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Re: Eeeek! New Milk Float!
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Thu, 16 Sep 1999 00:20:23 GMT
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cmasi@cmasi.chem.tulane/AvoidSpam/.edu
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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 on the bottom of plates, plates and bricks are no longer perfectly
flat on the inside they seem to have ridges and valleys. Minifig heads have the
Mercedes symbol biult into them now. Most of these changes do not seem to make
sense unless it was done to save plastic. Then again I thought that manpower
and time were the major exspenses in the production process not the raw
materials.
Chris
PS. Wait a minute, you haven't broken the seal and you have been able to shake
pieces out of the box? This gives new meaning to the sealed in box stipulation.
Simon Robinson wrote:
> Thomas Main <main@appstate.edu> wrote in message
> news:37DFC02C.554DC4C3@appstate.edu...
> > 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 :)
>
>
> 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:
> > >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > Simon Robinson wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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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| (...) perfectly (...) the (...) Some of the changes may have been made to give the bricks a slightly greater strength to weight ratio. I can imagine those ridges inside normal 2x4 bricks having that effect. (...) stipulation. Basically - yes. Hmmm. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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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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