| Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | WoutR  | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2019 15:29 | | Subject: | Re: What year were part numbers introduced? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, 1271moggy writes:
| | I have just wondering if anyone knew when Lego started putting the part number
on the pieces. I have just found part 3176 which looks fairly 'new'
but has no part number. It just has the numbers 5 and 04 on the underside.
What do these numbers refer to?
Apologies if this has been asked before - I cannot find a thread.
Thanking you all
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If I remember correctly, around 1985.
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| Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2019 15:27 | | Subject: | Re: What year were part numbers introduced? | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
| | In Catalog, 1271moggy writes:
| | I have just wondering if anyone knew when Lego started putting the part number
on the pieces. I have just found part 3176 which looks fairly 'new'
but has no part number. It just has the numbers 5 and 04 on the underside.
What do these numbers refer to?
Apologies if this has been asked before - I cannot find a thread.
Thanking you all
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The one or two digit numbers indicate molds and mold cavities in the actual machine
that creates the parts from liquid plastic injection. As far as what year TLC
started putting part numbers on the parts themselves, I'm afraid I do not
know.
David
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Part number such as 3001 for a 2x4 brick ? Certainly the older CA parts had that,
so it must have been in the earliest days.
Nita Rae
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| Author: | crazylegoman | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2019 11:37 | | Subject: | Re: What year were part numbers introduced? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, 1271moggy writes:
| | I have just wondering if anyone knew when Lego started putting the part number
on the pieces. I have just found part 3176 which looks fairly 'new'
but has no part number. It just has the numbers 5 and 04 on the underside.
What do these numbers refer to?
Apologies if this has been asked before - I cannot find a thread.
Thanking you all
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The one or two digit numbers indicate molds and mold cavities in the actual machine
that creates the parts from liquid plastic injection. As far as what year TLC
started putting part numbers on the parts themselves, I'm afraid I do not
know.
David
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| Author: | pikachu3 | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2019 10:30 | | Subject: | Re: Help with color | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, randyf writes:
| | In Colors, WoutR writes:
| | I have discussed copper with Admins in the past, I think it is time for an update
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The only color that I could see a chance of getting added would be something
akin to "Metallic Gold" or "Metallic Silver" to separate surface-coated copper
parts from copper-color molded parts. Beyond that, it would be highly unlikely
to get any consensus to make further changes.
Cheers,
Randy
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+1 for Metallic Copper 
I don't know of any part that comes in more than one copper color; without
any overlap, it makes sense to keep all the pearl copper colors together here.
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| Author: | WoutR | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2019 10:09 | | Subject: | Re: Help with color | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, randyf writes:
| | In Colors, WoutR writes:
| | I have discussed copper with Admins in the past, I think it is time for an update
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The only color that I could see a chance of getting added would be something
akin to "Metallic Gold" or "Metallic Silver" to separate surface-coated copper
parts from copper-color molded parts. Beyond that, it would be highly unlikely
to get any consensus to make further changes.
Cheers,
Randy
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That would be my priority also. I think we need a Metallic Copper.
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| Author: | 1271moggy | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2019 07:51 | | Subject: | What year were part numbers introduced? | | Viewed: | 96 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| I have just wondering if anyone knew when Lego started putting the part number
on the pieces. I have just found part 3176 which looks fairly 'new'
but has no part number. It just has the numbers 5 and 04 on the underside.
What do these numbers refer to?
Apologies if this has been asked before - I cannot find a thread.
Thanking you all
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| Author: | paulvdb | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2019 04:02 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 088-1 | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 1 Part 3404ac02 White Turntable 4 x 4 - Old Type Complete, Faceted with Indented Base
* Add 1 Part 3404ac01 White Turntable 4 x 4 - Old Type Complete, Faceted
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The person who inventoried the set confirmed that 3404ac01 should be in this
set. See https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1155688
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2019 00:51 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 088-1 | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
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| In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 1 Part 3404ac02 White Turntable 4 x 4 - Old Type Complete, Faceted with Indented Base
* Add 1 Part 3404ac01 White Turntable 4 x 4 - Old Type Complete, Faceted
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https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=088-1&viewID=Y
I have checked many sets. It appears that the turnable 3404c02 was first produced
sometime between 1974-75 and then, it was replaced by 3403c01 in 1976.
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2019 00:45 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 088-1 | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
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| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Delete 1 Part 3404ac02 White Turntable 4 x 4 - Old Type Complete, Faceted with Indented Base
* Add 1 Part 3404ac01 White Turntable 4 x 4 - Old Type Complete, Faceted
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| Author: | dcarmine | | Posted: | Sep 4, 2019 21:29 | | Subject: | Re: Help with another color | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, detroitbricks writes:
| | Ok I have ran across another color issue, I have ran across this a few times
but this time both parts came from the same used set. Assume both are blue but
1 is discolored. Does anybody sell these or do they go in the scrap bin?
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It is discolored from age. I think someone calls it "brittle blue". I have
seen this in my inventory, brand new blue bricks turned yellowish, inside and
out. I donate them to schools. Sometimes these blue parts will crack easily,
especially minifig torsos. It's not all blue parts, so some blue parts are
made with a different recipe?
Someone else talked recently that he opened a MIB set from the '90s had a
lot of blue pieces discolored.
It's a known issue, but I'm not sure if anyone knows why.
HTH
Donna
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