Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies| Author: | Teup  | | Posted: | Nov 23, 2019 09:02 | | Subject: | 4150 not dead? | | Viewed: | 176 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| That's funny. I just encountered 4 of these:
With "X" bottom in Light Bluish Gray in some 2019 sets. I mixed together many
sets so unfortunately, I can't trace which one it's from. But it's
definitely a set from this year. According to the catalog, the part died out
in 2014.
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| Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Nov 20, 2019 13:08 | | Subject: | Re: Mini minidolls? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
I had never actually used it as a search term (and don't really care either
way), but is there a reason for not using the correct (according to LEGO) hyphenated
term Mini-doll?
Although, both Mini-doll and Mini-Doll are used here:
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Nov 20, 2019 11:36 | | Subject: | Re: Mini minidolls? | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
I stand corrected  Then I vote Micro Doll
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Nov 20, 2019 11:34 | | Subject: | Re: Mini minidolls? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
I would call them Mini Dolls because they have mini doll heads and hair. They
would just need a word in their description to indicate that they are chibi.
They are a little off book in having apparently solid bodies, but Minifigs come
in 4 different heights because of their different legs and they are still minifigs.
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| Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Nov 20, 2019 11:04 | | Subject: | Re: Mini minidolls? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
I vote microdolls
Tiny versions of minifigs with regular minifig heads are called microfigures,
so logically you'd call tiny versions of minidolls with regular minidoll
heads microdolls.
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| Author: | tEoS | | Posted: | Nov 20, 2019 10:23 | | Subject: | Re: Mini minidolls? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| I call it disappointing...that they chose to make those instead of minifig versions
of Belle and the Beast.
In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
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| Author: | Stellar | | Posted: | Nov 20, 2019 06:22 | | Subject: | Re: Mini minidolls? | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, yorbrick writes:
I will vote for Microdoll
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| Author: | Hygrotus | | Posted: | Nov 17, 2019 04:42 | | Subject: | Re: How does BL handle new BaM parts? | | Viewed: | 84 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | For insight information please look here: http://www.newelementary.com/2019/10/lego-store-build-minifigure-exclusive-bam.html
Questions:
How are these parts 'handled' by the inventory admins?
Since many of these parts do not yet occur in regular sets, what's the BL
policy here?
What should we know when uploading new parts from BaM?
TL;DR
BaM = Build a Minifigure, an option to build a minifig in an official LEGO brand
store. You can choose from a collection of heads, legs, torso's, hair and
minifig utensils. Some of them were never released before in official sets.
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[p=18746pb005]
When we know that part is only from that source a note is added.
Parts existing alredy in the catalog but in different color have just added images
of those inw colors to existing entries.
As I see two from that link don't have added images yet
- white
- Dark Blue
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Strangely: the last four parts are not found when you click on the part number
link.
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It is a known bug
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1162195
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Nov 17, 2019 04:00 | | Subject: | Re: How does BL handle new BaM parts? | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Catalog, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | For insight information please look here: http://www.newelementary.com/2019/10/lego-store-build-minifigure-exclusive-bam.html
Questions:
How are these parts 'handled' by the inventory admins?
Since many of these parts do not yet occur in regular sets, what's the BL
policy here?
What should we know when uploading new parts from BaM?
TL;DR
BaM = Build a Minifigure, an option to build a minifig in an official LEGO brand
store. You can choose from a collection of heads, legs, torso's, hair and
minifig utensils. Some of them were never released before in official sets.
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[p=18746pb005]
When we know that part is only from that source a note is added.
Parts existing alredy in the catalog but in different color have just added images
of those inw colors to existing entries.
As I see two from that link don't have added images yet
- white
- Dark Blue
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Strangely: the last four parts are not found when you click on the part number
link.
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| Author: | Hygrotus | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2019 11:58 | | Subject: | Re: How does BL handle new BaM parts? | | Viewed: | 176 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Leftoverbricks writes:
| | For insight information please look here: http://www.newelementary.com/2019/10/lego-store-build-minifigure-exclusive-bam.html
Questions:
How are these parts 'handled' by the inventory admins?
Since many of these parts do not yet occur in regular sets, what's the BL
policy here?
What should we know when uploading new parts from BaM?
TL;DR
BaM = Build a Minifigure, an option to build a minifig in an official LEGO brand
store. You can choose from a collection of heads, legs, torso's, hair and
minifig utensils. Some of them were never released before in official sets.
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[p=18746pb005]
When we know that part is only from that source a note is added.
Parts existing alredy in the catalog but in different color have just added images
of those inw colors to existing entries.
As I see two from that link don't have added images yet
- white
- Dark Blue
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| Author: | Leftoverbricks | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2019 11:37 | | Subject: | How does BL handle new BaM parts? | | Viewed: | 310 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| For insight information please look here: http://www.newelementary.com/2019/10/lego-store-build-minifigure-exclusive-bam.html
Questions:
How are these parts 'handled' by the inventory admins?
Since many of these parts do not yet occur in regular sets, what's the BL
policy here?
What should we know when uploading new parts from BaM?
TL;DR
BaM = Build a Minifigure, an option to build a minifig in an official LEGO brand
store. You can choose from a collection of heads, legs, torso's, hair and
minifig utensils. Some of them were never released before in official sets.
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| Author: | Gdgourou | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2019 08:56 | | Subject: | Re: Variant of Poe Dameron Helmet | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Huskers1236 writes:
| | In Catalog, Gdgourou writes:
| | Hello I found a 75102 X-Wing with Poe Dameron but the helmet is strange. The
visor in not a transparent yellow but an opaque dark part colored in bright yellow.
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That head looks all sorts of fake too. Printing is bad even from that angle.
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Hy Huskers1236 , i check and only the helmet don't have a Lego mark molded
into the plastic... strange for a complete set full of lego stamped parts execpt
this helemet.
Thanks for the answer. Gdgourou
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| Author: | Gdgourou | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2019 08:53 | | Subject: | Re: Variant of Poe Dameron Helmet | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, randyf writes:
| | In Catalog, Gdgourou writes:
| | Hello I found a 75102 X-Wing with Poe Dameron but the helmet is strange. The
visor in not a transparent yellow but an opaque dark part colored in bright yellow.
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Check inside the helmet for the LEGO brand name or copyright mark molded into
the plastic. If neither are there, it is definitely a clone.
Cheers,
Randy
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Hy Randy, i check and only the helmet d'ont have a Lego mark molded into
the plastic... strange
Despite thanks for the answer. Gdgourou
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| Author: | misbi | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2019 02:16 | | Subject: | Re: BL search with Goatleg fail | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, mfav writes:
Nice 👍
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| Author: | nickdanger | | Posted: | Nov 16, 2019 00:33 | | Subject: | Re: Sticker question | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, starbeanie writes:
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In Catalog, nickdanger writes:
| | Hello, is this sticker in the catalog somewhere? I cannot seem to find it. It
was a Star Wars promo in 2010.
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Thank you!
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| Author: | Huskers1236 | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2019 22:57 | | Subject: | Re: Variant of Poe Dameron Helmet | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Gdgourou writes:
| | Hello I found a 75102 X-Wing with Poe Dameron but the helmet is strange. The
visor in not a transparent yellow but an opaque dark part colored in bright yellow.
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That head looks all sorts of fake too. Printing is bad even from that angle.
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| Author: | dcarmine | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2019 21:18 | | Subject: | Re: BL search with Goatleg fail | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, 62Bricks writes:
| | In Catalog, dcarmine writes:
| | I loved the Goatleg search, when it was not attached to BL.
I go to goatleg.com, pick "legs Assembly" and it takes me to BL with a frame
at the top where I can choose the colors to search. There is no box to type
"other descriptions" to help narrow the field (it used to, and it does for torsos).
This is what I get when I searched Black Hips and Black Legs. One item and it
has blue hips.
The old goatleg was soooooo much better!!!! I don't know what happened with
the integration with BL, but it is not the same. It was originally made by 62bircks.
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? Because there are a TON of legs Black/Black.
I blame BL. To 62bricks, I thank you for helping me with your program. I really
loved the way it worked when it was stand alone.
Donna
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Got it - The results are not actually wrong, it's just a matter of how the
parts are named. The search looks for the hips by color code, and looks for the
legs by the title. So the search is only going to bring up leg assemblies that
have hips in black and that contain "black legs" in the item name.
As it happens, this is the only assembly in the catalog that meets both those
terms. If you look at the result, that assembly does indeed come with black hips
(as well as blue ones, which is the version in the main photo).
I'll look into adding a keyword search back into the leg assembly search,
but in this case it would not have changed the result.
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Thank you. I really appreciate your help with this. I'm also glad to hear
that it's not tied to BL.
Donna
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| Author: | 62Bricks | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2019 19:00 | | Subject: | Re: BL search with Goatleg fail | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, dcarmine writes:
| | I loved the Goatleg search, when it was not attached to BL.
I go to goatleg.com, pick "legs Assembly" and it takes me to BL with a frame
at the top where I can choose the colors to search. There is no box to type
"other descriptions" to help narrow the field (it used to, and it does for torsos).
This is what I get when I searched Black Hips and Black Legs. One item and it
has blue hips.
The old goatleg was soooooo much better!!!! I don't know what happened with
the integration with BL, but it is not the same. It was originally made by 62bircks.
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? Because there are a TON of legs Black/Black.
I blame BL. To 62bricks, I thank you for helping me with your program. I really
loved the way it worked when it was stand alone.
Donna
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Got it - The results are not actually wrong, it's just a matter of how the
parts are named. The search looks for the hips by color code, and looks for the
legs by the title. So the search is only going to bring up leg assemblies that
have hips in black and that contain "black legs" in the item name.
As it happens, this is the only assembly in the catalog that meets both those
terms. If you look at the result, that assembly does indeed come with black hips
(as well as blue ones, which is the version in the main photo).
I'll look into adding a keyword search back into the leg assembly search,
but in this case it would not have changed the results.
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| Author: | 62Bricks | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2019 18:54 | | Subject: | Re: BL search with Goatleg fail | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, dcarmine writes:
| | I loved the Goatleg search, when it was not attached to BL.
I go to goatleg.com, pick "legs Assembly" and it takes me to BL with a frame
at the top where I can choose the colors to search. There is no box to type
"other descriptions" to help narrow the field (it used to, and it does for torsos).
This is what I get when I searched Black Hips and Black Legs. One item and it
has blue hips.
The old goatleg was soooooo much better!!!! I don't know what happened with
the integration with BL, but it is not the same. It was originally made by 62bircks.
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? Because there are a TON of legs Black/Black.
I blame BL. To 62bricks, I thank you for helping me with your program. I really
loved the way it worked when it was stand alone.
Donna
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Hi - Goatleg is not attached or affiliated with BL at all.
I'm not sure why the results for this are not right. But I'll look into
it!
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| Author: | dcarmine | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2019 18:03 | | Subject: | BL search with Goatleg fail | | Viewed: | 153 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| I loved the Goatleg search, when it was not attached to BL.
I go to goatleg.com, pick "legs Assembly" and it takes me to BL with a frame
at the top where I can choose the colors to search. There is no box to type
"other descriptions" to help narrow the field (it used to, and it does for torsos).
This is what I get when I searched Black Hips and Black Legs. One item and it
has blue hips.
The old goatleg was soooooo much better!!!! I don't know what happened with
the integration with BL, but it is not the same. It was originally made by 62bircks.
Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong? Because there are a TON of legs Black/Black.
I blame BL. To 62bricks, I thank you for helping me with your program. I really
loved the way it worked when it was stand alone.
Donna
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2019 13:50 | | Subject: | Re: Variant of Poe Dameron Helmet | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Gdgourou writes:
| | Hello I found a 75102 X-Wing with Poe Dameron but the helmet is strange. The
visor in not a transparent yellow but an opaque dark part colored in bright yellow.
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Check inside the helmet for the LEGO brand name or copyright mark molded into
the plastic. If neither are there, it is definitely a clone.
Cheers,
Randy
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| Author: | Gdgourou | | Posted: | Nov 15, 2019 13:31 | | Subject: | Variant of Poe Dameron Helmet | | Viewed: | 89 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Hello I found a 75102 X-Wing with Poe Dameron but the helmet is strange. The
visor in not a transparent yellow but an opaque dark part colored in bright yellow.
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| Author: | Hygrotus | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2019 07:18 | | Subject: | Re: Missing two sets on the Star Wars USC list | | Viewed: | 87 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Suggestions, iprice writes:
| | In Suggestions, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Suggestions, HHell writes:
| | Hi,
You are missing two sets on the Catalog: Sets: Star Wars: Ultimate Collector
Series
Set: 10188-1 Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series from 2008 year
Set: 10236-1 Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series from 2013 year
It will be nice to see all of the Star Wars USC sets.
Kind regards,
Pawel
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They do not belong to UCS series as they are not marked as such on the boxes.
btw here you have message from LEGO which this person recived when asked about
it.
https://lego.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:288611
Both sets are cosider playsets.
The same situation is with 75222-1
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That's a strange response from Lego, especially as the 75159 Deathstar IS
a UCS set, despite being nigh-on identical to 10188. 75159 is UCS even without
the plaque...
Damned Lego inconsistencies!!! 
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https://brickset.com/article/38044/what-is-the-master-builder-series
Even better they created "Master Builder Series" specially fo sets like 75222.
Didn't heard about any more sets in this series anymore 
Sentence from linked article
"In fact, browsing through the Ultimate Collector Series in the Brickset database
reveals that LEGO has been somewhat careless with the UCS branding throughout
its history. " 
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2019 07:08 | | Subject: | Re: Missing two sets on the Star Wars USC list | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Suggestions, Hygrotus writes:
| | In Suggestions, HHell writes:
| | Hi,
You are missing two sets on the Catalog: Sets: Star Wars: Ultimate Collector
Series
Set: 10188-1 Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series from 2008 year
Set: 10236-1 Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series from 2013 year
It will be nice to see all of the Star Wars USC sets.
Kind regards,
Pawel
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They do not belong to UCS series as they are not marked as such on the boxes.
btw here you have message from LEGO which this person recived when asked about
it.
https://lego.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:288611
Both sets are cosider playsets.
The same situation is with 75222-1
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That's a strange response from Lego, especially as the 75159 Deathstar IS
a UCS set, despite being nigh-on identical to 10188. 75159 is UCS even without
the plaque...
Damned Lego inconsistencies!!!
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| Author: | Hygrotus | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2019 06:44 | | Subject: | Re: Missing two sets on the Star Wars USC list | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Suggestions, HHell writes:
| | Hi,
You are missing two sets on the Catalog: Sets: Star Wars: Ultimate Collector
Series
Set: 10188-1 Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series from 2008 year
Set: 10236-1 Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series from 2013 year
It will be nice to see all of the Star Wars USC sets.
Kind regards,
Pawel
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They do not belong to UCS series as they are not marked as such on the boxes.
btw here you have message from LEGO which this person recived when asked about
it.
https://lego.fandom.com/wiki/Thread:288611
Both sets are cosider playsets.
The same situation is with 75222-1
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| Author: | HHell | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2019 06:28 | | Subject: | Missing two sets on the Star Wars USC list | | Viewed: | 112 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Hi,
You are missing two sets on the Catalog: Sets: Star Wars: Ultimate Collector
Series
Set: 10188-1 Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series from 2008 year
Set: 10236-1 Star Wars Ultimate Collector Series from 2013 year
It will be nice to see all of the Star Wars USC sets.
Kind regards,
Pawel
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2019 13:34 | | Subject: | Re: Sticker question | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, starbeanie writes:
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In Catalog, nickdanger writes:
| | Hello, is this sticker in the catalog somewhere? I cannot seem to find it. It
was a Star Wars promo in 2010.
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For those that don't know, Bret (starbeanie) is what I consider our resident
expert on Lego stickers. He long ago started specializing at it (don't know
if you still do, Bret) But I couldn't find this item either and thought about
asking you. Glad you showed-up here to answer both the OP's my curiosities.
-Thanks
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| Author: | starbeanie | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2019 13:16 | | Subject: | Re: Sticker question | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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In Catalog, nickdanger writes:
| | Hello, is this sticker in the catalog somewhere? I cannot seem to find it. It
was a Star Wars promo in 2010.
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2019 11:29 | | Subject: | Re: New item to add, but unsure how to name it | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, aladar123 writes:
| | Hi,
I found an item that is missing from the catalog. I attached the image of it.
It is a dark blue 47753 with a sticker on it. The sticker is from the set: 70730
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=70730stk01&
I checked the instructions for the part and the sticker is applied as needed.
I have a few questions:
- What is the best name to give to the part?
- How to find what is the part number to use? 47753pb???
Thanks,
Tamas
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Give this message a try and see if it can help you figure it out:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1085264
If you are still confused by the process, someone will be happy to explain further.
Cheers,
Randy
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| Author: | mokibricks | | Posted: | Nov 10, 2019 05:19 | | Subject: | New item to add, but unsure how to name it | | Viewed: | 87 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Hi,
I found an item that is missing from the catalog. I attached the image of it.
It is a dark blue 47753 with a sticker on it. The sticker is from the set: 70730
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=70730stk01&
I checked the instructions for the part and the sticker is applied as needed.
I have a few questions:
- What is the best name to give to the part?
- How to find what is the part number to use? 47753pb???
Thanks,
Tamas
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| Author: | nickdanger | | Posted: | Nov 9, 2019 23:48 | | Subject: | Sticker question | | Viewed: | 125 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Hello, is this sticker in the catalog somewhere? I cannot seem to find it. It
was a Star Wars promo in 2010.
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| Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2019 20:45 | | Subject: | Re: Sticky/ oily vintage wheels...trash? | | Viewed: | 32 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Help, randyf writes:
| | In Help, Adjour writes:
| | Anyone know why this happens? I notice the also melt the bricks they are sitting
against, so I'm presuming some sort of chemical reaction.
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The LEGO wheels are most likely made from styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). To
process SBR, plasticizers are usually added to it to help with the flow of the
material into the molds (they literally make the SBR more plastic). These plasticizers
usually include some type of mineral oil derived from petroleum and some type
of ester (a type of chemical compound). Over time, these plasticizers can leach
out of the SBR under certain storage conditions. You are most likely seeing and
feeling mostly the mineral oil, but I would absolutely think that the ester is
also leaching out with the mineral oil. Why? Because esters can dissolve ABS.
Cheers,
Randy
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Great to know, thank you Randy
Visually, they absolutely look like they are covered in mineral oil. These were
not commingled (they were in a set box/clean) so they are not covered in dirt,
the others I encounter were covered in *stuff*
I've run into various amounts of the tacky feel, so I would imagine that
is the second compound coming out in various amounts.
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| Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2019 19:24 | | Subject: | Re: Sticky/ oily vintage wheels...trash? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Help, Adjour writes:
| | Anyone know why this happens? I notice the also melt the bricks they are sitting
against, so I'm presuming some sort of chemical reaction.
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The LEGO wheels are most likely made from styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). To
process SBR, plasticizers are usually added to it to help with the flow of the
material into the molds (they literally make the SBR more plastic). These plasticizers
usually include some type of mineral oil derived from petroleum and some type
of ester (a type of chemical compound). Over time, these plasticizers can leach
out of the SBR under certain storage conditions. You are most likely seeing and
feeling mostly the mineral oil, but I would absolutely think that the ester is
also leaching out with the mineral oil. Why? Because esters can dissolve ABS.
Cheers,
Randy
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| Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2019 14:02 | | Subject: | Re: Sticky/ oily vintage wheels...trash? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Help, Adjour writes:
| | Anyone know why this happens? I notice the also melt the bricks they are sitting
against, so I'm presuming some sort of chemical reaction.
I'm guessing heat? I've run into this 3 times now one the lots also had
heat warped baseplates. I've never seen it on my own/original lego which
has never experienced a hot garage.
Are they trash? Can I clean them?
I just got some in light grey and was pretty stoked (only came in 3
sets) and they are awful gooey messes, I have more on the way and I don't
want it to be a total loss. The weird color on a common part is so neat in person.
Thanks everyone
Crystal
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I often find it in old, old sealed sets. Sometimes the tire is ruined and sometimes
I don't think so. I think it can be fixed with armor-all, but I just sell
them as-is with a comment.
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| Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2019 12:45 | | Subject: | Re: Sticky/ oily vintage wheels...trash? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Help, runner.caller writes:
| | In Help, Adjour writes:
| | Anyone know why this happens? I notice the also melt the bricks they are sitting
against, so I'm presuming some sort of chemical reaction.
I'm guessing heat? I've run into this 3 times now one the lots also had
heat warped baseplates. I've never seen it on my own/original lego which
has never experienced a hot garage.
Are they trash? Can I clean them?
I just got some in light grey and was pretty stoked (only came in 3
sets) and they are awful gooey messes, I have more on the way and I don't
want it to be a total loss. The weird color on a common part is so neat in person.
Thanks everyone
Crystal
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Weird! I've encountered oily tires before, but just assumed it was a coating
to help them pop out of the mold at the factory or a light coating to help guard
against dry rot.
I've seen the leaching before in my fishing tackle box when old plastic "twister
tails" would start to leach through the plastic baggies and even start to melt
the plastic in the utility box they were inside.
I didn't know this could happen to lego tires too!? Makes me nervous about
my stored childhood sets.
So too much air, and they dry out and get dry-rot, not enough, and they melt.
Nice....
I'll note that the tackle box spent many a thermal cycle in a garage, whereas
the lego temps have always been more stable.
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Don't stress too much, I have TONS of old tires and I've only found this
buying lego from people who were obviously not collectors. I strongly suspect
some sort of really bad storage (decades in a hot cold hot cold garage or storage
unit (which are live ovens)
I think I'm going to toss these.
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| Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2019 12:42 | | Subject: | Re: Sticky/ oily vintage wheels...trash? | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Help, mfav writes:
Honestly, I'm inclined to go this route, as I said in the OP, I've seen
whatever is "on" these tires MELT the neighboring bricks. My gut tells
me whatever is going on here is bad JuJu.
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| Author: | calebfishn | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2019 12:32 | | Subject: | Re: Sticky/ oily vintage wheels...trash? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Help, runner.caller writes:
| | In Help, Adjour writes:
| | Anyone know why this happens? I notice the also melt the bricks they are sitting
against, so I'm presuming some sort of chemical reaction.
I'm guessing heat? I've run into this 3 times now one the lots also had
heat warped baseplates. I've never seen it on my own/original lego which
has never experienced a hot garage.
Are they trash? Can I clean them?
I just got some in light grey and was pretty stoked (only came in 3
sets) and they are awful gooey messes, I have more on the way and I don't
want it to be a total loss. The weird color on a common part is so neat in person.
Thanks everyone
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Weird! I've encountered oily tires before, but just assumed it was a coating
to help them pop out of the mold at the factory or a light coating to help guard
against dry rot.
I've seen the leaching before in my fishing tackle box when old plastic "twister
tails" would start to leach through the plastic baggies and even start to melt
the plastic in the utility box they were inside.
I didn't know this could happen to lego tires too!? Makes me nervous about
my stored childhood sets.
So too much air, and they dry out and get dry-rot, not enough, and they melt.
Nice....
I'll note that the tackle box spent many a thermal cycle in a garage, whereas
the lego temps have always been more stable.
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I don't think tackle box trouble has much to do with hot and cold temperature.
All of your soft plastic lures and worms seem to be a vinyl plastic that will
react strongly with styrene plastic. Fishing boxes of that material work well
for weights and hooks, and usually don't interact with the paint on your
jigs, bu they are trouble if they come into contact with . Good quality tackle
storage should not be that shiny clear styrene plastic.
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| Author: | runner.caller | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2019 10:01 | | Subject: | Re: Sticky/ oily vintage wheels...trash? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Help, Adjour writes:
| | Anyone know why this happens? I notice the also melt the bricks they are sitting
against, so I'm presuming some sort of chemical reaction.
I'm guessing heat? I've run into this 3 times now one the lots also had
heat warped baseplates. I've never seen it on my own/original lego which
has never experienced a hot garage.
Are they trash? Can I clean them?
I just got some in light grey and was pretty stoked (only came in 3
sets) and they are awful gooey messes, I have more on the way and I don't
want it to be a total loss. The weird color on a common part is so neat in person.
Thanks everyone
Crystal
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Weird! I've encountered oily tires before, but just assumed it was a coating
to help them pop out of the mold at the factory or a light coating to help guard
against dry rot.
I've seen the leaching before in my fishing tackle box when old plastic "twister
tails" would start to leach through the plastic baggies and even start to melt
the plastic in the utility box they were inside.
I didn't know this could happen to lego tires too!? Makes me nervous about
my stored childhood sets.
So too much air, and they dry out and get dry-rot, not enough, and they melt.
Nice....
I'll note that the tackle box spent many a thermal cycle in a garage, whereas
the lego temps have always been more stable.
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| Author: | Turez | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2019 05:59 | | Subject: | 772 Brick 1 x 2 x 2 without Inside Axle Holde | | Viewed: | 114 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Hello everyone,
* | | 772 Brick 1 x 2 x 2 without Inside Axle Holder or Stud Holder
Parts: Brick
Marked for Deletion |
I came across this brick while checking the inventory of 7623
and I am wondering, does this part variant actually exist? I do not have it in
my collection and I also haven't found a photo showing the bottom (BL doesn't
have one too). Moreover, the quantities for sale are very low. I have asked four
sellers to check this variant. Two of them replied instantly and said their parts
are 3245b/c. One seller didn't answer but moved his parts to 3245b/c and
one seller didn't react at all. Based on that it is very likely that the
other parts for sale are also sorted incorrectly. But I don't know how to
go on with this thing now. How can one be sure that this variant actually does
not exist?
(Yes, there is a printed brick but I am talking about the plain variant.)
Regards
Jonas
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2019 01:24 | | Subject: | Re: Sticky/ oily vintage wheels...trash? | | Viewed: | 79 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Help, popsicle writes:
| | In Help, Adjour writes:
| | Anyone know why this happens? I notice the also melt the bricks they are sitting
against, so I'm presuming some sort of chemical reaction.
I'm guessing heat? I've run into this 3 times now one the lots also had
heat warped baseplates. I've never seen it on my own/original lego which
has never experienced a hot garage.
Are they trash? Can I clean them?
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I believe Lego uses Styrene-Butadiene Styrene (SBS rubber) for their tires. Pretty
much the same material used on your sneakers like vans or converse. The edging
around the bottom of the shoe, if you’ve ever had to clean them. Also used on
many of today’s automotive parts such as rubber molding, trim, etc.
Knowing this, you should be able to determine what products you could use to
clean and/or treat the tires, to stay stoked
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Remembering the proclamations you made of placing me on your ignore list, if
you've actually done so, I guess this advise is for naught and I'm spinning
my wheels here
Maybe another can pass it on.
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| Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Nov 5, 2019 00:54 | | Subject: | Re: Sticky/ oily vintage wheels...trash? | | Viewed: | 83 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Help, Adjour writes:
| | Anyone know why this happens? I notice the also melt the bricks they are sitting
against, so I'm presuming some sort of chemical reaction.
I'm guessing heat? I've run into this 3 times now one the lots also had
heat warped baseplates. I've never seen it on my own/original lego which
has never experienced a hot garage.
Are they trash? Can I clean them?
|
I believe Lego uses Styrene-Butadiene Styrene (SBS rubber) for their tires. Pretty
much the same material used on your sneakers like vans or converse. The edging
around the bottom of the shoe, if you’ve ever had to clean them. Also used on
many of today’s automotive parts such as rubber molding, trim, etc.
Knowing this, you should be able to determine what products you could use to
clean and/or treat the tires, to stay stoked
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I just got some in light grey and was pretty stoked (only came in 3
sets) and they are awful gooey messes, I have more on the way and I don't
want it to be a total loss. The weird color on a common part is so neat in person.
Thanks everyone
Crystal
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| Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | Nov 4, 2019 23:20 | | Subject: | Sticky/ oily vintage wheels...trash? | | Viewed: | 165 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| Anyone know why this happens? I notice the also melt the bricks they are sitting
against, so I'm presuming some sort of chemical reaction.
I'm guessing heat? I've run into this 3 times now one the lots also had
heat warped baseplates. I've never seen it on my own/original lego which
has never experienced a hot garage.
Are they trash? Can I clean them?
I just got some in light grey and was pretty stoked (only came in 3
sets) and they are awful gooey messes, I have more on the way and I don't
want it to be a total loss. The weird color on a common part is so neat in person.
Thanks everyone
Crystal
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| Author: | emperorpenguini | | Posted: | Oct 31, 2019 15:50 | | Subject: | Re: Bases, flats, platforms | | Viewed: | 64 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, iprice writes:
| | In Catalog, emperorpenguini writes:
| | I don't have the correct word to get the catalog to search for large flat
pieces, 32x32 stud for example.
What does the cataolg refer to h=these as?
Thanks, Newby
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Plates and
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Thank you
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| Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Oct 31, 2019 15:48 | | Subject: | Re: Bases, flats, platforms | | Viewed: | 52 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, emperorpenguini writes:
| | I don't have the correct word to get the catalog to search for large flat
pieces, 32x32 stud for example.
What does the cataolg refer to h=these as?
Thanks, Newby
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Plates and baseplates
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| Author: | emperorpenguini | | Posted: | Oct 31, 2019 15:45 | | Subject: | Bases, flats, platforms | | Viewed: | 110 times | | Topic: | Catalog | | Status: | Open | |
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| I don't have the correct word to get the catalog to search for large flat
pieces, 32x32 stud for example.
What does the cataolg refer to h=these as?
Thanks, Newby
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| Author: | Soviet | | Posted: | Oct 30, 2019 14:44 | | Subject: | Re: 15400 shooter | | Viewed: | 73 times | | Topic: | Catalog | |
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| In Catalog, Thisoldtoyhouse writes:
| | does anyone know where to find the shooter 15400....used to be 15301....i cannot
find it in bricklink???
harry
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