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Re: In the shadow of bent trees
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Thu, 13 Dec 2001 21:54:57 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Huw Millington writes:
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> "Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:GoALpK.47p@lugnet.com...
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> > In addition to the warped trunk, the plastic seems to be softer
> > than other trees in my collection (as Huw has also pointed out), and the
> > base does not lock to other bricks with any strength at all.
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> I am sorry to hear my trees were not the only bent ones...
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> I have never seen an original cypress tree to know if the plastic
> formulation has changed or not, but presumably someone here has some old
> ones they can compare these new ones with.
Hate to burst your collective bubble guys, but these trees are exactly like the
old ones AFAICT. I have one from my son's town alongside a package of five new
ones, and there is NO difference (other than the slight dustiness and faintly
"chewed" edge of the base of the one I lent my son). The numbers on the bottom
of my new ones are 001 and 002. My old specimen is numbered 001 in exactly the
same spot. The older ones tend to have slight bends too, but I had just
assumed it was from being stored under piles of LEGO through hot Vacaville
summers.
The way you all are carrying on about it reminds me of the old Mick Jagger
story. Not appropriate for this forum, but suffice it to say if you dream of
something for so long, you're in danger of imagining it to be better than the
real thing was to begin with.
Maggie C.
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| (...) Can anyone else confirm that the new cypress trees are no worse than the older cypress trees? We could probably just accept Maggie's sole opinion on this, but I'd like to hear it from someone else too. [Maggie's *just* a girl, after all, so (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| "Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:GoALpK.47p@lugnet.com... (...) I am sorry to hear my trees were not the only bent ones... I have never seen an original cypress tree to know if the plastic formulation has changed or not, but (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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