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(...) The superficial similarity is striking. (...) I don't know that much about tiling patterns, but I can see that all my LEGO patterns so far have been based on a certain pattern of bricks being turned by 90° angles. And I also wonder if someone (...) (20 years ago, 4-Apr-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: different types of bricks in different years?
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(...) As Clark stated, dating Lego can be very tricky. Old molds were often used at the same time as new molds. TLG rarely discarded them if there was still life left in them. Here is a list that shows major brick changes (between Cellulose Acetate (...) (20 years ago, 1-Apr-05, to lugnet.parts)
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(...) Yes, there are many smaller variations in brick molds than what is shown on Peeron. That site only tracks 'functional' differences in the brick. That is changes that effect the way you use bricks to build things. Many of the smaller mold (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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Perhaps somebody can help me out. A few weeks ago I bouht an amount of lego for my kids and myself. Some of it we will keep, but it is too much so we plan to sell part of it. We are in the process of sorting it all out, according to specifications (...) (20 years ago, 31-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: 3 versions of 30361 2x2x2 Robot Body
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(...) James- Here are some comparative pictures of the parts. So we are dealing with three versions of this part: (URL) Here are some pictures of the three: (URL) Type 1 is the grey one, with a round clear center Type 2 is the green one with a (...) (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX)
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| | Re: 3 versions of 30361 2x2x2 Robot Body
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(...) Matt, I've incountered the later two at about a year ago. I was mounting 4 in black of these on axels, and one was rotated 45 degrees. I never checked for part numbers. Mat (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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Matt, Do you have pics of the other types? Meanwhile, I'm going to search my stuff (or rather, my 9 year old will do it for me) to see how many I have of each type. James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | 3 versions of 30361 2x2x2 Robot Body
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I haven't seen it noted anywhere before, but there seem to be 3 different molds used to make functionally different versions of this part, the 2x2x2 round robot body (R2-D2 body): (URL) The difference is in how the center hole at the bottom of the (...) (20 years ago, 23-Mar-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.cad, lugnet.parts, FTX)
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| | Re: Pat Pend Parts (3P)
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(...) Gary, did you mean to put the ABS switch in there somewhere? I would like to find a 2005 CA brick :) Eric (20 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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| | Re: Pat Pend Parts (3P)
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(...) I'm born '72. So I think my oldest part are 1975 (that's the reason why I initially thought I don't possess 3P). I certainly bought these 3P on yardsales. A friend mail me this link : (URL) guy (from Belgium) is searching for 3P and talk about (...) (20 years ago, 16-Mar-05, to lugnet.parts)
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