mpfirnhaber Posted May 11, 2016 Posted May 11, 2016 Wow that yellow piece is bizarre. And very asymmetrical. I can't imagine how it was intended to be used... Quote
1974 Posted May 12, 2016 Posted May 12, 2016 Yes, it could look like a cover to Insectoid light/sound thing, but it has anti studs on the bottom like a regular plate. Fits the era though. The finish is not very good on it. I'll try to see if I can get some back story about it but I know many of the parts he got was not made during his time at TLG but (many?) years before They we're just dumped in buckets that the employees (or at least some of them) could by for next to nothing Hit me with an email again regarding trade Cheers, Ole Quote
1974 Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 Man up and cut the pegs off, Walther They're kinda useless with those pegs unless you're into CS/Belville crossover MOCs I wonder why TLG made those in trans-red? Those Belville parts never crossed over into any System sets .. Cheers, Ole Quote
mpfirnhaber Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 They look good in trans-red, but yeah, not so useful. Would love to see a marbled one :) Quote
1974 Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 I wonder if that was a concept insectoids lighting part. He did not know. He picked it up because it was "the wierdest part among all those prototypes and I thought it might make a good conversation piece" .. he got that right for sure That little spaceship is now on it's longest journey ever .. 6400km (almost 4000 miles for you yanks) Cheers, Ole Would love to see a marbled one :) You'd love to see (and own) any and every LEGO brick marbled! Haha .. Don't have any, but I'll let you know if/when I get some Quote
Umbra-Manis Posted May 21, 2016 Posted May 21, 2016 Man up and cut the pegs off, Walther They're kinda useless with those pegs unless you're into CS/Belville crossover MOCs I wonder why TLG made those in trans-red? Those Belville parts never crossed over into any System sets .. Cheers, Ole They made it into one System set (which I own) http://brickset.com/sets/7690-1/MB-01-Eagle-Command-Base Quote
dr_spock Posted May 22, 2016 Posted May 22, 2016 I just got some 2 x 24 bricks in the mail. They were a little pricey at 10 Euro a piece but I think they are cool. I wish they didn't have the pegs on the ends. Fascinating. What do you plan to do with them? I have two in white that I haven't found a MOC for them yet. Quote
mpfirnhaber Posted May 22, 2016 Posted May 22, 2016 These aren't really parts in the traditional sense. They were made by Bayer in Germany to do strength tests on the plastics they provided to TLG. They are 4x4, hollow, and about 1.5 bricks tall, with a slight taper towards the top. You can see one of them being tested here: https://www.flickr.c...02/19550459784/ And here, you can see one still on the sprue, along with other test parts, including a 2x4 brick, which we can identify as a 7xC test brick because of the position of the mold pip on the long side of the brick: https://www.flickr.c...02/19987792309/ These test parts are not very common, which is surprising because the 7xC test bricks are found by the hundreds. Perhaps there were other molds that only produced the 2x4 bricks, which were used for testing several things, including color consistency and clutch strength over time. Quote
mpfirnhaber Posted May 22, 2016 Posted May 22, 2016 Cool idea! 6781 is such a great set. I look forward to seeing what you come up with :) Quote
fatum Posted May 23, 2016 Posted May 23, 2016 @1974: love your collection , thanks for sharing the pics. Especially the translucent ones give me a lot of inspiration for led lightning.A few extra parts for the wishlist Quote
1974 Posted May 25, 2016 Posted May 25, 2016 The wonderfull trans-dark blue 4737 "4 x 4 x 6 Corner Convex Ribbed" panels have now travelled back to Denmark, across the Atlantic Ocean, to rest for good only a 100km from where they were molded in the mid 80's. Can't wait to make something awesome with them! Cheers, Ole Quote
Actor Builder Posted May 26, 2016 Posted May 26, 2016 My gosh! Is that you? You're like six years old! Quote
1974 Posted May 26, 2016 Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) My gosh! Is that you? You're like six years old! Haha, no that's 1974 Junior (and he is seven, btw) Cheers, Ole Edited May 26, 2016 by 1974 Quote
whitswj Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 (edited) / Edited December 3, 2021 by whitswj Quote
Artanis I Posted June 22, 2016 Posted June 22, 2016 I think I might try to use lighting behind them in a manner somewhat similar to the 6781. That was the first thing I thought of when I saw that pic. And those orange bricks too. Quote
Lind Whisperer Posted June 24, 2016 Posted June 24, 2016 It came from the Lego Universe game project. There were a few other parts that came from this. I'm not sure why they needed unique parts for a digital project. Maybe they had an idea to release sets for it also. Ooh, could we get a picture of those parts in particular? Yes, it could look like a cover to Insectoid light/sound thing, but it has anti studs on the bottom like a regular plate. Fits the era though. The finish is not very good on it. Part of a prototype jetpack, maybe? The shape is about right. (Although it would have needed a neckbrace, and those weren't released until 2002...) Quote
1974 Posted June 24, 2016 Posted June 24, 2016 Part of a prototype jetpack, maybe? The shape is about right. (Although it would have needed a neckbrace, and those weren't released until 2002...) No, I think it might be a part used for some 9V light thing. Anyway, we'll never know .. I asked my man and he said "I only picked it up because it looked interesting. I've never seen it before, but I thought it might make a good conversation piece" .. And now it's in the hands of Walther .. Look out for his wicked MOCs Quote
whitswj Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 (edited) / Edited December 3, 2021 by whitswj Quote
mpfirnhaber Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 Sounds like a sweet trade. Those plates are awesome. The trans-black look more like trans-gray though, they're very lightly tinted. Tente had some awesome space ships, but building with their parts is dangerous. Too many sharp edges! Quote
1974 Posted July 1, 2016 Posted July 1, 2016 (edited) Perfect MOCs as always TLG ripped off a lot of parts from TENTE, like the 2877 (first made by TLG in 1991 - but made by TENTE in 1988 (possibly before that)). The early TENTE catalogues (from the 80's) are a great source of CS inspiration . Loads of great sets there. Funny, that TENTE never made a minifig. Those 'stiffies' look rather silly. Also interesting that TENTE didn't have a problem with military sets and I also like their extensive range of ships. It's a rather interesting clone company and I myself have a funny story about them if anyone want's to listen? I know quite a bit about the designer who left TLG for TENTE, but it's old news and I don't want to upset anyone, so no tales from me this time - sorry And oh, those 6x8 trans green plates are not from the 70's btw : Cheers, Ole Edited July 1, 2016 by 1974 Quote
mpfirnhaber Posted July 1, 2016 Posted July 1, 2016 Oooh those green plates! Funny that they're the same size as all the trans-yellow plates. Quote
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