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| | | (...) Well put. I agree that you would expect (but not necesseraly require) parts from the same era. This brings up an interesting question. I got an 8860 real cheap from ebay, with many common parts missing. I rebuilt it with the parts provided (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | You are hurting my brain. (...) It depends. Better in what sense? I would use new parts if it was for me so I could play with it. I would use correct era parts, even dinged up ones, if it was for sale and I wanted to be as authentic as possible. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —Mark Koeberl
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| | | | (...) There haven't been many changes in common pieces, but they are there. Recently sold some of my "old" legos. 1x? pieces had no posts inside. Just because they are recognizably old, I'm not sure that that would increase their value. (...) Only (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —John Robert Blaze Kanehl
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| | | | (...) I am now the proud owner of 14 pounds of clones.... My latest additions to the clone pile came from an aquazone Crystal expolerer sub and an Imperial Flagship I picked up off of ebay. These Tyco blocks came in the guise of yellow 1x2s on the (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —Frank Filz
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| | | | | (...) Wow, all told, I have probably found a total of a couple dozen clone bricks in auction lots labeled as LEGO (I have purchased a few clone sets). I do have another big pile of clone bricks from the pile of stuff I bought from a kid, but he told (...) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —Kevin Loch
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| | | | | | | (...) I let the cats play with the clone bricks... KL (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | (...) You better watch out someone doesn't report you to the SPCA! (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —Markus Wolf
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| | | | | | | | I let the kids my mom watches play with the clone bricks. I've designated, "These are bricks for you to play with... These are bricks you're not supposed to play with." I feel guilty for it sometimes, but if you saw how destructive these kids are, (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —John Robert Blaze Kanehl
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| | | | | | | (...) Well if you want 14 pounds of clones w/ a polybag set that would even out your Lego v. Clone eBay lot stats... Wow, all those big lots you outbid me on, and you only have 10 grams of clones?.....oh my.... (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —Mark Koeberl
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| | | | | | Frank Filz wrote: snip... (...) Not to impugn your watchfulness Frank, but are you sure you're looking closely enough? I had a couple complete sets that after I assembled them, I took them apart to clean, and then found clone pieces. I just expect (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | Ice wrote in message <38B70CA2.D6B06A59@i...ve.com>... (...) Tyco (...) plates (...) I trust my watchfulness pretty good. I often catch the clone bricks because of color differences. I should note however that most of the stuff I buy has a low (...) (25 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —Alan Gerber
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| | | | (...) Proud?!?!?!?! Alan This message's random set is: 6067, (URL) (25 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —John Robert Blaze Kanehl
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| | | | | (...) leave....and my cats are only interested in LEGO bricks.......I'm thinking of refilling my litter box with Tyco..... = ) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —Eric Lind
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| | | | (...) Eric "the" Lind (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets? —John Robert Blaze Kanehl
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| | | | (...) 150 pounds of Bulk Lego lots bought from all over the world and I still haven't found one of these.... = ( (still hoping to find it as a bonus in a lot someday) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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