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Re: Hello !
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Fri, 17 Sep 1999 07:47:52 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Tony Priestman writes:
> In article <FI5F32.1yH@lugnet.com>, Alan Kershaw <alan@kershawcomputing.
> freeserve.co.uk> writes
> > Just a quick post to introduce myself to the list.
> > Alan Kershaw, age 42
> > Amazed to find these LEGO resources on the net (and that there are other
> > people out there who like LEGO enough to write about it)
> > I have been playing with LEGO since I was about 7, and being somewhat
> > retentive I still have most of the bits, so am busy downloading building
> > instructions for my childhood sets.
> >
> > Questions:
> > Are there any organised events in the North of England ?
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> Not yet, but there seem to be a few of us in the
> Cheshire/Merseyside/Lancashire area, so perhaps something could be
> arranged. Where are you?
> >
> > I have been buying job lots of LEGO from a variety of sources over the last
> > couple of years and have some bits that I consider quite bizarre. (The long
> > rectangular bits that seem to be filled with lead,
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> Do you mean the 2x6x2 black and red weight bricks? These are from
> various Train (4552 and others), Town (6542 at least) and Technic (8868)
> sets, and they're magnetic, so it's not lead :-) Bad for children.
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> > The yellow wall pieces with
> > mock Tudor finish)
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> These are from Castle sets like 6074 and 6086.
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> > Is there any way of finding out which sets these belong to ?
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> Ask, and ye shall receive :-) Also, as suggested, look at the Pause
> database here, ask on rec.toys.lego, and look for old catalogues as well
> as bricks.
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> > Cheers
> >
> > Alan Kershaw
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> You're welcome!
> --
> Tony Priestman
The black 2x6x6 weight bricks are also found in the 1987-era single piece boat
hull sets (4010, 4020, 4030). There appear to be two styles of construction for
this weight part. In my experience the type with the vertical joint making the
piece look like two 1x6x2 bricks is from the older trains - that with a
horizontal joint near the base is more recent and was used in these boats.
Chris Dee
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| In article <FI5F32.1yH@lugnet.com>, Alan Kershaw <alan@kershawcomputing. freeserve.co.uk> writes (...) Not yet, but there seem to be a few of us in the Cheshire/Merseyside/Lancashire area, so perhaps something could be arranged. Where are you? (...) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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