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Re: Recycle truck hook (was Re: Older Dacta Community Vehicles IS still available at Kaplan
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lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.trains
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Date:
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Thu, 18 Mar 1999 15:26:33 GMT
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lpien@iwantnospam.ctp&NoSpam&.com
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O! I forgot about coastal cutter, and I even HAVE that set. It's used to
pick up the boat, IIRC.
Joshua Delahunty wrote:
>
> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
>
> > One note:
> >
> > "Tom Stangl, VFAQman" wrote:
> > > See http://www.vfaq.com/LEGO/Dacta/ for PRELIMINARY info.
> >
> > and there it says in the recycle truck blurb:
> >
> > "The hook for the pod seems to be unique to this set."
> >
> > That turns not to not QUITE be true. That hook part also comes in 4564.
> > (http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=4564)
> > But buying an out of
> > production 9V set to get that part is rather a steep butchers bill. In
> > fact, as the part is made from a different plastic than most, I took the
> > decision to stash that part as insurance against disaster when I parted
> > out 3 of my comm vehicles sets. Well, Tom Stangl weaseled one out of me,
> > I think. And some of the 1x2x8 med slopes from the gas tanker.
> >
> > Now that Tom apparently bought out Kaplan, anyone with a 4564 they love
> > should buy a recycle truck from him to protect their investment in that
> > part. It's rare. Stangl should raise the price of it a bit and give me
> > back the one he weaseled... :-)
>
> [Sorry I'm coming in late on this one]
>
> There are two different elements involved, and they're in at least three
> sets, actually:
>
> 1x4 Spring Cage, Hinge Connect, 3M
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> Qty Color Set U.S. Set Name Year Theme
> --- ----- ---- ------------------------ ---- --------------
> 1 Red 6353 Coastal Cutter 1991 Nautica
> 1 Red 6668 Recycle Truck (European) 1992 Transportation
> 1 Red 4564 Freight Rail Runner 1995 9v
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> ========
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> Angled Grasp Element
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> Qty Color Set U.S. Set Name Year Theme
> --- ----- ---- ------------------------ ---- --------------
> 1 Red 6353 Coastal Cutter 1991 Nautica
> 1 Red 6668 Recycle Truck (European) 1992 Transportation
> 1 Red 4564 Freight Rail Runner 1995 9v
>
> No, I didn't name them the best way possible.
>
> Doesn't change the fact that the elements are rare, of course.
>
> -- joshua
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