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Re: Instructions bigger than box??
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lugnet.loc.au
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Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:11:38 GMT
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"Ross Crawford" <rosscraw@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.loc.au, Sue Ann Barber wrote:
> > Hey there everyone
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> > It's been a bit quiet here this week so I thought I'd pose this question
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> > Has anyone ever had a set where the instructions are actually bigger • than
> > the box they came in? I know it sounds a bit weird, but I was given a
> > Technic set the other day where the instructions had to be curved in the • box
> > to fit in. I thought it might just have been because the previous owner
> > hadn't put them away properly but when I put the instructions up against • the
> > box they were noticeably bigger.
> >
> > I have never seen this before - what about everyone else?
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> Not that I recall - what set was it? Is there any evidence that they may • have
> been folded originally (scuff marks halfway across etc)?
The set is 8444 - the Air Enforcer from 1999. The instructions are in an A4
book that is 100 pages long
It is possible that the instructions were lightly folded or rolled to make
them fit in the box. Certainly, there's no obvious fold mark.
Says a lot about the Lego box/instruction design team. I suppose it has
something to do with cost saving more than poor planning. Probably cheaper
to print an A4 book than to print on smaller paper or trim each book.
cheers
SAB
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| (...) Hmmmm I have that set and my instructions also show no sign of folding. I no longer have the box so I can't check, but I don't ever recall having instructions bigger than the box. IIRC I got mine from Europe, and the packaging may have been (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jan-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
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