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Re: Instructions bigger than box??
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lugnet.loc.au
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Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:25:59 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Sue Ann Barber wrote:
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> "Ross Crawford" <rosscraw@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:IAnp2z.2138@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.loc.au, Sue Ann Barber wrote:
> > > Hey there everyone
> > >
> > > 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?
> >
> > Not that I recall - what set was it? Is there any evidence that they may have
> > been folded originally (scuff marks halfway across etc)?
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> The set is 8444 - the Air Enforcer from 1999. The instructions are in an A4
> book that is 100 pages long
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> 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.
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> 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.
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 different.
ROSCO
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