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Subject: 
Re: 3737 parts pack again a disappointment
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Thu, 21 Nov 2002 21:24:04 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Jerry Sievert writes:
In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
.both wagon plates were warped beyond use!
Does LEGO® take notice of their parts/set quality at all, or am I talking to
a brick wall? This is getting ridiculous. -Harvey

the few times that i've ordered this part has turned me off ordering train
packs altogether.  thankfully there's bricklink.  no, i never bothered calling
for a replacement, i figured the replacements would be just as warped --
instead i stuck them between good baseplates and let them sit for about a year.
warping eventually disappeared (mostly), and the plates are now usable.

i've taken to just buying boxed train cars, for some reason those baseplates
make it to me intact.

You may well be on to something. It may very well have something to do with
the packaging? Perhaps bins and bins of bagged train plates get all akilter
while sitting in storage, and get warped.

No matter. I don't order these either, I find the boxed train cars to be a
far better value (since I don't really WANT the baseplates for the most
part, all I want are the wheels/buffers/couplers/bogie plates) since for
just a few dollars more you actually get a lot more elements. Especially the
hopper, it's a great source of tan if you need wheels anyway.



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: 3737 parts pack again a disappointment
 
(...) The big reason I order the packs is that I want black 28 stud baseplates. The sets with black baseplates always come with 24 stud baseplates. Of course I don't use baseplates all the time, but for many cars they work just fine. Frank (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
  Re: 3737 parts pack again a disappointment
 
(...) I recently received a 3737 and the baseplate was fine. I did order it at the same time as a lot of other stuff so it was shipped as one of many things in a huge box. Maybe the warping has to do with the packing and shipping? (The big box meant (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)

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  Re: 3737 parts pack again a disappointment
 
(...) the few times that i've ordered this part has turned me off ordering train packs altogether. thankfully there's bricklink. no, i never bothered calling for a replacement, i figured the replacements would be just as warped -- instead i stuck (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)

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