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Re: Rarest Regular Lego Part....
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 20 Sep 2004 21:43:17 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Bryan Wong wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Bill Vollbrecht wrote:
> > The misconception of the special red-orange color is one of MANY factual errors
> > in the DK Ultimate Lego Book.
> So what other mistakes are in the book? It would be nice for someone to come up
> with a "bloopers" list for the DK Ultimate Lego Book. :)
The most glaring one that I'm aware of is on page 15 where it states that plates
(a.k.a. 1/3 elements) first appeared in 1962. Of course there were several sizes
of plates available from the mid-1950's on.
This set from circa 1958 had a series of small plates used together to form a
larger baseplate for the church:
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/309_2
You can see the plates listed in the set inventory:
http://www.peeron.com/inv/sets/309-2
So it's obvious that plates were available prior to 1962.
I know there are more examples in the book. Perhaps, if he has time, Gary Istok
will take a moment to post some of the ones he has found. I think he has
documented several more.
Best regards,
Allan B.
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| (...) So I just want to clarify: 1) The PARTS in LEGOLAND Model shops have all appeared in sets before (so they don't have any 1x5 plates) 2) Some of these parts may be in colours that have NOT appeared in sets before. Correct? (...) So what other (...) (21 years ago, 20-Sep-04, to lugnet.general)
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