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Re: Eeeek! New Milk Float!
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Wed, 15 Sep 1999 21:03:19 GMT
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Thomas Main <main@appstate.edu> wrote in message
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> Mark and Simon,
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> 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 :)
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 bit to widen the gap and so I am slowly recovering the bricks
through it. I might
have trouble though, when it's just the wider 2x4 brick and the wheels
left.
It's quite interesting, seeing what bricks from that long ago are like
in a 'new' condition. So far I've only got blue and white bricks out.
I'm impressed by the fact that I cannot tell the difference between the
shades of white and blue on these bricks and on brand new bricks.
There's no fading - so I guess discolouration does only happen on
exposure - I guess to light of some wavelength. The brick I really
want to see though is the transparent one - to see whether it has
what Gary Istok describes as the 'champagne hue' or whether it is
completely colourless.
Interestingly, these bricks appear to have a higher amount of frictino
than new bricks do. It's noticeably harder to fit them together - so
I'm guessing at some point since then Lego decided to fractionally
reduce the size of the studs. Wonder why.
On modern bricks, if you join two bricks together with one stud,
you can freely rotate the bricks relative to each other. If you try it
with these old bricks, it's possible but a lot harder and it
produces a *horrible* screeching sound from the friction.
The box is quite fascinating too - all white with Legoland scrawled
across the top and a mixture of pictures and drawings of the set.
No doubt more excited revelations as I extract more bricks - though
I guess people like Gary already know all this?
Simon
http://www.SimonRobinson.com
> 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.
> >
> > Mark H.
> >
> > 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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| I've noticed alot of my old (relatively old...late 70's early 80's) 1x1 bricks are splitting. Maybe the bricks have been redesigned to fix this problem. The other thing I have noticed is that the bricks are constantly being redesigned. Hollow tubes (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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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 :) (...) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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