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"Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> writes:
> In lugnet.technic, William R. Ward writes:
> > "Ross Crawford" <rcrawford@csi.com> writes:
> > > I'd be disappointed (in LEGO) if there's both a friction &
> > > non-friction version in the same colour. Up till now, such subtle
> > > differences were easily "sortable" by colour, this would change that
> > > drastically. What space sets have the non-friction version in black?
> >
> > The all-terrain [sic] vehicle (don't have the number handy) used it to
> > mount the wheels. But this was many years before the friction pegs
> > were invented.
>
> Hmmm. That's interesting. If you're talking
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6927 (released 1981), the brickshelf
> instructions definitely look like they're grey, not black. Were
> there 2 versions of the set I wonder? Seems strange LEGO would
> produce a different colour for just 1 set. Has anyone else got this
> set with the black pins?
Yes, that's the set I was talking about, but I was wrong. It's
actually set http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6950 "Mobile Rocket
Transport" that has the black ones. Eight of 'em, to be precise.
> Also, the inventory on peeron.com doesn't include them in this set
> http://peeron.com/inv/sets/6927-1 at all, in any colour! There are
> many sets containing the part (http://peeron.com/inv/parts/3749) in
> light grey, the only other colour mentioned is dk grey. Intriguing.
That's a mistake, because they definitely have 6 grey ones.
--Bill.
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William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
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