JCC1004 Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 JCC, you're still spelling probably wrong... I purposely spelled it wrong on that post to say it looked mispelled. If i said this: probably looked mispelled. It'd be even more confusion! Quote
Siegfried Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 I was going to mention my two black swords... but I wouldn't want Sinner's mind to wander further. But only two? I would have expected more! The difference being that the pitchfork's usefulness extends beyond mere bragging rights . Yes, I agree. Some rare parts... ...are just great to have, even though their use is questionable unless your name is Norro. I do think the black sword is special, but i'd never buy one specially. The pitchfork I did buy, and I hope that TLG start making the part again... epecially since they have farm sets now, both past and present. I'm not conviced they will though. Quote
Rick Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 ...also, I have the pitchfork, (I found what sets it's in) and I used to have 3 gray round shields with the stud in the middle,......until a tragic accident in the middle of the night.... lego shield + foot = pain and eternal torment (the torment of destroying a rare iconic Lego......) I also have a couple of gray round shield, 1 or 2 of them suffered the same fate Oh... and did I mention my two pitchforks? Quote
Rick Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Show offs ! Pfff, who has ever seen a black sword anyway? Quote
Shadows Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Show offs ! Did you bring enough to share with the whole class? Quote
blueandwhite Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Show offs ! I'm more impressed by the new hollow round plates! What exciting possibilities ! Quote
General Armendariz Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 So do I! Uh, I thought Pitchforks are a common part arent they? What I really want to know is why one of my short swords real dull and all the others are shiny. The one on the right is the shiny the left is...dull. could someone answer this!? Quote
Rick Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 The one on the right is the shiny the left is...dull.could someone answer this!? Aren't the dull ones the ones made from a softer material? If so, they came out later than the shiny ones. The shiny ones are from the 80s, the dull ones from this century I think. Quote
Norro Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 But only two? I would have expected more! Modesty restrains me God Bless, Nathan Quote
Svelte Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 Armendariz, Bricklink lists two different versions: The more common, dull looking version - http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3847 And an early version, made of shiny ABS, http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3847a, which appears in a lot less sets. Obviously at some point, for whatever reason, they changed the plastic - maybe the hard ABS was too brittle for the very flat thin blade of the early versions? Quote
blueandwhite Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 Armendariz, Bricklink lists two different versions:The more common, dull looking version - http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3847 And an early version, made of shiny ABS, http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=3847a, which appears in a lot less sets. Obviously at some point, for whatever reason, they changed the plastic - maybe the hard ABS was too brittle for the very flat thin blade of the early versions? The dull plastic sword is probably less common. The harder ABS swords appeared through the 80s and early 90s in the lion's share of classic castle sets. The softer version is a mid-90s change. For a complete list of which sets contained each sword look at peeron. As a person who owns far more early ABS swords than the softer ones, I can say with certainty that the old ones (including the original grey ones) are in no way brittle. In fact, they are quite durable. Quote
Rick Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 I also only own a few of the dull, soft ones, and lots of the harder, shiny ones. Even though I played with them - and probably stepped on them - extensively when I was I child, they are all in good condition (if you ignore some bite marks here and there ) and none of them is broken. Quote
Norro Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 I think I have far more of the shinier version as well, though I don't actively discriminate... God Bless, Nathan Quote
hunterx Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 im might be off topic but what black falcon shield is rarer the yellow one or the blue one? Quote
Norro Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 While it is hard to guess at Lego's production runs, peeron is great for set appearances: Yellow, 12 in 10 sets... Blue, 15 in 11 sets... not counting the bley ones in HP... God Bless, Nathan Quote
hackkira Posted August 31, 2009 Posted August 31, 2009 The aboriginal one(short sword) was never fabricated in chrome. I yield affliction of abundance as a AFOL and the chrome on the handle still comes off sometimes. I aswell accept the brand is in the top banner, it could be aphotic gray. Sinner(and I debris to use his new name) is probaly right. _________________ Swords Quote
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