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Wesell's vessel can't stop top
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lugnet.starwars
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Sat, 27 Apr 2002 02:02:47 GMT
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I am having a moment of disappointment with my new Bounty Hunter Pursuit set
that I'm wondering if others are experiencing. The issue: Zam Wesell's
ship's canopy will not stay closed. I do not know if this is something
intentional or accidental but the canopy hinge lacks a "tooth" on the
interior side to fit the hinge sprocket of the receiving piece. The result
is a canopy that flops open when tilted.
I am of the mind that this is an oversight like what happened with the stair
segments in the Harry Potter sets. The reason I believe this is that the
canopy cannot be locked into the first toothed position without removing the
ship's outriggers. Forgoing the thought of poor design, is it possible this
section of the mold was accidentally reversed? Turning the hinge section 180
degrees would put the tooth exactly where it needs to be to lock the canopy
closed.
Can others confirm that their canopy hinge is like mine or not?
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Message has 5 Replies:
 | | Re: Wesell's vessel can't stop top
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| My copy is the same way, Jim. Looks like the tooth is on the wrong side of the canopy, which will flop open pretty easily - especially if the mandibles are off. -Matt . (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: Wesell's vessel can't stop top
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| (...) Ditto for me :(. I tried something not as innovative as the rubber bands, but that worked for me all the same. I removed the green pokey up hollow piece right behind the canopy. Under that, I put a 1x2 translucent yellow plate (gotta maintain (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: Wesell's vessel can't stop top
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| (...) Mine is precisely like that. I mentioned something about it in passing in another post; it's very annoying indeed. The cause is precisely what you identified: The hinge piece's "tooth" is 90-degrees "off" from what you need to keep it shut in (...) (23 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: Wesell's vessel can't stop top
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| WHAT ABOUT LEGO CUSTOMER SERVICE? Okay, mine's screwed up too. Yes the crash theory is good, and that's what I thought, but I WANT the cockpit to stay closed, w/out rubber bands, extra parts, etc. SOOOO..... Has anyone called lego on this. I know (...) (23 years ago, 30-Apr-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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