Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | axaday  | | Posted: | May 18, 2022 06:24 | | Subject: | 193a1 | | Viewed: | 82 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Is marked for deletion because it has been confirmed not to exist?
What prevents from merging with . Is there something we
need to find out?
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| Author: | Sadler_Bricks | | Posted: | May 18, 2022 01:02 | | Subject: | Re: Small round plates | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Yeah just looks like junk from other type of toy or something.
Sadler_bricks
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| Author: | Sadler_Bricks | | Posted: | May 18, 2022 01:01 | | Subject: | Re: Problems Ordering From Lego.com in US | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Nope seems to be working as intended.
Sadler_bricks
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| Author: | randyipp | | Posted: | May 17, 2022 18:10 | | Subject: | Re: Problems Ordering From Lego.com in US | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Upstate_Brickz writes:
| | Does anyone else have problems placing orders using Lego's website? 
I almost always have to call to place an order after trying 4 or 5 times online.
This happens about 80% of the time- its just weird. It's not the credit card,
the cookies, the order or the browser. The last two times I've called, the
order went through as I was on the phone. This never happened before and it's
very frustrating...let me know if you have similar issues or a fix!
Thanks,
Upstate_Brickz
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Never had an issue from home. I will say that if I try to use the VIP center
I have issues at work due to all the GEO IP filtering we have configured.
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 17, 2022 17:14 | | Subject: | Re: Problems Ordering From Lego.com in US | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Author: | Upstate_Brickz | | Posted: | May 17, 2022 16:48 | | Subject: | Problems Ordering From Lego.com in US | | Viewed: | 134 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Does anyone else have problems placing orders using Lego's website?
I almost always have to call to place an order after trying 4 or 5 times online.
This happens about 80% of the time- its just weird. It's not the credit card,
the cookies, the order or the browser. The last two times I've called, the
order went through as I was on the phone. This never happened before and it's
very frustrating...let me know if you have similar issues or a fix!
Thanks,
Upstate_Brickz
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| Author: | Quaffloid | | Posted: | May 16, 2022 18:16 | | Subject: | Re: Boat Motors | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, jbroman writes:
| | In LEGO, Quaffloid writes:
| | The old boat sets always mentioned that there were model motors not made by LEGO
that could be added to the sets and the hulls were equipped with attachment points
for them. Does anyone know what they were referring to or has anyone ever seen
one of these motors? The double hull speedboat set is the only one I know of
that came with a motor (made by LEGO) and the newer city themed boats no longer
have the attachment points and don't mention them.
This has been mystery to me since I was a kid, and now with a pretty extensive
boat collection myself and the power of the internet I still can't find them
referenced anywhere.
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This one
Or where you thinking of this motor made by Playmobile, but it fit the older
LEGO boats:
https://www.playmobil.ca/en/underwater-motor/7350.html
You could also find Playmobile motor 5159. 5159 is on a blister card that is
packaged for retail. 7350 is just packaged in a plastic bag and is an add-on.
Both items are the same.
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That LEGO motor is more recent and went with the Speedboat. The playmobile motor
looks like it might be what I was looking for. Thanks.
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| Author: | Quaffloid | | Posted: | May 16, 2022 18:14 | | Subject: | Re: Boat Motors | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, jarni writes:
| | In LEGO, Quaffloid writes:
| | The old boat sets always mentioned that there were model motors not made by LEGO
that could be added to the sets and the hulls were equipped with attachment points
for them. Does anyone know what they were referring to or has anyone ever seen
one of these motors? The double hull speedboat set is the only one I know of
that came with a motor (made by LEGO) and the newer city themed boats no longer
have the attachment points and don't mention them.
This has been mystery to me since I was a kid, and now with a pretty extensive
boat collection myself and the power of the internet I still can't find them
referenced anywhere.
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This one maybe 48064c01
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This is the one that went with the Speedboat made more recently. I'm trying
to find out what went with the older sets.
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| Author: | jbroman | | Posted: | May 16, 2022 14:06 | | Subject: | Re: Boat Motors | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, jarni writes:
| | In LEGO, Quaffloid writes:
| | The old boat sets always mentioned that there were model motors not made by LEGO
that could be added to the sets and the hulls were equipped with attachment points
for them. Does anyone know what they were referring to or has anyone ever seen
one of these motors? The double hull speedboat set is the only one I know of
that came with a motor (made by LEGO) and the newer city themed boats no longer
have the attachment points and don't mention them.
This has been mystery to me since I was a kid, and now with a pretty extensive
boat collection myself and the power of the internet I still can't find them
referenced anywhere.
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This one maybe 48064c01
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | May 16, 2022 08:15 | | Subject: | Re: Boat Motors | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Quaffloid writes:
| | The old boat sets always mentioned that there were model motors not made by LEGO
that could be added to the sets and the hulls were equipped with attachment points
for them. Does anyone know what they were referring to or has anyone ever seen
one of these motors? The double hull speedboat set is the only one I know of
that came with a motor (made by LEGO) and the newer city themed boats no longer
have the attachment points and don't mention them.
This has been mystery to me since I was a kid, and now with a pretty extensive
boat collection myself and the power of the internet I still can't find them
referenced anywhere.
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I have one
The motor is still sealed in it's own bag but the poly bag (which also contains
an instruction leaflet) is opened.
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| Author: | jarni | | Posted: | May 16, 2022 03:04 | | Subject: | Re: Boat Motors | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Quaffloid writes:
| | The old boat sets always mentioned that there were model motors not made by LEGO
that could be added to the sets and the hulls were equipped with attachment points
for them. Does anyone know what they were referring to or has anyone ever seen
one of these motors? The double hull speedboat set is the only one I know of
that came with a motor (made by LEGO) and the newer city themed boats no longer
have the attachment points and don't mention them.
This has been mystery to me since I was a kid, and now with a pretty extensive
boat collection myself and the power of the internet I still can't find them
referenced anywhere.
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This one maybe 48064c01
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 16, 2022 02:30 | | Subject: | Re: Boat Motors | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Quaffloid writes:
| | The old boat sets always mentioned that there were model motors not made by LEGO
that could be added to the sets and the hulls were equipped with attachment points
for them. Does anyone know what they were referring to or has anyone ever seen
one of these motors? The double hull speedboat set is the only one I know of
that came with a motor (made by LEGO) and the newer city themed boats no longer
have the attachment points and don't mention them.
This has been mystery to me since I was a kid, and now with a pretty extensive
boat collection myself and the power of the internet I still can't find them
referenced anywhere.
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I remember my young childhood days playing in the bathtub with boats that had
. My neightbor friend had a motor that could attach to the bottom of
these keels. I always thought the handle bar at the bottom was intended for just
this purpose. Unfortunately I don't know more about the motor.
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| Author: | Ber_i | | Posted: | May 16, 2022 01:30 | | Subject: | Re: Small round plates | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Luloma writes:
| | Hello everyone, I’ve often found these small kind of discs inside lego lots.
Are these lego parts or I can throw them away once for all?
Thank you very much.
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Might be or
With the bar part broken off.
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| Author: | TheCuteGiraffe | | Posted: | May 15, 2022 19:15 | | Subject: | Re: Small round plates | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Dont think they are lego.
Similar design to Lego 1x1 round plate with hole.
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| Author: | Luloma | | Posted: | May 15, 2022 18:10 | | Subject: | Small round plates | | Viewed: | 135 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Hello everyone, I’ve often found these small kind of discs inside lego lots.
Are these lego parts or I can throw them away once for all?
Thank you very much.
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| Author: | amvdamian | | Posted: | May 15, 2022 15:21 | | Subject: | Neon yellow torso | | Viewed: | 115 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| It seems there’s now a neon yellow minifig torso, but no current sellers. Anyone
know which minifig this is from? Thanks!
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| Author: | i_r_on | | Posted: | May 14, 2022 18:43 | | Subject: | Re: Strange Dark Gray color | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, jjcchh writes:
| | Hey
I need help... And I hope I dont write on wrong topic in here.
I have some strange dark Gray... its like its more gold/yellow in the color,
I attach a picture of what I mean... The Plate 6x8 should be normal Dark bluish
gray... Can anyone tell me if there is some old gray ... or if thoose lego pieces
are bad and just to through?
Thanks in advance
Johan
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That wedge doesn't seem to be existing in dark gray color,
Brick 2 x 2 x 3 seems to be existing in two sets in dark gray color, you can
check if there are additional distinctive parts in your bulk lot
75 2 x 2 x 3 slope (if I'm seeing right) will tell it's age if it has
solid studs or hollow studs... according to catalog it doesn't exist in dark
gray color with solid studs...
ps: I might be wrong in any or all of the above guesses since it's just 1.5
years that I'm into Lego.
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| Author: | here4bricks614 | | Posted: | May 13, 2022 13:01 | | Subject: | Re: Strange Dark Gray color | | Viewed: | 53 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, jjcchh writes:
| | Thanks, unfortunally I dont have any in Dark gray to compare with.. any way I
am kinda convinced that they are misscollored and I am gonna throw them away.
Thanks for your help 
In LEGO, stearns writes:
| | In LEGO, jjcchh writes:
| | Hey
I need help... And I hope I dont write on wrong topic in here.
I have some strange dark Gray... its like its more gold/yellow in the color,
I attach a picture of what I mean... The Plate 6x8 should be normal Dark bluish
gray... Can anyone tell me if there is some old gray ... or if thoose lego pieces
are bad and just to through?
Thanks in advance
Johan
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I'd guess the original color was dark grey, not dark bluish grey - whatever
happened to them... Do you have anything in DG to compare them to? I'd guess
they are discolored, mostly because I never manage to show the difference between
dg and dbg so clearly on pictures...
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No need to throw them away. You could always sell them as filler bricks.
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| Author: | skaraborgjohan | | Posted: | May 13, 2022 13:00 | | Subject: | Re: Strange Dark Gray color | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Thanks, unfortunally I dont have any in Dark gray to compare with.. any way I
am kinda convinced that they are misscollored and I am gonna throw them away.
Thanks for your help
In LEGO, stearns writes:
| | In LEGO, jjcchh writes:
| | Hey
I need help... And I hope I dont write on wrong topic in here.
I have some strange dark Gray... its like its more gold/yellow in the color,
I attach a picture of what I mean... The Plate 6x8 should be normal Dark bluish
gray... Can anyone tell me if there is some old gray ... or if thoose lego pieces
are bad and just to through?
Thanks in advance
Johan
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I'd guess the original color was dark grey, not dark bluish grey - whatever
happened to them... Do you have anything in DG to compare them to? I'd guess
they are discolored, mostly because I never manage to show the difference between
dg and dbg so clearly on pictures...
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| Author: | skaraborgjohan | | Posted: | May 13, 2022 12:58 | | Subject: | Re: Strange Dark Gray color | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| That was my first thought too, but I thought I throw away a question. I am soo
gratefull for all your help...
/JOhan
In LEGO, Nubs_Select writes:
| | Looks like it’s just some really bad fading/yellowing from exposure
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| Author: | skaraborgjohan | | Posted: | May 13, 2022 12:57 | | Subject: | Re: Strange Dark Gray color | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Thank you, i will throw them away.
In LEGO, Procook131 writes:
| | They kind of look like they have been soaked in hydrogen peroxide to me; I have
had some success with light soaks on non-white bricks but most of the time they
come out splotchy like those and I end up throwing them away anyways. Just my
$.02...
JDP
In LEGO, jjcchh writes:
| | Hey
I need help... And I hope I dont write on wrong topic in here.
I have some strange dark Gray... its like its more gold/yellow in the color,
I attach a picture of what I mean... The Plate 6x8 should be normal Dark bluish
gray... Can anyone tell me if there is some old gray ... or if thoose lego pieces
are bad and just to through?
Thanks in advance
Johan
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| Author: | Akir | | Posted: | May 13, 2022 12:09 | | Subject: | Re: Strange Dark Gray color | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, jjcchh writes:
| | Hey
I need help... And I hope I dont write on wrong topic in here.
I have some strange dark Gray... its like its more gold/yellow in the color,
I attach a picture of what I mean... The Plate 6x8 should be normal Dark bluish
gray... Can anyone tell me if there is some old gray ... or if thoose lego pieces
are bad and just to through?
Thanks in advance
Johan
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I'd guess the original color was dark grey, not dark bluish grey - whatever
happened to them... Do you have anything in DG to compare them to? I'd guess
they are discolored, mostly because I never manage to show the difference between
dg and dbg so clearly on pictures...
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| Author: | Procook131 | | Posted: | May 13, 2022 12:02 | | Subject: | Re: Strange Dark Gray color | | Viewed: | 25 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| They kind of look like they have been soaked in hydrogen peroxide to me; I have
had some success with light soaks on non-white bricks but most of the time they
come out splotchy like those and I end up throwing them away anyways. Just my
$.02...
JDP
In LEGO, jjcchh writes:
| | Hey
I need help... And I hope I dont write on wrong topic in here.
I have some strange dark Gray... its like its more gold/yellow in the color,
I attach a picture of what I mean... The Plate 6x8 should be normal Dark bluish
gray... Can anyone tell me if there is some old gray ... or if thoose lego pieces
are bad and just to through?
Thanks in advance
Johan
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 13, 2022 12:01 | | Subject: | Re: Strange Dark Gray color | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| | Looks like it’s just some really bad fading/yellowing from exposure |
| Author: | skaraborgjohan | | Posted: | May 13, 2022 11:56 | | Subject: | Strange Dark Gray color | | Viewed: | 166 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Hey
I need help... And I hope I dont write on wrong topic in here.
I have some strange dark Gray... its like its more gold/yellow in the color,
I attach a picture of what I mean... The Plate 6x8 should be normal Dark bluish
gray... Can anyone tell me if there is some old gray ... or if thoose lego pieces
are bad and just to through?
Thanks in advance
Johan
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| Author: | jbroman | | Posted: | May 13, 2022 07:12 | | Subject: | Re: Boat Motors | | Viewed: | 57 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Quaffloid writes:
| | The old boat sets always mentioned that there were model motors not made by LEGO
that could be added to the sets and the hulls were equipped with attachment points
for them. Does anyone know what they were referring to or has anyone ever seen
one of these motors? The double hull speedboat set is the only one I know of
that came with a motor (made by LEGO) and the newer city themed boats no longer
have the attachment points and don't mention them.
This has been mystery to me since I was a kid, and now with a pretty extensive
boat collection myself and the power of the internet I still can't find them
referenced anywhere.
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This one
Or where you thinking of this motor made by Playmobile, but it fit the older
LEGO boats:
https://www.playmobil.ca/en/underwater-motor/7350.html
You could also find Playmobile motor 5159. 5159 is on a blister card that is
packaged for retail. 7350 is just packaged in a plastic bag and is an add-on.
Both items are the same.
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| Author: | Quaffloid | | Posted: | May 13, 2022 02:42 | | Subject: | Boat Motors | | Viewed: | 91 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| The old boat sets always mentioned that there were model motors not made by LEGO
that could be added to the sets and the hulls were equipped with attachment points
for them. Does anyone know what they were referring to or has anyone ever seen
one of these motors? The double hull speedboat set is the only one I know of
that came with a motor (made by LEGO) and the newer city themed boats no longer
have the attachment points and don't mention them.
This has been mystery to me since I was a kid, and now with a pretty extensive
boat collection myself and the power of the internet I still can't find them
referenced anywhere.
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| Author: | Sadler_Bricks | | Posted: | May 12, 2022 06:31 | | Subject: | Re: Life after the 'Dark Age' | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Well welcome aboard keep the magic of lego flowing and hope you have an amazing
lego journey.
Sadler_bricks
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| Author: | RouteSD | | Posted: | May 11, 2022 11:48 | | Subject: | Re: Life after the 'Dark Age' | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Welcome back!
I was gifted my first set of LEGO in 1984 and steadily accumulated more sets
(mainly Castle and City set) until my early years of high school. An education
and a profession in architecture meant that my LEGO were left untouched from
that point on. Fast forward to 2020 when my Better Half casually remarked that
we should have a train under our Christmas Tree.
Aha! I just so happened to have set 4563, the Load N'Haul Railroad, in the
mix. It's been all downhill from there as I discovered Bricklink... and
MOCs.... and just how much fun it is to bash the heck out of a set from the LEGO
store (ask me about my extended Defender and the craziness that is my currently
under construction Home Alone house).
While I missed 20 years of LEGO, the icing on the cake came most recently in
the form of a toy reseller nearby. She'd recently purchased the contents
of a garage and with it some 25,000 elements with an emphasis on Pirates, Castles,
and Space. She found the task of sorting through, cataloging, and preparing
for resale this insane collection daunting to say the least and there is sat
in storage.
That is until I came along and made that task my current project. I joke that
I'm getting to relive a part of my youth as I comb through bin after crate
of 1980s and 1990s era LEGO.
Thank goodness there is no rehab for this addiction!
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| Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | May 10, 2022 22:54 | | Subject: | Re: Life after the 'Dark Age' | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Mulcha writes:
| | How did you get started after your love for Lego returned?
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It never left.
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| Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | May 10, 2022 21:54 | | Subject: | Re: Life after the 'Dark Age' | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| as a girl who grew up in the 80's and 90's don't limit yourself to
city or girly things.
I had castle, western, trains, space etc as a kid. I think you may be surprised
at home much you'll like the other themes.
That said the friends stuff is AMAZING and honestly inexpensive compared to many
other themes if you buy used.
If you want cheap, honestly buying used lots in bulk is the best way to go starting
out
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| Author: | danielclark | | Posted: | May 9, 2022 23:35 | | Subject: | Re: Life after the 'Dark Age' | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| I sold all my childhood lego as a kid at a garage sale... years later I had to
buy a birthday gift for a cousin and picked up a small monster fighter's
set
"Swamp creature" and fell back into it. My advise is to plan out a city you
can afford over time and don't rush it. It's your city and you can do
whatever you want.
In LEGO, Mulcha writes:
| | Hi everyone!
As someone who has just rediscovered the magic of Lego, I wanted to start this
topic because I'm curious about your experiences. As a girl growing up in
the 90's I didn't have that much 'cool' Lego myself. My mom was
happy to have a daughter, so the few sets I had were actually from the very girlish
Belville and Scala.
I am now 30 years old and I look (with admiration and maybe some envy) at the
amazing things adults build on programs like LegoMasters. It inspired me to get
my boyfriend's childhood Lego out of the basement... and that was the start
of a new era! The Dark Age is over, now I am busy working on my plans to build
my own city.
No more creepy Scala-dolls with 'real' hair, but good old minifigs. Or
maybe amazing NEW minifigs, because all the new sets look absolutely amazing
compared to the somewhat boring and discoloured 90's lego I am sorting now.
I bought a few small boxes and polybags, mainly because I was so curious about
the 'real life' look from current Lego.
And now I'm at a bit of a crossroads. I want to build my own city, probably
an island city. I have some old base- and roadplates and even though they are
somewhat discoloured I don't mind using them. But they are big, so I have
doubts if they are really practical. The new roads look great, but they seem
expensive and the budget is limited. I also have to buy some new buildings after
all and many cool sets (especially the Lego creative expert sets) are quite expensive.
So many choices to make!
I am curious about the experiences of my fellow Bricklink-users.
How did you get started after your love for Lego returned?
And if you have any tips for me to get started, feel free to share!
Surely there is something you wish you had known before starting your collection.
PS: My native language is actually Dutch, so if I'm using unusual English...
don't attack me for it please.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 9, 2022 10:23 | | Subject: | Re: Life after the 'Dark Age' | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Mulcha writes:
Hi and welcome,
| | […]
I am curious about the experiences of my fellow Bricklink-users.
How did you get started after your love for Lego returned?
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I don’t think mine needed to return: it was there but I had more or less consciously
decided not to notice it, until I thought “why not?” 
And it started with “I will just buy a few parts to finally build what I dreamt
of building when I was a kid and then I’ll stop”… yeah, sure.
| | And if you have any tips for me to get started, feel free to share!
Surely there is something you wish you had known before starting your collection.
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It’s an expensive hobby… but it’s now too late not to think about it and not
to act about it (= buy stuff) now. So it’s a useless advice
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| Author: | Stuart9 | | Posted: | May 9, 2022 09:42 | | Subject: | Re: Life after the 'Dark Age' | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Welcome back to our world.
I returned to the early space sets and figures and moved on from there, fascinated
by the simple early bricks etc.
I would like to build town scenes but most models are too expensive and I don’t
have the room, wishing you well with yours.
Your English is excellent, much better than many native speakers.
In LEGO, Mulcha writes:
| | Hi everyone!
As someone who has just rediscovered the magic of Lego, I wanted to start this
topic because I'm curious about your experiences. As a girl growing up in
the 90's I didn't have that much 'cool' Lego myself. My mom was
happy to have a daughter, so the few sets I had were actually from the very girlish
Belville and Scala.
I am now 30 years old and I look (with admiration and maybe some envy) at the
amazing things adults build on programs like LegoMasters. It inspired me to get
my boyfriend's childhood Lego out of the basement... and that was the start
of a new era! The Dark Age is over, now I am busy working on my plans to build
my own city.
No more creepy Scala-dolls with 'real' hair, but good old minifigs. Or
maybe amazing NEW minifigs, because all the new sets look absolutely amazing
compared to the somewhat boring and discoloured 90's lego I am sorting now.
I bought a few small boxes and polybags, mainly because I was so curious about
the 'real life' look from current Lego.
And now I'm at a bit of a crossroads. I want to build my own city, probably
an island city. I have some old base- and roadplates and even though they are
somewhat discoloured I don't mind using them. But they are big, so I have
doubts if they are really practical. The new roads look great, but they seem
expensive and the budget is limited. I also have to buy some new buildings after
all and many cool sets (especially the Lego creative expert sets) are quite expensive.
So many choices to make!
I am curious about the experiences of my fellow Bricklink-users.
How did you get started after your love for Lego returned?
And if you have any tips for me to get started, feel free to share!
Surely there is something you wish you had known before starting your collection.
PS: My native language is actually Dutch, so if I'm using unusual English...
don't attack me for it please.
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| Author: | Brickwilbo | | Posted: | May 9, 2022 09:34 | | Subject: | Re: Life after the 'Dark Age' | | Viewed: | 47 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Mulcha writes:
| | Hi everyone!
As someone who has just rediscovered the magic of Lego, I wanted to start this
topic because I'm curious about your experiences. As a girl growing up in
the 90's I didn't have that much 'cool' Lego myself. My mom was
happy to have a daughter, so the few sets I had were actually from the very girlish
Belville and Scala.
I am now 30 years old and I look (with admiration and maybe some envy) at the
amazing things adults build on programs like LegoMasters. It inspired me to get
my boyfriend's childhood Lego out of the basement... and that was the start
of a new era! The Dark Age is over, now I am busy working on my plans to build
my own city.
No more creepy Scala-dolls with 'real' hair, but good old minifigs. Or
maybe amazing NEW minifigs, because all the new sets look absolutely amazing
compared to the somewhat boring and discoloured 90's lego I am sorting now.
I bought a few small boxes and polybags, mainly because I was so curious about
the 'real life' look from current Lego.
And now I'm at a bit of a crossroads. I want to build my own city, probably
an island city. I have some old base- and roadplates and even though they are
somewhat discoloured I don't mind using them. But they are big, so I have
doubts if they are really practical. The new roads look great, but they seem
expensive and the budget is limited. I also have to buy some new buildings after
all and many cool sets (especially the Lego creative expert sets) are quite expensive.
So many choices to make!
I am curious about the experiences of my fellow Bricklink-users.
How did you get started after your love for Lego returned?
And if you have any tips for me to get started, feel free to share!
Surely there is something you wish you had known before starting your collection.
PS: My native language is actually Dutch, so if I'm using unusual English...
don't attack me for it please.
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Welcome,
I returned to LEGO with collecting the missing 80's and 90's knight's,
pirates and space sets of of my childhood. The interest expanded into more themes.
If you dislike the new roads you can use tiles to create your own roads.
Cover the large baseplates with green, yellow or tan plates for sand or beach.
Many themes have sets which fit in an island theme.
Google will show many great examples.
The bigger the island the better.
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| Author: | Mulcha | | Posted: | May 9, 2022 09:14 | | Subject: | Life after the 'Dark Age' | | Viewed: | 161 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Hi everyone!
As someone who has just rediscovered the magic of Lego, I wanted to start this
topic because I'm curious about your experiences. As a girl growing up in
the 90's I didn't have that much 'cool' Lego myself. My mom was
happy to have a daughter, so the few sets I had were actually from the very girlish
Belville and Scala.
I am now 30 years old and I look (with admiration and maybe some envy) at the
amazing things adults build on programs like LegoMasters. It inspired me to get
my boyfriend's childhood Lego out of the basement... and that was the start
of a new era! The Dark Age is over, now I am busy working on my plans to build
my own city.
No more creepy Scala-dolls with 'real' hair, but good old minifigs. Or
maybe amazing NEW minifigs, because all the new sets look absolutely amazing
compared to the somewhat boring and discoloured 90's lego I am sorting now.
I bought a few small boxes and polybags, mainly because I was so curious about
the 'real life' look from current Lego.
And now I'm at a bit of a crossroads. I want to build my own city, probably
an island city. I have some old base- and roadplates and even though they are
somewhat discoloured I don't mind using them. But they are big, so I have
doubts if they are really practical. The new roads look great, but they seem
expensive and the budget is limited. I also have to buy some new buildings after
all and many cool sets (especially the Lego creative expert sets) are quite expensive.
So many choices to make!
I am curious about the experiences of my fellow Bricklink-users.
How did you get started after your love for Lego returned?
And if you have any tips for me to get started, feel free to share!
Surely there is something you wish you had known before starting your collection.
PS: My native language is actually Dutch, so if I'm using unusual English...
don't attack me for it please.
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| Author: | rab1234 | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 21:56 | | Subject: | Re: Trafo LEGO 12v - unexpected problem | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| I don't have much experience with the 12v trains, but this sounds like what
happened with the one I had. I used a pencil eraser to clean the tracks off
and it worked great after.
In LEGO, Alexxx writes:
| | Hallo guys,
I play again with my wonderful 12v trains. But...... i don't understand
why my 12v Lego transformer doesn't work well. While trains running, power
get off suddenly, after few seconds it starts again and so on....
May be it's overloaded? Or it comes damaged?
Someone could help me? Tks a lot...
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| Author: | Royroy | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 13:04 | | Subject: | Re: Trafo LEGO 12v - unexpected problem | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Alexxx writes:
| | Hallo guys,
I play again with my wonderful 12v trains. But...... i don't understand
why my 12v Lego transformer doesn't work well. While trains running, power
get off suddenly, after few seconds it starts again and so on....
May be it's overloaded? Or it comes damaged?
Someone could help me? Tks a lot...
|
Most probably dirty track/engine contacts. The train gets some speed until it
'hits' a bit of dirty track and looses contact. The slightest movement
can cause the train to make contact again and the process repeats itself.
Use train more often = probably problem solved
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| Author: | Alexxx | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 12:40 | | Subject: | Trafo LEGO 12v - unexpected problem | | Viewed: | 93 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Hallo guys,
I play again with my wonderful 12v trains. But...... i don't understand
why my 12v Lego transformer doesn't work well. While trains running, power
get off suddenly, after few seconds it starts again and so on....
May be it's overloaded? Or it comes damaged?
Someone could help me? Tks a lot...
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| Author: | amvdamian | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 11:01 | | Subject: | Re: Bright light yellow minifigure head plain | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, hpoort writes:
| | In LEGO, amvdamian writes:
| | The plain BLY minifig head seems to have disappeared from the DB???
I think it is currently out of stock from any seller (?)
But why is it now gone on the list of colors for this part?
|
Because there is no such thing as the list of colors of a part. There
are several lists on the catalog page:
(1) available colors = which colors of this part are currently available in stores;
this does not mean that the color actually exists, only that the seller listed
the part in this color.
(2) on wanted lists = which colors of this part are currently specified on wanted
lists; a lot of these colors are wishful thinking on behalf of the potential
buyers.
(3) known colors = which colors are known to exist in set/gear/etc inventories;
these colors have been confirmed to exist and can be traced to their origin.
This list is not exclusive in that parts may still exist in another color in
sets that have not been inventoried, in test runs, in special releases or escapes,
from model shops or unknown other sources.
So as to your question, I assume you are looking at list (1): the color disappears
from this selection whenever there is no-one having this part in this color available
in their shop. They may still have them in their stock rooms and you may still
list an item for sale in this color or place it on your wanted list.
A good indication of whether a part actually exists in a color, is when there
is an actual photo of the part in this color. Either in the catalog or in the
seller's listing. For renders this is mostly true as well, but they may occasionally
exist when a part has never been seen in this color. So if you see listings without
an image, always be aware that it may be wrongly listed.
[p=3626c] does have a single listing (at the time of writing) but no image in
BLY [p=3626c,103] and the wrong color image associated to that listing.
|
I read on Eurobricks that the BLY plain minifig head only exists as a "factory"
item.
So perhaps it was indeed "illegally" made.
Bummer. Just when I thought I could finally complete several BLY monofigs. 
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| Author: | bricks2you | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 06:34 | | Subject: | Re: Bright light yellow minifigure head plain | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Perhaps she was referring to this
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogColors.asp?itemType=P&itemNo=3626b&v=2
In LEGO, hpoort writes:
| | In LEGO, amvdamian writes:
| | The plain BLY minifig head seems to have disappeared from the DB???
I think it is currently out of stock from any seller (?)
But why is it now gone on the list of colors for this part?
|
Because there is no such thing as the list of colors of a part. There
are several lists on the catalog page:
(1) available colors = which colors of this part are currently available in stores;
this does not mean that the color actually exists, only that the seller listed
the part in this color.
(2) on wanted lists = which colors of this part are currently specified on wanted
lists; a lot of these colors are wishful thinking on behalf of the potential
buyers.
(3) known colors = which colors are known to exist in set/gear/etc inventories;
these colors have been confirmed to exist and can be traced to their origin.
This list is not exclusive in that parts may still exist in another color in
sets that have not been inventoried, in test runs, in special releases or escapes,
from model shops or unknown other sources.
So as to your question, I assume you are looking at list (1): the color disappears
from this selection whenever there is no-one having this part in this color available
in their shop. They may still have them in their stock rooms and you may still
list an item for sale in this color or place it on your wanted list.
A good indication of whether a part actually exists in a color, is when there
is an actual photo of the part in this color. Either in the catalog or in the
seller's listing. For renders this is mostly true as well, but they may occasionally
exist when a part has never been seen in this color. So if you see listings without
an image, always be aware that it may be wrongly listed.
[p=3626c] does have a single listing (at the time of writing) but no image in
BLY [p=3626c,103] and the wrong color image associated to that listing.
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 04:35 | | Subject: | Re: Bright light yellow minifigure head plain | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Nubs_Select writes:
| | Genuine as they were made with official machines and official “ingredients” the
exact same way they would normally be made except they weren’t made with authorization.
If someone turned on the printing press after closing hours at a mint everything
they made would still be genuine even if it’s illegal. Authorization dosnt necessarily
make something genuine on a product level. What determines if something is genuine
or not?
|
Authorization does make something genuine because it’s all about bona fide
& Intellectual Property.
The definition of genuine you’re defending is attached and limited to the material.
It’s okay when we are talking about “genuine leather” as opposed to “leatherette”
(or “peau de pneu” / “tyre skin” ), it’s not if we are talking about something
that relates to IP.
For instance, say an author dictates all their books to the same typist who always
uses the same paper, ink, and typewriter. If the typist writes a book on their
own with the same tools, is the book genuinely from the author? Of course not.
And if the typist is actually more a co-author or even a ghost writer? Still
no if the (main/front) author doesn’t sign/authorize it.
Some people try to twist the words around with phrases like “unauthorized authentics.”
They are just scammers. If it’s not authorized, it’s not genuine nor authentic,
by definition.
| | If 1 manger at LEGO said to make a certain part and another said not
to and the part was still made would it be genuine or a fake
|
I think there’s a octagon in every LEGO factory for such cases
More seriously, it’s not the same because 1) the first manager had the authority
to give the order, and 2), more simply, even if they didn’t have that authority
and the parts were made, someone at LEGO has the authority to decide what to
do with the parts (authorizing them post hoc, or not).
For the “night-shift” parts we’re talking about, LEGO has decided they were not
genuine.
| | (my example probably
makes no since since it’s 3 am where I live and I haven’t slept in ages)
|
Try to sleep, I heard it’s good for one’s health
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| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 03:04 | | Subject: | Re: Bright light yellow minifigure head plain | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Genuine as they were made with official machines and official “ingredients” the
exact same way they would normally be made except they weren’t made with authorization.
If someone turned on the printing press after closing hours at a mint everything
they made would still be genuine even if it’s illegal. Authorization dosnt necessarily
make something genuine on a product level. What determines if something is genuine
or not? If 1 manger at LEGO said to make a certain part and another said not
to and the part was still made would it be genuine or a fake (my example probably
makes no since since it’s 3 am where I live and I haven’t slept in ages)
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| Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 02:34 | | Subject: | Re: Bright light yellow minifigure head plain | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Nubs_Select writes:
| | Illegally as made and distributed by employees without authorization from LEGO
they are genuine LEGO parts however they were made
|
Contradiction in terms: by definition, if they are not authorized, they are not
genuine.
Analogy: even if you use the paper, ink, printing plates and everything else
of the US Mint to make dollar bills, they won’t be genuine.
|
| Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 02:11 | | Subject: | Re: Bright light yellow minifigure head plain | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| Illegally as made and distributed by employees without authorization from LEGO
they are genuine LEGO parts however they were made
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| Author: | TheBrickGuys | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 01:49 | | Subject: | Re: Bright light yellow minifigure head plain | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO, Nubs_Select writes:
| | Who knows, Perhaps his was a misprinted one. Recently bricklink removed a lot
of prototype parts since most of them were illegally made so the few normal ones
mixed in would have gotten removed as well.
|
When you say illegally made, do you mean counterfeit? As on made by someone or
wrongly made at a Lego factory?
Jim.
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| Author: | hpoort | | Posted: | May 7, 2022 01:40 | | Subject: | Re: Bright light yellow minifigure head plain | | Viewed: | 48 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
|
| In LEGO, amvdamian writes:
| | The plain BLY minifig head seems to have disappeared from the DB???
I think it is currently out of stock from any seller (?)
But why is it now gone on the list of colors for this part?
|
Because there is no such thing as the list of colors of a part. There
are several lists on the catalog page:
(1) available colors = which colors of this part are currently available in stores;
this does not mean that the color actually exists, only that the seller listed
the part in this color.
(2) on wanted lists = which colors of this part are currently specified on wanted
lists; a lot of these colors are wishful thinking on behalf of the potential
buyers.
(3) known colors = which colors are known to exist in set/gear/etc inventories;
these colors have been confirmed to exist and can be traced to their origin.
This list is not exclusive in that parts may still exist in another color in
sets that have not been inventoried, in test runs, in special releases or escapes,
from model shops or unknown other sources.
So as to your question, I assume you are looking at list (1): the color disappears
from this selection whenever there is no-one having this part in this color available
in their shop. They may still have them in their stock rooms and you may still
list an item for sale in this color or place it on your wanted list.
A good indication of whether a part actually exists in a color, is when there
is an actual photo of the part in this color. Either in the catalog or in the
seller's listing. For renders this is mostly true as well, but they may occasionally
exist when a part has never been seen in this color. So if you see listings without
an image, always be aware that it may be wrongly listed.
[p=3626c] does have a single listing (at the time of writing) but no image in
BLY [p=3626c,103] and the wrong color image associated to that listing.
|
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | May 6, 2022 22:59 | | Subject: | Re: Bright light yellow minifigure head plain | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| I am pretty sure they aren’t light yellow.
In LEGO, George_Lucy writes:
| | It is very hard to compare to color on rubber or friends stuff. It just doesn’t
look the same comparing the friends skirt even to the hair. They are light yellow
or bright light yellow.
In LEGO, macebobo writes:
| | You have 3 lots in your store that are BLY you could compare it with those.
Just go to your inventory, and choose by color, then Bright light yellow or just
click
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/inventory_detail.page?catType=P&colorID=103#/
In LEGO, George_Lucy writes:
| | I believe I have a few but I am not sure if they are that color. I am 95% sure
but have nothing to compare it to.
In LEGO, Nubs_Select writes:
| | Who knows, Perhaps his was a misprinted one. Recently bricklink removed a lot
of prototype parts since most of them were illegally made so the few normal ones
mixed in would have gotten removed as well.
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| Author: | George_Lucy | | Posted: | May 6, 2022 20:57 | | Subject: | Re: Bright light yellow minifigure head plain | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
|
| It is very hard to compare to color on rubber or friends stuff. It just doesn’t
look the same comparing the friends skirt even to the hair. They are light yellow
or bright light yellow.
In LEGO, macebobo writes:
| | You have 3 lots in your store that are BLY you could compare it with those.
Just go to your inventory, and choose by color, then Bright light yellow or just
click
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/inventory_detail.page?catType=P&colorID=103#/
In LEGO, George_Lucy writes:
| | I believe I have a few but I am not sure if they are that color. I am 95% sure
but have nothing to compare it to.
In LEGO, Nubs_Select writes:
| | Who knows, Perhaps his was a misprinted one. Recently bricklink removed a lot
of prototype parts since most of them were illegally made so the few normal ones
mixed in would have gotten removed as well.
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