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| | | Author: | WILYKAT  | | Posted: | Jan 5, 2023 21:25 | | Subject: | Whatever happened to part 15457? | | Viewed: | 131 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| was produced in 2014 and used in some sets. Shortly after that,
it was discontinued and the sets that had this was changed to use instead.
I've been wondering, was there a design flaw or something that made LEGO
abandon the smaller worm gear in favor of older version that used more plastic?
Since making new mold to produce parts can be costly, some thousand dollars
or so.
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| | | | | Author: | SDF_Bricks | | Posted: | Jan 5, 2023 21:47 | | Subject: | Re: Whatever happened to part 15457? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO products, WILYKAT writes:
| | was produced in 2014 and used in some sets. Shortly after that,
it was discontinued and the sets that had this was changed to use instead.
I've been wondering, was there a design flaw or something that made LEGO
abandon the smaller worm gear in favor of older version that used more plastic?
Since making new mold to produce parts can be costly, some thousand dollars
or so.
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I vaguely recall a durability issue with the new part, and that is why it was
discontinued. I bought about 10 of them from PAB before Lego stopped selling
them.
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| | | | | Author: | zorbanj | | Posted: | Jan 5, 2023 22:49 | | Subject: | Re: Whatever happened to part 15457? | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| They would crack in half right at the middle.
In LEGO products, WILYKAT writes:
| | was produced in 2014 and used in some sets. Shortly after that,
it was discontinued and the sets that had this was changed to use instead.
I've been wondering, was there a design flaw or something that made LEGO
abandon the smaller worm gear in favor of older version that used more plastic?
Since making new mold to produce parts can be costly, some thousand dollars
or so.
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| | | | | Author: | philip33 | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 21:59 | | Subject: | Re: Whatever happened to part 15457? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO products, WILYKAT writes:
| | was produced in 2014 and used in some sets. Shortly after that,
it was discontinued and the sets that had this was changed to use instead.
I've been wondering, was there a design flaw or something that made LEGO
abandon the smaller worm gear in favor of older version that used more plastic?
Since making new mold to produce parts can be costly, some thousand dollars
or so.
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I remember buying about 100 or so of this part back then. I use them a lot in
Mocs.
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| | | | | Author: | philip33 | | Posted: | Jan 11, 2023 21:59 | | Subject: | Re: Whatever happened to part 15457? | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | LEGO products | |
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| In LEGO products, WILYKAT writes:
| | was produced in 2014 and used in some sets. Shortly after that,
it was discontinued and the sets that had this was changed to use instead.
I've been wondering, was there a design flaw or something that made LEGO
abandon the smaller worm gear in favor of older version that used more plastic?
Since making new mold to produce parts can be costly, some thousand dollars
or so.
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I remember buying about 100 or so of this part back then. I use them a lot in
Mocs.
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