Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | randyf  | | Posted: | Sep 8, 2019 16:29 | | Subject: | Re: Question regarding: 4486-1 | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, CCBricks writes:
| | Greetings all...
I had a question regarding the following set:
Can anyone confirm, who has this set, how many bags are included? I have this
set without the box. It contains 2 bags and the instructions. It looks like
everything is there.
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http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=5652397
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| Author: | CCBricks | | Posted: | Sep 8, 2019 14:50 | | Subject: | Question regarding: 4486-1 | | Viewed: | 125 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Greetings all...
I had a question regarding the following set:
Can anyone confirm, who has this set, how many bags are included? I have this
set without the box. It contains 2 bags and the instructions. It looks like
everything is there.
Also, what is the difference between the two sets below, other than the box?
[s=4486-2]
Thanks in advance!
Brian
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| Author: | ziddi | | Posted: | Sep 8, 2019 11:53 | | Subject: | Re: Part that I can't found | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| Thank you!
In Catalog, Stuart9 writes:
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In Catalog, ziddi writes:
| | Hello,
does someone know what is the part on the picture? can't find it.
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| Author: | qwertyboy | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2019 22:55 | | Subject: | Re: found wrong category | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | In Catalog, FloathBricks writes:
| | Hello everybody,
Hope the post is right here. I found an article that is listed in the wrong category:
3626cpb2423 is listed under "Mini Doll, Head". Should actually under "Minifigure,
Head"
Greetings
Florian
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Interesting. Why can printed versions of parts even have different categories
than their parent part? Is there even a case where that is needed? I can think
of one case: 2 x 2 x 2 Slopes with dress prints could go under Minifig,Bodypart
(or better: change the "legs assembly" category in "lower body" and move all
short legs, mermaid tails and ghost lower bodies there too). But even in this
case, those parts are simply "slope".
So if printed parts never even have a different category than their parent part,
why is it apparently needed that these parts are assigned a category manually?
It's just extra work and extra risk of error. In my own webshop's catalog,
the data of the non printed parent part is used as much as possible. That saved
me a whole lot of work.
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Check out
and its printed versions.
Niek.
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| Author: | Stuart9 | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2019 16:51 | | Subject: | Re: Part that I can't found | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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In Catalog, ziddi writes:
| | Hello,
does someone know what is the part on the picture? can't find it.
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| Author: | ziddi | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2019 16:08 | | Subject: | Part that I can't found | | Viewed: | 130 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Hello,
does someone know what is the part on the picture? can't find it.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2019 15:04 | | Subject: | Re: found wrong category | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | In Catalog, FloathBricks writes:
| | Hello everybody,
Hope the post is right here. I found an article that is listed in the wrong category:
3626cpb2423 is listed under "Mini Doll, Head". Should actually under "Minifigure,
Head"
Greetings
Florian
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Interesting. Why can printed versions of parts even have different categories
than their parent part? Is there even a case where that is needed? I can think
of one case: 2 x 2 x 2 Slopes with dress prints could go under Minifig,Bodypart
(or better: change the "legs assembly" category in "lower body" and move all
short legs, mermaid tails and ghost lower bodies there too). But even in this
case, those parts are simply "slope".
So if printed parts never even have a different category than their parent part,
why is it apparently needed that these parts are assigned a category manually?
It's just extra work and extra risk of error. In my own webshop's catalog,
the data of the non printed parent part is used as much as possible. That saved
me a whole lot of work.
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The BL database does not 'know' about parent parts. This is something
that we as users understand by trimming the part number, but in the underlying
database, there is no such relation between P=3626cpb2423 and P=3626c. For the
database engine, these are just two unrelated records that happen to be near
each other in alphabetical order. Therefore, the category field is to be filled
separately with every item.
There is a relation in the database that relates P=3626c to P=3626a and P=3626b,
but that is not the relation you seek right now.
With the current database, this functionality of automatically linking categories
to the category of the parent part, is (a little) harder to build. However, it
would have unintended consequences: A quick selection in Excel learns that of
the 40K decorated part, 11K have the same category as their 'parent'
part, 24K have not, and 5K have no parent part defined in the database. This
is mostly because there is a separate category for decorated, but there are more
examples.
Hans-Peter
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2019 13:00 | | Subject: | Re: found wrong category | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | […]
So if printed parts never even have a different category than their parent part,
why is it apparently needed that these parts are assigned a category manually? […]
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There are lots of reasons why something isn’t automatized. The main ones are:
1. You have to realize it’s stupid work.
2. “You can automatize that?!” The users don’t even know they can ask for it
to be done.
3. And, of course, “there’s something else more urgent to do.”
You thought about it because you’re lazy (in a good way  ) and you needed to
do the job yourself.
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You're probably right, a lot if this may have to do with the fact that catalog
work is unpaid work for Bricklink. Why waste time on making something that's
free less work?
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2019 11:59 | | Subject: | Re: found wrong category | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | […]
So if printed parts never even have a different category than their parent part,
why is it apparently needed that these parts are assigned a category manually? […]
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There are lots of reasons why something isn’t automatized. The main ones are:
1. You have to realize it’s stupid work.
2. “You can automatize that?!” The users don’t even know they can ask for it
to be done.
3. And, of course, “there’s something else more urgent to do.”
You thought about it because you’re lazy (in a good way ) and you needed to
do the job yourself.
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| Author: | WoutR | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2019 11:57 | | Subject: | Re: found wrong category | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, FloathBricks writes:
| | Hello everybody,
Hope the post is right here. I found an article that is listed in the wrong category:
3626cpb2423 is listed under "Mini Doll, Head". Should actually under "Minifigure,
Head"
Greetings
Florian
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| Author: | 62Bricks | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2019 11:55 | | Subject: | Re: found wrong category | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | In Catalog, FloathBricks writes:
| | Hello everybody,
Hope the post is right here. I found an article that is listed in the wrong category:
3626cpb2423 is listed under "Mini Doll, Head". Should actually under "Minifigure,
Head"
Greetings
Florian
|
Interesting. Why can printed versions of parts even have different categories
than their parent part? Is there even a case where that is needed? I can think
of one case: 2 x 2 x 2 Slopes with dress prints could go under Minifig,Bodypart
(or better: change the "legs assembly" category in "lower body" and move all
short legs, mermaid tails and ghost lower bodies there too). But even in this
case, those parts are simply "slope".
So if printed parts never even have a different category than their parent part,
why is it apparently needed that these parts are assigned a category manually?
It's just extra work and extra risk of error. In my own webshop's catalog,
the data of the non printed parent part is used as much as possible. That saved
me a whole lot of work.
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This is why goatleg exists - the flatness of the Bricklink catalog makes it difficult
to find decorated parts because they are all thrown into one jumbled category
at the same level as undecorated parts. If the Bricklink catalog were arranged
with true categories and subcategories that move from the general to the specific,
then decorated parts would be subcategories of their undecorated versions and
would be much easier to find.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2019 11:48 | | Subject: | Re: found wrong category | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Teup writes:
| | […]
(or better: change the "legs assembly" category in "lower body" and move all
short legs, mermaid tails and ghost lower bodies there too) […]
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Yes, please.
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2019 11:38 | | Subject: | Re: found wrong category | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, FloathBricks writes:
| | Hello everybody,
Hope the post is right here. I found an article that is listed in the wrong category:
3626cpb2423 is listed under "Mini Doll, Head". Should actually under "Minifigure,
Head"
Greetings
Florian
|
Interesting. Why can printed versions of parts even have different categories
than their parent part? Is there even a case where that is needed? I can think
of one case: 2 x 2 x 2 Slopes with dress prints could go under Minifig,Bodypart
(or better: change the "legs assembly" category in "lower body" and move all
short legs, mermaid tails and ghost lower bodies there too). But even in this
case, those parts are simply "slope".
So if printed parts never even have a different category than their parent part,
why is it apparently needed that these parts are assigned a category manually?
It's just extra work and extra risk of error. In my own webshop's catalog,
the data of the non printed parent part is used as much as possible. That saved
me a whole lot of work.
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| Author: | SteinchendeaIer | | Posted: | Sep 7, 2019 10:24 | | Subject: | found wrong category | | Viewed: | 108 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Hello everybody,
Hope the post is right here. I found an article that is listed in the wrong category:
3626cpb2423 is listed under "Mini Doll, Head". Should actually under "Minifigure,
Head"
Greetings
Florian
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2019 04:42 | | Subject: | Re: What year were part numbers introduced? | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, WoutR 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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If I remember correctly, around 1985.
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You remember correctly but the roof 4509 coming with sets 7755 and 7727 in 1983
had part number since its earliest production.
Some old baseplates from 60s or 70s had also part number.
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| Author: | 1271moggy | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2019 04:22 | | Subject: | Re: What year were part numbers introduced? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Soviet writes:
| | In Catalog, 1271moggy writes:
| | In Catalog, WoutR writes:
| | In Catalog, cosmicray writes:
| | 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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The CA parts did have mold numbers (5 04) but not the part number (3176)
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Thank you all for your replies. I am now going to pose another question - What
are 'CA' parts? Sorry to be so thick.
Linda
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Cellulose Acetate plastic, which LEGO phased out in 1963.
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Thank you very much. Everyday I learn something new from the forum.
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| Author: | Soviet | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2019 04:11 | | Subject: | Re: What year were part numbers introduced? | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, 1271moggy writes:
| | In Catalog, WoutR writes:
| | In Catalog, cosmicray writes:
| | 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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The CA parts did have mold numbers (5 04) but not the part number (3176)
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Thank you all for your replies. I am now going to pose another question - What
are 'CA' parts? Sorry to be so thick.
Linda
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Cellulose Acetate plastic, which LEGO phased out in 1963.
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| Author: | 1271moggy | | Posted: | Sep 6, 2019 03:54 | | Subject: | Re: What year were part numbers introduced? | | Viewed: | 27 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, WoutR writes:
| | In Catalog, cosmicray writes:
| | 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
|
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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The CA parts did have mold numbers (5 04) but not the part number (3176)
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Thank you all for your replies. I am now going to pose another question - What
are 'CA' parts? Sorry to be so thick.
Linda
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| Author: | FreeStorm | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2019 15:57 | | Subject: | Inside boxes from set 523-1 | | Viewed: | 72 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Today I received my bought set
Inside the box
There is two identical boxes with parts inside (look that funny rabbit)
Should I add these boxes as alternate picture of original box 523-1 or add as
a gear inside inventory of set 523-1 ?
-Fred
PS: maybe that box exist in catalog, but I do not find them.
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| Author: | WoutR | | Posted: | Sep 5, 2019 15:39 | | Subject: | Re: What year were part numbers introduced? | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, cosmicray writes:
| | 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
|
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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The CA parts did have mold numbers (5 04) but not the part number (3176)
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| 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
|
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
|
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
|
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: | 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: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Sep 2, 2019 06:45 | | Subject: | Re: Elements Exclusive to BaM | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, constructibles writes:
| | Just to add to the never-ending "identify this part" questions, it's now
been semi-officially confirmed that LEGO has created exclusive elements for the
BaM (Build a Minifgure) bins in LBR stores. I'm sure this will give more
people headaches for authenticating parts, since they will not appear in any
inventories. Looks interesting though, and I hope they keep introducing new
elements.
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It looks like there are other exclsuive parts that are going to cause some confusion.
These pics are on eurobricks. Look at the vampire torso, very similar to Lord
Vampyre's but a different colour waistcoat and tie. So a BAM exclusive that
will probably be confused with an existing one.
The spiderwoman - look at the large spider print, it used to be located lower
and was printed across the torso and dress. So that's another two parts very
similar to existing ones from sets but exclusive to BAM.
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