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Re: RIS parts questions
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Fri, 5 Apr 2002 04:10:21 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, sjbaker1@airmail.net writes:
Benton Jackson wrote:

There's an older version of the black pegs that are even tighter. Too tight,
in my opinion, so I've set the few that I have aside. You can easily tell
the difference- look at a regular black peg. It has short lengthwise ridges
on the ends about 2mm long, and by the center stop. The older tight ones
have these ridges all the way across. Also, the notches on the ends are
slightly shallower. Both of these features make them very hard to pull out.

Really!  I can't find any of those in my collection - but I'll mention
this on my 'pegs' page.  Thanks for the info!

I got two old sets on eBay, 8035 and 8044. I think it might have been one of
those two sets that it came from. I noticed another difference- they don't
have the slot in the middle. I'll take a picture in the morning and send it
to you.

Of course, they were also both used sets, maybe somebody stuck me with a
substitute?



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  RE: RIS parts questions
 
No, I have about a dozen of these that I have come across these in genuine LEGO sets. But they must not have been available very long, because they are rare. The missing center slot is the most obvious cosmetic difference. If you get one of these in (...) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: RIS parts questions
 
(...) Really! I can't find any of those in my collection - but I'll mention this on my 'pegs' page. Thanks for the info! ---...--- Steve Baker ---...--- Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: <sjbaker@link.com> URLs : (8 URLs) (22 years ago, 5-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)

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