To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.generalOpen lugnet.general in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 General / 13561
13560  |  13562
Subject: 
Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 12 Jan 2000 19:28:22 GMT
Viewed: 
3761 times
  
Mark Koesel wrote in message ...

Remy Evard <evard@mcs.anl.gov> wrote in message
news:8EB8E1D63evardmcsanlgov@lugnet.com...
gistok@umich.edu (Gary Istok) wrote in <387B5239.D3AADAD3@umich.edu>:
<snip>
The date they switched from the Type 2 cylinders (without hole) to Type
3 was circa 1980.  Someone with an intact Yellow Castle should check the
yellow cylinders to see if they have the holes or not.

Just popped the tower open on mine to check - they're solid.  Type 2s.

This intrigued me so I went and checked mine out too.  Mine are definitely
type 3.  This is not so surprising, since this set was released around
the time of the transition from type 2 to type 3 (it was released in 1978
in Europe, but not until 1980 in the US).  So it seems that some versions
of the set had type 2 cylinders, and some had type 3.

   This question about cylinders got started over in .castle.  All of my
Yellow Castles come with the type 2 cylinder (in yellow) whereas my 677/6077
Knight's Processions come with type 3 cylinders (in grey).  Does anybody
have a 677/6077 to compare to?  Is it possible it came with both types of
cylinder (in grey)?  Moreover, can anyone confirm this?  The box shows the
type 2 in grey, but none of the 677 sets I have came with the type 2
cylinder.

--
   Have fun!
   John
The Legos you've been dreaming of...
http://www114.pair.com/ig88/lego
my weird Lego site:
http://www114.pair.com/ig88/



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
 
"John DiRienzo" <ig88888888@stlnet.com> wrote in message news:Fo8M8y.95u@lugnet.com... (...) 677/6077 (...) My 6077 has Type 3 cylinders (one in grey, one in yellow). (...) Yes. This would be the same case as with the 6075 (375) Castle. My copy has (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
  Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
 
ig88888888@stlnet.com (John DiRienzo) wrote in <Fo8M8y.95u@lugnet.com>: (...) 677/6077 (...) Hmmmm. Check these out: 6077 - The US release: (URL) The picture clearly shows a type 3 grey cylinder. 677 - The European version: (URL) Inconclusive, but (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
 
Remy Evard <evard@mcs.anl.gov> wrote in message news:8EB8E1D63evardm...net.com... (...) This intrigued me so I went and checked mine out too. Mine are definitely type 3. This is not so surprising, since this set was released around the time of the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

25 Messages in This Thread:










Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR