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Re: Is it OK to use new parts for old sets?
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 19 Feb 2000 17:48:20 GMT
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Andreas Frank Werner wrote in message ...
> Hello everybody,
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> I recently left my "dark ages" after 20 years of LEGO abstinence • discovering
> that all of the nice things for LEGO-Trains I couldn't afford as a kid are • now
> highly-desired relicts from the past (12V trains, electric points, signals • and
> so on). Fortunately there is E-Bay...
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> Now I spend many hours deconstructing, cleaning (with a toothbrush :-)) and
> rebuilding steam engines and waggons...
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> Here my question:
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> Would you consider it spoiling an old model if one replaces old (worn) • parts
> with new ones (of the same type and color) wherever possible ?
Generally no. From a purists standpoint, replacing older bricks which have
had changes in how they are molded (minifig heads and 1x1 cylinders for a
couple examples) with bricks of a different style would be a no-no. I
suspect from this purist view, replacing CA bricks with ABS bricks would
also be a no-no.
> Furthermore, what about stickers (i.e. the blue-red-white lines on the nose • of
> the Metroliner could be easily replaced by stripes of color from hobby
> modeling). It looks like the original, but is it?
That would definitely be "impure", and if you're selling the set, had better
be mentioned.
Frank
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| In article <Fq6uu6.5tH@lugnet.com>, ffilz@mindspring.com says... (...) So that would rule 1990's 2x4 bricks out because they are thinner walled and have teeth to grip the studs. I came across this problem when rebuilding old sets and I'm not sure (...) (25 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Is it OK to use new parts for old sets?
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| Hello everybody, I recently left my "dark ages" after 20 years of LEGO abstinence discovering that all of the nice things for LEGO-Trains I couldn't afford as a kid are now highly-desired relicts from the past (12V trains, electric points, signals (...) (25 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains)
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