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Re: Eeeek! New Milk Float!
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Thu, 16 Sep 1999 00:26:29 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Christopher Masi writes:
> 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.
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.
> Chris
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> 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.
Basically - yes. Hmmm. I'm going to have an interesting time wording the
write-up if I ever decide to sell it :)
Simon
http://www.SimonRobinson.com
> Simon Robinson wrote:
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> > 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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