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Subject:	Galaxy Explorer ever come with grey 4x4x2 cones with axle holes?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.space
Date:	Wed, 9 Jun 2004 12:40:05 GMT
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Hi, a quick question of those of you that have a Galaxy Explorer. I just received a 928 and the polybags were opened and all of the grey 4x4x2 cones had axle holes. The instructions and box show the same cones without the axle holes. Does anyone else have these cones with the axle holes in this set? I would like to know if these are original parts. Thanks and regards, Rick

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		Re: Galaxy Explorer ever come with grey 4x4x2 cones with axle holes?
(...) Hi Rick, This question may be trickier than we know. I know there was a transition to cones with axle holes, but I'm not sure if they implemented it in the middle of the production of that particular set. I'm going to cross post to .general (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.general, FTX)

		Re: Galaxy Explorer ever come with grey 4x4x2 cones with axle holes?
(...) 4x4x2 cones with axleholes were definitely around as early as 1982 (the rockets in #6950 Mobile Rocket launcher used supporting axles), and since that was #497 Galaxy Explorer's last year of availability (replaced by #6980 Galaxy Commander in (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.space)

		Re: Galaxy Explorer ever come with grey 4x4x2 cones with axle holes?
(...) Rick, I received my 928 for Xmas of 1983, and the cones had the axle holes in them - still have the same 7 cones today. It could be that the pictures on the box were shot during the development of the model, and the part was changed before the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.space)

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