Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | StormChaser  | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2020 21:30 | | Subject: | Sticker Over Assembly Inventories | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Inventories | | Status: | Open | |
| Randy and Paul,
Have you ever considered allowing inventories for parts in the Sticker over Assembly
category? Some of these titles are ridiculous and the only reason they have
to be like that is because someone long ago decided that these parts shouldn't
have inventories.
* |  | BA067pb01 Stickered Assembly 4 x 2 x 1 with Classic Fire Logo Pattern on Both Sides (Stickers) - Set 590 & 374-1 - 1 Plate 1 x 4, 2 Plate 1 x 1, 1 Plate 2 x 2, 1 Plate, Modified 1 x 4 with Tow Ball Socket, Long, 2 Slots
Parts: Stickered Assembly |
There's only a single good reason that I know of not to inventory the parts:
because individual stickers don't have catalog entries and thus cannot be
included in the inventories.
I wonder if that's reason enough, though. I'm thinking it's not.
Am I missing another reason not to inventory them?
What do you (and anyone else) think?
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| Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2020 10:48 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 76103-1 | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, mickandyp writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 3010 Black Brick 1 x 4 (Counterpart)
Comments from Submitter:
Brick 1 x 4 with White upside down Triangle Pattern (Sticker) - Set 76103. Sticker #2
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First you need to add the part with a sticker to the catalog. You may do that
here:
https://www.bricklink.com/wantedCatalog.asp
Then you need to add an image. You may do that here:
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogImageAdd.page
Once the new part has been approved, then you can submit an inventory change
request to add it to the set's inventory.
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2020 10:25 | | Subject: | Re: Naginata 41159pb01 two different colors. | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, firestar246 writes:
| | So the two do look like trans-light blue in the pic, but look darker in real
life. But the other three are obviously trans black which bl has no listing for.
And they as ll came from the titan mech set.
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They are actually supposed to be marbled pieces where the Pearl Dark Gray is
blended with the Trans-Light Blue in the blade. This is most likely what is making
the Trans-Light Blue ones look darker. And you're kind of lucky since many
of them have hardly any Trans-Light Blue in them. However, this is not the first
time I have seen the other ones. I have a feeling that someone at the factory
messed up and ordered a batch of the parts be made with either Trans-Black or
Trans-Clear at one time.
Here is my "pending-being-an-admin-again" opinion on this: I would seriously
suggest creating a new catalog entry for these and adding them as an alternate
to the set, even though the piece was never intended to be made or make it into
official sets. The pieces obviously exist, so we should account for that.
Cheers,
Randy
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It looks like they are correcting an error. Box images and the part list showed
a blue one and we initially used the blue render made by Lego, but people kept
finding them to be barely blue if at all, so we switched pics. I guess Lego
figured out how to get the right ones out there.
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| Author: | tons_of_bricks | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2020 10:07 | | Subject: | Re: Naginata 41159pb01 two different colors. | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, firestar246 writes:
| | So the two do look like trans-light blue in the pic, but look darker in real
life. But the other three are obviously trans black which bl has no listing for.
And they as ll came from the titan mech set.
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They are actually supposed to be marbled pieces where the Pearl Dark Gray is
blended with the Trans-Light Blue in the blade. This is most likely what is making
the Trans-Light Blue ones look darker. And you're kind of lucky since many
of them have hardly any Trans-Light Blue in them. However, this is not the first
time I have seen the other ones. I have a feeling that someone at the factory
messed up and ordered a batch of the parts be made with either Trans-Black or
Trans-Clear at one time.
Here is my "pending-being-an-admin-again" opinion on this: I would seriously
suggest creating a new catalog entry for these and adding them as an alternate
to the set, even though the piece was never intended to be made or make it into
official sets. The pieces obviously exist, so we should account for that.
Cheers,
Randy
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Thanks for the reply! Though adding a catalog entry and an alternate to a set
is something I've never done before, not sure how to go about it.
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2020 08:20 | | Subject: | Re: Naginata 41159pb01 two different colors. | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, firestar246 writes:
| | So the two do look like trans-light blue in the pic, but look darker in real
life. But the other three are obviously trans black which bl has no listing for.
And they as ll came from the titan mech set.
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They are actually supposed to be marbled pieces where the Pearl Dark Gray is
blended with the Trans-Light Blue in the blade. This is most likely what is making
the Trans-Light Blue ones look darker. And you're kind of lucky since many
of them have hardly any Trans-Light Blue in them. However, this is not the first
time I have seen the other ones. I have a feeling that someone at the factory
messed up and ordered a batch of the parts be made with either Trans-Black or
Trans-Clear at one time.
Here is my "pending-being-an-admin-again" opinion on this: I would seriously
suggest creating a new catalog entry for these and adding them as an alternate
to the set, even though the piece was never intended to be made or make it into
official sets. The pieces obviously exist, so we should account for that.
Cheers,
Randy
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| Author: | mickandyp | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2020 07:26 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 76103-1 | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 3010 Black Brick 1 x 4 (Counterpart)
Comments from Submitter:
Brick 1 x 4 with White upside down Triangle Pattern (Sticker) - Set 76103. Sticker #2
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| Author: | tons_of_bricks | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2020 06:41 | | Subject: | Re: Naginata 41159pb01 two different colors. | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| So the two do look like trans-light blue in the pic, but look darker in real
life. But the other three are obviously trans black which bl has no listing for.
And they as ll came from the titan mech set.
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| Author: | tons_of_bricks | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2020 06:32 | | Subject: | Naginata 41159pb01 two different colors. | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
| I have 11 new Naginatas all from the Titan Mech set 70676. However, there is
an obvious color difference among them when held up to the light. 5 of them look
trans-black, and the others look trans-dark blue (even the staff of the piece
has a bluish look when held just right in the light).
But the current Bricklink catalog only has Naginatas with a trans-orange blade
and trans-light blue, both of which mine don't fit. Does anyone else with
these pieces notice this color discrepancy? I'm not sure how to list these
pieces as I feel I'd be listing them incorrectly.
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2020 06:15 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set colsh-9 | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part 92338 Dark Purple Chain 5 Links (Extra)
Comments from Submitter:
Randy fixed the other extra on this set. I neglected to get them in there.
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Jan 14, 2020 00:02 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6543-1 | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, Admin_Russell writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Black {x77a String, Cord Thin (Undetermined Length) to x77ac75 String, Cord Thin 75cm}
* Change 1 Part Black {3962 Minifigure, Utensil Radio (Undetermined Handle Type) to 3962b Minifigure, Utensil Radio with Extended Handle}
* Change 5 Part Brown {2536 Plant, Tree Palm Trunk - (Undetermined Connector Version) to 2536b Plant, Tree Palm Trunk - Short Connector, no Axle Hole}
* Change 4 Part White {2453 Brick 1 x 1 x 5 - Undetermined Stud Type to 2453a Brick 1 x 1 x 5 - Blocked Open Stud or Hollow Stud}
Comments from Submitter:
My string is actually 77.5 cm.
Pics to Follow
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The string on my new 7838 is 76cm. This is why the length of wires and strings
should be rather given something like "about 75cm", not "75cm" or not "15 studs".
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That's what the entry means. 75cm means about or at least 75cm long.
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I did not know it meant that and I still don't know what part of the entry
means that neither. I have seen many people confused when listing these wire/assmbely
itmes. Some mentioned in their listing "the wire is 1cm short"...
I meatured 5 wires that comes with wire
and they were 2cm of difference (max length - min length= 2cm)
Not only many people are confused, so were some catalog admins. Here we have
these two entries, probably the same:
[s=765c96]
and
[s=766c94]
The other level of confusion is whether the length of wires include the connectors
or not. I think it is better we do not, because if an item is named something
like
"Electric, Wire 12V / 4.5V with two 2-prong connectors, with wire of approximate
length 40cm"
then we can inventory the item with "wire of approximate length 40cm" so less
confusion. Then the same entry for wire can be used to create other wire/connector
assembly like
"Electric, Wire 12V / 4.5V with two 2-prong connectors without middle pin, with
wire of approximate length 40cm"
or
"Electric, Wire 12V / 4.5V with male Squared Wide Short Connector and Male Squared
Narrow Long Connector, with wire of approximate length 40cm"
They can all be inventories with
"wire of approximate length 40cm".
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| Author: | Admin_Russell | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 21:04 | | Subject: | Re: Element 6286835 wrong colour | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Drudatz writes:
| | In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
| | that is because BrickLink inventories are based on sealed set contents, and they
have features that other systems do not have, such as complete minifig and minifig
part data, stickers, counterparts, and extras. This is the reason that sellers
prefer to part out using BrickLink inventories, even if it means they have to
wait a while.
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Sorry but BL has always been VERY slow when it comes to do inventorys (or rather
the Pending Approval).
Recent example: 40395 - 23 lots aka 67 parts. A set is out since 8 days and even
up on Legos site should be up including part list on BL by now imho.
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Well right now we have a sort of "situation" which is slowing things down more
than normal. But also, that is not really an important set. Nowhere near the
importance of the latest collectible minifigures. If someone has to wait until
February for that one, it's not the end of the world. Besides, like you say,
other sites have it. So let people use those other sites. 
| | I dont know how the policy is about naming other websites (especially now that
TLG owns BL) but the biggest lego moc site has the part list which includes no
stickers, minifigs or any new parts.
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The new Terms of Service include the Discussion Forum Rules, and they haven't
changed. You can name anything you want. Just don't promote a competitor
site.
| | thats no critic of your work Russel just my 2 bricks.
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I don't take criticism personally - this is a community effort.
We could import the data just like Brickset and other places do, but that's
not the kind of inventory data our users have come to expect. BrickLink inventories
first and foremost are for parting out new sets. Because we know what a monkey
wrench it throws into the system when people part out an inventory with an error
in it, we do EVERYTHING we can to prevent an error in an inventory. It has to
be complete, complete, complete, with no errors.
We will not divulge the measures we take to check our inventories, but I will
say that the steps we take are considerable and when an inventory rolls off the
assembly line it is virtually bulletproof. And with our continual updates, it
will remain bulletproof as long as the catalog exists.
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| Author: | Admin_Russell | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 20:46 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6543-1 | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Black {x77a String, Cord Thin (Undetermined Length) to x77ac75 String, Cord Thin 75cm}
* Change 1 Part Black {3962 Minifigure, Utensil Radio (Undetermined Handle Type) to 3962b Minifigure, Utensil Radio with Extended Handle}
* Change 5 Part Brown {2536 Plant, Tree Palm Trunk - (Undetermined Connector Version) to 2536b Plant, Tree Palm Trunk - Short Connector, no Axle Hole}
* Change 4 Part White {2453 Brick 1 x 1 x 5 - Undetermined Stud Type to 2453a Brick 1 x 1 x 5 - Blocked Open Stud or Hollow Stud}
Comments from Submitter:
My string is actually 77.5 cm.
Pics to Follow
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The string on my new 7838 is 76cm. This is why the length of wires and strings
should be rather given something like "about 75cm", not "75cm" or not "15 studs".
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That's what the entry means. 75cm means about or at least 75cm long.
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 20:26 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6543-1 | | Viewed: | 23 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Black {x77a String, Cord Thin (Undetermined Length) to x77ac75 String, Cord Thin 75cm}
* Change 1 Part Black {3962 Minifigure, Utensil Radio (Undetermined Handle Type) to 3962b Minifigure, Utensil Radio with Extended Handle}
* Change 5 Part Brown {2536 Plant, Tree Palm Trunk - (Undetermined Connector Version) to 2536b Plant, Tree Palm Trunk - Short Connector, no Axle Hole}
* Change 4 Part White {2453 Brick 1 x 1 x 5 - Undetermined Stud Type to 2453a Brick 1 x 1 x 5 - Blocked Open Stud or Hollow Stud}
Comments from Submitter:
My string is actually 77.5 cm.
Pics to Follow
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The string on my new 7838 is 76cm. This is why the length of wires and strings
should be rather given something like "about 75cm", not "75cm" or not "15 studs".
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Agreed
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 20:18 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6543-1 | | Viewed: | 28 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Black {x77a String, Cord Thin (Undetermined Length) to x77ac75 String, Cord Thin 75cm}
* Change 1 Part Black {3962 Minifigure, Utensil Radio (Undetermined Handle Type) to 3962b Minifigure, Utensil Radio with Extended Handle}
* Change 5 Part Brown {2536 Plant, Tree Palm Trunk - (Undetermined Connector Version) to 2536b Plant, Tree Palm Trunk - Short Connector, no Axle Hole}
* Change 4 Part White {2453 Brick 1 x 1 x 5 - Undetermined Stud Type to 2453a Brick 1 x 1 x 5 - Blocked Open Stud or Hollow Stud}
Comments from Submitter:
My string is actually 77.5 cm.
Pics to Follow
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The string on my new 7838 is 76cm. This is why the length of wires and strings
should be rather given something like "about 75cm", not "75cm" or not "15 studs".
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 18:37 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 138-1 | | Viewed: | 20 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, wannes. writes:
The volunteer admins are currently on break waiting for the status to be settled
with The Lego Group, so Russell is working alone right now. He's approving
new items and new inventories, but he isn't doing a lot of changes to old
inventories. I don't know what the timeline is, but you may have to wait
until Randy and Paul are back.
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| Author: | wannes. | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 18:33 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 138-1 | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| | Is any one on this? |
| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 18:33 | | Subject: | Re: Element 6286835 wrong colour | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, Drudatz writes:
| | In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | The way it works is that you or me needs to build an inventory and submit
it.
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the point was not about people not submitting but BL not making inventories available:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogPend.asp
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Thanks for clarifying. Everything above seemed to refer to inventories getting
made. For instance the set that we were talking about, 10270, has never been
reserved. The inventory is not pending. No one has decided to do it.
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| Author: | Drudatz | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 18:27 | | Subject: | Re: Element 6286835 wrong colour | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | The way it works is that you or me needs to build an inventory and submit
it.
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the point was not about people not submitting but BL not making inventories available:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogPend.asp
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 17:06 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6543-1 | | Viewed: | 24 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, axaday writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Black {x77a String, Cord Thin (Undetermined Length) to x77ac75 String, Cord Thin 75cm}
* Change 1 Part Black {3962 Minifigure, Utensil Radio (Undetermined Handle Type) to 3962b Minifigure, Utensil Radio with Extended Handle}
* Change 5 Part Brown {2536 Plant, Tree Palm Trunk - (Undetermined Connector Version) to 2536b Plant, Tree Palm Trunk - Short Connector, no Axle Hole}
* Change 4 Part White {2453 Brick 1 x 1 x 5 - Undetermined Stud Type to 2453a Brick 1 x 1 x 5 - Blocked Open Stud or Hollow Stud}
Comments from Submitter:
My string is actually 77.5 cm.
Pics to Follow
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 17:03 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 6543-1 | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Change 1 Part Black {x77a String, Cord Thin (Undetermined Length) to x77ac75 String, Cord Thin 75cm}
* Change 1 Part Black {3962 Minifigure, Utensil Radio (Undetermined Handle Type) to 3962b Minifigure, Utensil Radio with Extended Handle}
* Change 5 Part Brown {2536 Plant, Tree Palm Trunk - (Undetermined Connector Version) to 2536b Plant, Tree Palm Trunk - Short Connector, no Axle Hole}
* Change 4 Part White {2453 Brick 1 x 1 x 5 - Undetermined Stud Type to 2453a Brick 1 x 1 x 5 - Blocked Open Stud or Hollow Stud}
Comments from Submitter:
My string is actually 77.5 cm.
Pics to Follow
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 16:38 | | Subject: | Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 113-2 | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests | |
| In Inventories Requests, SezaR writes:
| | Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part bb0007pb01 Blue Electric, Motor 4.5V Type A 12 x 4 x 4 with 4.5V stamped on front (match ID 11)
* Delete 4 Part trainrim Light Gray Train Rim for 4.5V & 12V Locomotive Wheels
* Delete 4 Part wheel1b Red Train Wheel with 2 x 2 Stud Center, Beveled Tread and Cam Axle for Motor
* Add 4 Part wheel1bc01 Red Train Wheel with 2 x 2 Stud Center, Beveled Tread and Cam Axle for Motor with Light Gray Train Rim for 4.5V & 12V Locomotive Wheels (wheel1b / trainrim)
* Change 1 Part Blue bb0007 Electric, Motor 4.5V Type A 12 x 4 x 4 {match ID 0 to 11}
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This item
[p=bb0007pb01]
existed already in colors black and blue. I am not sure why this motor was recently
added
Perhaps for the extra black plate glued underneath. But I have not seen
[p=bb0007pb01]
without this black plate.
Also, the name of the item bb0007c01pb02 is "...with 4.5 VOLT stamped on front"
but it should be "...with 4.5 V. stamped on front".
I think I will soon request to remove bb0007c01pb02 unless if somebody gives
an evidence that bb0007c01pb02 appeared without this extra glued black plate.
Note that the photo on the catalog cannot be an evidence because the plate could
have separated and fell from the motor.
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| Author: | SezaR | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 16:31 | | Subject: | Inventory Change Request for Set 113-2 | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Inventories Requests (Entry) | | Status: | Open | |
| Please make changes to the following inventory:
* Add 1 Part bb0007pb01 Blue Electric, Motor 4.5V Type A 12 x 4 x 4 with 4.5V stamped on front (match ID 11)
* Delete 4 Part trainrim Light Gray Train Rim for 4.5V & 12V Locomotive Wheels
* Delete 4 Part wheel1b Red Train Wheel with 2 x 2 Stud Center, Beveled Tread and Cam Axle for Motor
* Add 4 Part wheel1bc01 Red Train Wheel with 2 x 2 Stud Center, Beveled Tread and Cam Axle for Motor with Light Gray Train Rim for 4.5V & 12V Locomotive Wheels (wheel1b / trainrim)
* Change 1 Part Blue bb0007 Electric, Motor 4.5V Type A 12 x 4 x 4 {match ID 0 to 11}
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| Author: | Turez | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 15:53 | | Subject: | Re: Pattern 1. Pattern 2. | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, FreeStorm writes:
Thanks.
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| Author: | Turez | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2020 15:48 | | Subject: | Re: Pattern 1. Pattern 2. | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
| In Catalog, axaday writes:
| | In Catalog, Turez writes:
It is a guy who is being smacked in the guts with a bar because he stood where
he shouldn't. It is perhaps a "Line of Fire Warning".
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Many thanks, NOW I see it!
(Still wouldn't know how to describe it.)
I really didn't recognize any person on that sticker, I always thought is
is some kind of cutter or mower...
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