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Re: Eeeek! New Milk Float!
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 15 Sep 1999 15:50:04 GMT
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Mark and Simon,
Well, if I were you I would open those sets. Get an exacto knife and
open them carefully along a side. Build them and keep them separate
from your other Lego bricks...definitely run the wagon around the tracks
a few times :)
Mark Harrison wrote:
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> Hi Simon,
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> I had the same thrill when I openned the only set I won in that auction. A
> brand new sealed 147 Refrigerated Rail Wagon from 1973. Now I have the
> same problem that I'm sure Gary had, do I open it or don't I.
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> Mark H.
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> Simon Robinson wrote:
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> > Sorry - I just have to share this...
> >
> > I got my winnings from the Setzilla auction today. And - well,
> > I've never had any contact with Gary Louie but he has won
> > my enormous respect as someone who really looked after his
> > Lego - and must have had some patience.
> >
> > You see my winnings included the 645 Milk Float from about
> > 1971 I think. I'd read the stuff on the Auczilla site about 'new'
> > sets probably having been opened and had catalogues etc.
> > removed. So the very last thing I was expecting when I unpacked
> > the stuff was a 28-year-old set that was - literally - unopened!
> >
> > That has totally made my day - the box has some rounding of
> > the corners and a little discoloration where
> > but is otherwise in excellent condition - better than
> > some boxes you see in the shops or new sets. I just can't stop
> > looking at it at the moment.
> >
> > I guess tomorrow I'll have to face the question of whether I
> > still should build the set - I really wanted to see a built Milk Float
> > again but opening a box like that is going to feel like destroying
> > our heritage.
> >
> > Simon
> > http://www.SimonRobinson.com
--
Thomas Main
main@appstate.edu
http://members.xoom.com/brickenplate/index.html
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| Thomas Main <main@appstate.edu> wrote in message news:37DFC02C.554DC4...ate.edu... (...) I've started doing something like that. I noticed there was a slight gap between the folds of cardboard at one end. I've found I can reversibly bend the box a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| Hi Simon, I had the same thrill when I openned the only set I won in that auction. A brand new sealed 147 Refrigerated Rail Wagon from 1973. Now I have the same problem that I'm sure Gary had, do I open it or don't I. Mark H. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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