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 Author: Hexy View Messages Posted By Hexy
 Posted: Nov 11, 2021 21:29
 Subject: Weapon??
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Hexy (27)

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Part No: 50018d  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with Stud and 2 Bars at 90 degrees
* 
50018d Minifigure, Weapon with Stud and 2 Bars at 90 degrees
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon
 
Part No: 50018a  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with 3 Mechanical Arms
* 
50018a Minifigure, Weapon with 3 Mechanical Arms
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon
 
Part No: 50018e  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with Bar and Stud
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50018e Minifigure, Weapon with Bar and Stud
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon

These are all classified as weapons, however, they more look like either bars
or utensils to me!?

thoughts?
 Author: Koalafied View Messages Posted By Koalafied
 Posted: Nov 11, 2021 22:20
 Subject: Re: Weapon??
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In Catalog, The_RealRedHex writes:
  
 
Part No: 50018d  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with Stud and 2 Bars at 90 degrees
* 
50018d Minifigure, Weapon with Stud and 2 Bars at 90 degrees
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon
 
Part No: 50018a  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with 3 Mechanical Arms
* 
50018a Minifigure, Weapon with 3 Mechanical Arms
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon
 
Part No: 50018e  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with Bar and Stud
* 
50018e Minifigure, Weapon with Bar and Stud
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon

These are all classified as weapons, however, they more look like either bars
or utensils to me!?

thoughts?

I looked through the instructions of the sets in which these pieces are a part
of, and I think I found the problem. These 3 pieces are not used as weapons or
in the construction of weapons in any of the 5 sets but come in a Multipack of
14 pieces in which the other parts ARE used as or in weapons. So while they are
not weapons; for catalog it makes sense that they are filed as such.

The part is "Minifigure, Weapon Pack Guns, Circular Saws, Nozzles, Mechanical
Arms, 14 in Bag (Multipack)"

If you look in the 76166 Avengers Tower you can see the pieces unbagged and shown
in the instructions at the same time as you are building a weapon for a minifigure.
The first set 76122 Batcave Clayface Invasion from 2019 has 2 of them as piping
on a wall and the 3 not even present in the instructions and in 71741 Ninjago
City Gardens it appears as if only one of the pieces from the multipack is used.
 Author: crazylegoman View Messages Posted By crazylegoman
 Posted: Nov 12, 2021 00:22
 Subject: Re: Weapon??
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In Catalog, The_RealRedHex writes:
  
 
Part No: 50018d  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with Stud and 2 Bars at 90 degrees
* 
50018d Minifigure, Weapon with Stud and 2 Bars at 90 degrees
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon
 
Part No: 50018a  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with 3 Mechanical Arms
* 
50018a Minifigure, Weapon with 3 Mechanical Arms
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon
 
Part No: 50018e  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with Bar and Stud
* 
50018e Minifigure, Weapon with Bar and Stud
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon

These are all classified as weapons, however, they more look like either bars
or utensils to me!?

thoughts?

I agree. These parts should be recategorized.

David
 Author: Teup View Messages Posted By Teup
 Posted: Nov 12, 2021 04:31
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Teup (6591)

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In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
  In Catalog, The_RealRedHex writes:
  
 
Part No: 50018d  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with Stud and 2 Bars at 90 degrees
* 
50018d Minifigure, Weapon with Stud and 2 Bars at 90 degrees
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon
 
Part No: 50018a  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with 3 Mechanical Arms
* 
50018a Minifigure, Weapon with 3 Mechanical Arms
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon
 
Part No: 50018e  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with Bar and Stud
* 
50018e Minifigure, Weapon with Bar and Stud
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon

These are all classified as weapons, however, they more look like either bars
or utensils to me!?

thoughts?

I agree. These parts should be recategorized.

David

But then where to categorize the multipack that they're part of? Because
multipacks are also considered "parts", and parts have a category. If a multipack
consists of parts of different categories, it would be difficult to decide where
to put it.
 Author: randyf View Messages Posted By randyf
 Posted: Nov 12, 2021 10:27
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In Catalog, Teup writes:
  In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
  In Catalog, The_RealRedHex writes:
  
 
Part No: 50018d  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with Stud and 2 Bars at 90 degrees
* 
50018d Minifigure, Weapon with Stud and 2 Bars at 90 degrees
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon
 
Part No: 50018a  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with 3 Mechanical Arms
* 
50018a Minifigure, Weapon with 3 Mechanical Arms
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon
 
Part No: 50018e  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with Bar and Stud
* 
50018e Minifigure, Weapon with Bar and Stud
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon

These are all classified as weapons, however, they more look like either bars
or utensils to me!?

thoughts?

I agree. These parts should be recategorized.

David

But then where to categorize the multipack that they're part of? Because
multipacks are also considered "parts", and parts have a category. If a multipack
consists of parts of different categories, it would be difficult to decide where
to put it.


Hence, why they are all where they are currently at.
 Author: crazylegoman View Messages Posted By crazylegoman
 Posted: Nov 13, 2021 20:41
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In Catalog, Teup writes:
  In Catalog, crazylegoman writes:
  In Catalog, The_RealRedHex writes:
  
 
Part No: 50018d  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with Stud and 2 Bars at 90 degrees
* 
50018d Minifigure, Weapon with Stud and 2 Bars at 90 degrees
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon
 
Part No: 50018a  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with 3 Mechanical Arms
* 
50018a Minifigure, Weapon with 3 Mechanical Arms
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon
 
Part No: 50018e  Name: Minifigure, Weapon with Bar and Stud
* 
50018e Minifigure, Weapon with Bar and Stud
Parts: Minifigure, Weapon

These are all classified as weapons, however, they more look like either bars
or utensils to me!?

thoughts?

I agree. These parts should be recategorized.

David

But then where to categorize the multipack that they're part of? Because
multipacks are also considered "parts", and parts have a category. If a multipack
consists of parts of different categories, it would be difficult to decide where
to put it.

I think considering those bags of parts as "parts" is absolutely silly. If those
bags had never been entered into the catalog as a "part," then we wouldn't
have the current problem.

David