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Re: What's the story with all the recent mold changes?
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Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:12:06 GMT
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The only one I have any info on is the Technic cylinder. Someone from LEGO (don’t remember who) said that the previous version was made up of pieces that were glued together inside. (This makes sense that it would have to be, otherwise how would there be the groove inside it for the ridges of Technic pins to fit into?) He said that making parts that have to be glued together is very expensive compared to making regular parts. They made the new version with the slot so that they could make the piece with a single mold.

David



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  What's the story with all the recent mold changes?
 
Hey all, It seems to me that since Lego began outsourcing their brick production, a lot of needless mold changes have occurred. The first one I noticed was the 1x2 brick with Technic axle hole (which no longer has the nice cross/plus design), then (...) (15 years ago, 20-Jul-09, to lugnet.general)

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