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Re: History of LEGO Windows...revisited
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 12 Jan 2000 19:46:13 GMT
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G. Benedikt Rochow <rochogb@eng.auburn.removethis.edu> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.general, Mark Koesel writes:
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> > In my estimation, the first set to include the type 3 cylinders would be
> > set 374 Fire Station from 1978. I don't have this set, but it clearly
> > comes with trans-blue cylinders, and I'm pretty certain that those (and • the
> > other colored transparent cylinders) were only released as type 3.
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> No, 673 Rally Repair Crew from 1978 comes with all solid-topped
> cylinders, incl. trans-blue.
Wow, now that is strange. When were the trans-blue cylindars introduced
then? I can't find any sets that came with these from before 1978, so my
conclusion would be that they were released 1978. But if this is true, then
I wonder why Lego would bother casting this brand new part as both Type 2
and Type 3?
Maybe the Type 3 cylinders weren't actually released until 1979? I know
that
my copy of set 590 had them, but perhaps it was not purchased in it's first
year of availability (which was 1978), and thus had the newer Type 3 parts?
In any case, I've never seen any colored transparent cylinder in Type 2.
They must be very rare, being that they were introduced so close to the
period or transition from Type 2 to Type 3. Anyone know of any pictures of
these on the net?
> (Also, the instructions for 374 show
> solid-topped cylinders, but that may not mean anything).
Yes, that is probably not a good indictor. I have a few instruction
booklets
that show the older version of a part, when the newer version actually came
in the set.
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| (...) No, 673 Rally Repair Crew from 1978 comes with all solid-topped cylinders, incl. trans-blue. (Also, the instructions for 374 show solid-topped cylinders, but that may not mean anything). Nice set; I remember the pleasant surprise of 1x3 clear (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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