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Re: Brick versions over the years
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Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:21:40 GMT
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In lugnet.parts, Stefan Gustavson wrote:
> In lugnet.parts, Stefan Gustavson wrote:
> > Has anyone made a summary of when the type of bricks
> > changed over the years? I recently got hold of a large
> > unsorted but very nice auction lot from the late 70s to
> > early 80's, around the time when the mould design changed
> > quite rapidly and often dramatically for many bricks. Is
> > there a good reference for brick types over the years that
> > I can turn to? There are some real gems in this lot, and I
> > want to try to sort out the correct original bricks for them.
Some parts are tracked in the Peeron database as to when they changed, like the
"Plate 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical" (4085a, 4085b, 4085c), which had 3 versions
(Type 1: 1979-1987, Type 2: 1987-1992, Type 3: 1993-present). Other types of
changes, like the 2x4 brick or minifig torso aren't noted in Peeron's
inventories. A handy-dandy chart of that information would be good, but I don't
think it's available to date.
Some things i know have changed:
- 1 x 1 plate with clip vertical (different clip widths)
- 24 cog gearwheel (loss of axle holes)
- minifig head (solid stud)
- 1 x 1 round brick (solid stud, plus lower ridge addition)
- minifig torso (different inside)
- flexible hose (addition of thin ridges)
- 1 x 1 plate with clip light (different light width)
- 4 x 3 wedge plate (addition of stud holes)
- 8 x 8 wing w/ 4 x 4 cutout (modification to cutout shape)
- Minifig motorcycle helmet (thicker chin strap, more streamlined)
- 2 long axle (addition of notches)
- Technic peg w/ friction (different friction, addition of holes)
- 2 x 2 x 2 slope (addition of tube)
- Any "standard" brick or plate (waffle bottom & tube additions, plus other
interior changes)
- Broadsword (change in plastic)
- Black falcon printed torso & flag (re-release had different logo)
- 1x1, 1x2, 1x2 grill, 2x2 tiles (addition of groove)
- 32 x 32 grey landing plate (different printing)
- City road plates (different sidewalk widths)
- Pneumatic piston (could just call that a totally new piece)
- Mindstorms brick (loss of AC port)
- Treasure chest (addition of cutaway ridges)
- Lots of slopes (changes to texture of the slope, now sometimes smooth)
- 2 x 2 Arm holder brick (removal of top socket)
Dang, I could probably keep going. I know there's things like rounded baseplate
corners, changes to cog thicknesses, and probably tons more.
> OK, no reply in 3 days, and my message is still the most
> recent post. I guess this group is dead. >Sigh<
It's not a commonly hit group, true. But like was said already, it's not a
question that's easy to answer, I don't think. To my knowledge, there isn't a
resource out there for this data, probably due in part to the fact that this
isn't well-defined information. Does the change to click hinges count, for
example? Or the color change? Or changes like the new technic turntable? Etc.
Lugnet.general might not be a bad place to post this, either, just for wider
visibility...
DaveE
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| (...) Dave, Part of the problem is that there are no easy answers. The overlap in different mold variations for elements is so mixed up, to almost render any year/type mold/part statistics meaningless. Here are a few examples: 1) Waffle bottom (...) (19 years ago, 28-Aug-05, to lugnet.parts)
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