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Re: 8007, 8008 sighting, COS
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Date: 
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 02:18:26 GMT
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    Actually it would be quite easy to verify, providing the boxes are
of the same size.  It would require having 1 of each set with the
contents known.  You would need a way to measure the weight of each of
those sets very accurately and precisely.  Then, you could weigh the
sealed set to determine its contents.  This is assuming that the 2
sets have different weights, which is more likely than not.

  Just thought of something else...

    Does that stormtrooper missile launcher use a metal spring of some
sort, or a rubber band?  If it uses a metal spring, a metal detector
would quickly identify a Stormtrooper.  (Providing C3PO doesn't have
any metal parts :)


Thomas


On Mon, 8 Jan 2001 23:50:00 GMT, "Bryan Hodges"
<bhodges@SPAMBLOCKcos.wantweb.net> wrote:



Right... but since there's no conventional way of verifying the contents,
you wouldn't know if it's a 3PO or a ST in there, which would make it quite
difficult to sell to a collector of "sw rarities."  If you were to open the
box to verify the contents, there'd be no way of proving that you didn't
simply put a 3PO in an opened ST box.  I suppose you could get a sonagram of
the unopened box or something, but I don't know anybody with access to that
sort of equipment.

-Bryan
hobartrus@hotmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/hobartrus/index.html
http://brickshelf.com/gallery/hobartrus



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  Re: 8007, 8008 sighting, COS
 
Well as a result of my curiosity I tried x-raying through a box. The Lego Technic bricks were visible and detailed enough to tell the parts inside. -- Kenneth A. Drumm Ph.D. who is now on his way to bed. (24 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)
  Re: 8007, 8008 sighting, COS
 
(...) I believe the shooter has a metal spring part. But plating from the chrome and gold parts from the C3PO set are probably also going to set off the metal detector! Fredrik (24 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: 8007, 8008 sighting, COS
 
(...) Right... but since there's no conventional way of verifying the contents, you wouldn't know if it's a 3PO or a ST in there, which would make it quite difficult to sell to a collector of "sw rarities." If you were to open the box to verify the (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.starwars)

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