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Re: Early 70's Finds
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Mon, 14 Aug 2000 11:59:44 GMT
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Someone once described this part to me as "an axle block with a flagpole
on". I've never seen any other than white or black, white being much more
common.
There are specific reasons for the hole and the lumps. The hole is to allow
a 1x2 brick (with the LEGO logo on) to fit on the top of the cab, to provide
input to the steering. This is a concept that was previously used on a
series of plastic ~1:40 scale vehicles that LEGO made in the '50s. For
those, there was a small triangular part on the roof you would use both to
motivate the truck and steer it. I believe there was even a 'remote
steering' attachment you could get that involved a long spring (cf Schuco),
but I have never actually seen one of those in real life.
The 2 small lumps are the steering self-centering mechanism and sit either
side of a fragile tang on the special T-shaped 'steering baseplate' once
correctly assembled. You should also keep an eye open for the 4x6 and 5x6
baseplates with hole in because you will need those to build the cab to the
exact right height.
Jono is v keen on this stuff.
HTH,
Phil.
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Anderson <steve.anderson@prodplay.spamfree.co.uk>
To: <lugnet.loc.uk@lugnet.com>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 11:50 AM
Subject: Re: Early 70's Finds
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> > See the rod attached to the axel block on the cab
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/0000/0730-1973/0730-02.html
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> Aha! I've got a couple of those pieces from my uncle's old Lego and I've
> never managed to work out quite what was going on with it. Now I know • where
> it's from... but can still see little point in it!
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> If memory serves me corectly at the top of the rod there's a hole that • looks
> like it might take something. And the axle block at the bottom has two
> little lumps on the top of it which I though might have something to do • with
> restricting steering when it's in the long black T-shaped plate... but
> looking at the instructions here, that looks unlikely.
>
> Wow. Nice find!
>
> Steve
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| "Phil Traviss" <philt@castleton-comms.co.uk> wrote in message news:007b01c005e7$25...s.co.uk... (...) allow (...) provide (...) Schuco), (...) the (...) Yes, YES, YESSS!!! (Ta Phil ;-) ) Scott - you have some much rarer pieces there though! As Phil (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| (...) never managed to work out quite what was going on with it. Now I know where it's from... but can still see little point in it! If memory serves me corectly at the top of the rod there's a hole that looks like it might take something. And the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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