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Subject: 
Re: Next Legend re-release
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lugnet.general, lugnet.lego
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Mon, 13 Sep 2004 12:50:37 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jason J. Railton wrote:
Look a little closer - those two pictures are not the same set.  Count the studs
on the circular road plate, between the bottom-right-hand corner of the circle
area and the 2-stud wide green plate across the end.  5 studs on one (with the
light centred), 6 studs on the other (with the light off-centre).

I suspect that the picture with the aircraft in place is of the original; the
higher view point is then the new version, but with no aircraft shown.


Are they pulling a fast one?  I dread to think what the new aircraft look like.
What's the betting it's click-hinges all round..?


Jake - can you tell us what's changed?  If the picture on the website is of the
original set and not the re-release, then I think it should be corrected as soon
as possible.


Jason Railton

Correction - that's 5 studs on the original, with the light on the fourth stud.
In the new one it's a gap of 4 studs, with the light on the third stud.

The one with the aircraft visible has 7-stud verges either side of the runway;
the new one has 6-stud verges, causing the misalignment with the roads into the
building.

Jason Railton



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  Re: Next Legend re-release
 
(...) Okay, I've now received the new Shop@Home catalogue, and it allays some of my concerns, though it's still not quite cheesey peas all round. The picture in the catalogue (and this is the one Huw scanned originally), does appear to show the new (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)

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  Re: Next Legend re-release
 
(...) Look a little closer - those two pictures are not the same set. Count the studs on the circular road plate, between the bottom-right-hand corner of the circle area and the 2-stud wide green plate across the end. 5 studs on one (with the light (...) (20 years ago, 13-Sep-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)

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