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Re: Slope 45 2 x 2 Double Convex / Double Concave
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 26 Nov 2004 06:07:17 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
> > Which colors does this part come in? (I am aware of blue and red, are there
> > any others?
> > How rare is this part in each color?
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> This piece was made from 1958-72, and only in red or blue. When Lego sloped
> bricks first came out in 1958 (in red, blue slopes came in production in 1960),
> it was one of a 13 piece roof system. The other 12 pieces are still in
> production, but this piece could be made with a 1x2 double/inverted and a 1x2
> triple.
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> The spare parts packs that contained this piece were:
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> EU = Continental Europe, UK = Britain, CAN = Canada
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> #283 - Misc. roof, valley and angle bricks in red or blue. 1958-65. EU/UK *
> #283/3 - Misc. roof bricks in red or blue. 1961-65. USA/CAN*
> #481 - Misc. roof bricks in red or blue. 1966-68. EU
> #981 - Misc. roof bricks in red or blue 1969-72. EU
> #483 - Misc. roof, valley and algle bricks in red or blue. 1966-72. UK
> #480/1 - Misc. roof bricks in red. 1966-72. CAN
> #480/2 - Misc. roof bricks in blue. 1966-72. CAN
> #059 - Misc. roof bricks in red only. 1966-72. USA
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> * = #283 started in Britain in 1960, #283/3 started in Canada in 1962.
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> All of the above spare parts packs had only one of these parts.
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> The only Lego set besides these spare parts packs that had this piece was #322
> Lego Gabled House Set from 1965. That set had one of these in blue. This is
> the only set that shows up in Peeron for that part.
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> Because of the early spare parts packs were so common, this piece is not all
> that rare. But it is a conversation piece.
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> Gary Istok
Oooops, I made a typo,
The USA/Canada spare parts pack from 1961/62 to 1965 was actually #280/3.
Gary Istok
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| (...) This piece was made from 1958-72, and only in red or blue. When Lego sloped bricks first came out in 1958 (in red, blue slopes came in production in 1960), it was one of a 13 piece roof system. The other 12 pieces are still in production, but (...) (20 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
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