will find them much faster next time I need them. Oh, sorry for interrupting your discussion. Keep on where you were. :) /Tore (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)

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Like many of you I have purchased a few of the new Harry Potter sets. There is a new one out called "Shrieking Shack" #4756, which appears to have (4) 2x2 inside corner regular sloped bricks in white! This piece has not been seen in 27 years, since (...) (20 years ago, 10-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)

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