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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) […]

Yes, please.

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Teup

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Sep 7, 2019 11:38

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Re: found wrong category

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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.

Author:

SteinchendeaIer

Posted:

Sep 7, 2019 10:24

Subject:

found wrong category

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Author:

SezaR

Posted:

Sep 6, 2019 04:42

Subject:

Re: What year were part numbers introduced?

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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

If I remember correctly, around 1985.

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.

Author:

1271moggy

Posted:

Sep 6, 2019 04:22

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Re: What year were part numbers introduced?

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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:

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

The CA parts did have mold numbers (5 04) but not the part number (3176)

Thank you all for your replies. I am now going to pose another question - What
are 'CA' parts? Sorry to be so thick.
Linda

Cellulose Acetate plastic, which LEGO phased out in 1963.

Thank you very much. Everyday I learn something new from the forum.

Author:

Soviet

Posted:

Sep 6, 2019 04:11

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Re: What year were part numbers introduced?

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In Catalog, 1271moggy writes:

In Catalog, WoutR writes:

In Catalog, cosmicray writes:

In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:

In Catalog, 1271moggy writes:

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

The CA parts did have mold numbers (5 04) but not the part number (3176)

Thank you all for your replies. I am now going to pose another question - What
are 'CA' parts? Sorry to be so thick.
Linda

Cellulose Acetate plastic, which LEGO phased out in 1963.

Author:

1271moggy

Posted:

Sep 6, 2019 03:54

Subject:

Re: What year were part numbers introduced?

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In Catalog, WoutR writes:

In Catalog, cosmicray writes:

In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:

In Catalog, 1271moggy writes:

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

The CA parts did have mold numbers (5 04) but not the part number (3176)

Thank you all for your replies. I am now going to pose another question - What
are 'CA' parts? Sorry to be so thick.
Linda

Author:

FreeStorm

Posted:

Sep 5, 2019 15:57

Subject:

Inside boxes from set 523-1

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