SuvieD Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 I had read that magnet were done away with but that only really means no revival for M-tron. Sad news if true. Quote
Plural Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 I might be totally wrong on this one, but I'm sure I read somewhere that if two individual magnets were swallowed then they would stick together inside you and wreak havoc in your insides. I think the TLC recalled them because of this. Bear in mind I could be totally wrong. Or at least half right. Quote
Siegfried Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 Here is the official word; Hi all,Due to a safety accident with another toy producers product, the LEGO Group is expecting a ban of small parts that contain magnets in the USA and the EU from 2009. As a consequence the LEGO Group has decided to stop selling products which contain magnets in small parts to obey already now the new rules and make no compromise with product safety. This affects mainly 2 products - the LEGO fridge magnets and the LEGO train magnet couplings. The train magnets will be re-designed as you can see on the pictures and we expect the new magnets in the boxes from August. LEGO Train sets packaged before August will still contain the existing magnets. The new LEGO train magnet element will be visually different from the existing train magnet element but due to that the magnet can rotate in the plastic cover and the clutch power will be as strong as at the old element the function will be identical and fully compatible with the existing train magnet elements. The LEGO fridge magnets will also be re-designed and the new version is expected to be available for sale end of 2008. Jan Beyer, LEGO Community Development This is being discussed elsewhere so I will try and bring together the topic into one... Quote
Derek Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 Thanks Sinner! I didn't think to look back so far because I thought it was recent (as in like within the day or two) Sorry! Darthperson8 Quote
CP5670 Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 The new magnets look okay for trains but would be pretty useless anywhere else unless they can somehow be removed from the buffer piece. I occasionally use the magnets for holding together things in my models that are supposed to detach easily. Although I guess the old magnets will still be available on Bricklink for some years. Quote
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