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"Ross Crawford" <rosscraw@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:HvKK4B.zxH@lugnet.com...
> Has anyone else noticed this? It seems newer 1x6 & 1x8 bricks have a • different
> mold. See this comparison:
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/RoscoHead/bricklink/bottom.jpg
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> The older brick on the left has holes in the bottom studs, but more • importantly,
> the flanges on studs 2 & 4 don't go all the way to the bottom of the • brick. The
> newer brick, on the right, has no holes and the flanges go right to the
bottom.
Can it be old molds? Wasn´t the "older" bricks without holes?
(I allways thought that the "invention" of holes was a way to make better
economics.. and from what I have read about "Lego-economy" I thougt they
would make bigger holes instead. =)
/Joakim
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