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 Author: jodawill View Messages Posted By jodawill
 Posted: Feb 1, 2019 10:20
 Subject: Did the Lego Pirates books come in paperback?
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When I look up these Lego Pirates books on Amazon, they're mostly listed
as paperbacks. Does anyone know if they were actually ever printed in paperback,
or are those Amazon listings wrong? Bricklink only shows them as being printed
in hardcover.

 
Book No: 9780721413457  Name: Pirates - Adventure on Shark Island (Hardcover)
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9780721413457 Pirates - Adventure on Shark Island (Hardcover)
Books: Story Book: Pirates: Pirates I
 
Book No: 9780721413105  Name: Pirates - Captain Roger's Birthday (Hardcover)
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9780721413105 Pirates - Captain Roger's Birthday (Hardcover)
Books: Story Book: Pirates: Pirates I
 
Book No: 9780721413464  Name: Pirates - The Royal Visit (Hardcover)
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9780721413464 Pirates - The Royal Visit (Hardcover)
Books: Story Book: Pirates: Pirates I
 
Book No: 9780721413099  Name: Pirates - Will and the Gold Chase (Hardcover)
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9780721413099 Pirates - Will and the Gold Chase (Hardcover)
Books: Story Book: Pirates: Pirates I
 Author: jodawill View Messages Posted By jodawill
 Posted: Jan 24, 2019 15:04
 Subject: Re: A Smidgen of Lego History
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In Catalog, Admin_Russell writes:
  Today we added a somewhat historic entry to the BrickLink catalog:
 
Part No: 4538  Name: Duplo, Plate 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin)
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4538 Duplo, Plate 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin)
Parts: DUPLO, Plate
At first it looks like a normal Duplo plate, but it's not:
 
Part No: 40666  Name: Duplo, Plate 2 x 4 x 1/2 (Thick)
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40666 Duplo, Plate 2 x 4 x 1/2 (Thick)
Parts: DUPLO, Plate
The first Duplo plates and tiles were based on the regular Lego plate/brick ratio
of 3:1 (that is, it takes 3 plates stacked on each other to reach the height
of a single Lego brick).

Somewhere around 1992, these "thin" plates and tiles were abandoned for the "thick"
type, which have a 2:1 ratio. These are what we find in modern Duplo sets.

What prompted the change? It could have been the advent of the 6309 printed tile:
 
Part No: 6309p01  Name: Duplo, Tile 2 x 2 with Shape Black Isosceles Triangle Pattern
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6309p01 Duplo, Tile 2 x 2 with Shape Black Isosceles Triangle Pattern
Parts: DUPLO, Tile, Decorated
 
Part No: 6309pb001  Name: Duplo, Tile 2 x 2 with Black Number 1 Pattern
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6309pb001 Duplo, Tile 2 x 2 with Black Number 1 Pattern
Parts: DUPLO, Tile, Decorated

Here are some other early "thin" Duplo parts:
 
Part No: duptile2x4  Name: Duplo Tile 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin)
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duptile2x4 Duplo Tile 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin)
Parts: DUPLO
 
Part No: duptile2x4modhc  Name: Duplo Tile, 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin) Half Circle
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duptile2x4modhc Duplo Tile, 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin) Half Circle
Parts: DUPLO
 
Part No: 3808  Name: Duplo Tile, Modified 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin) Half Circle with 2 Studs
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3808 Duplo Tile, Modified 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin) Half Circle with 2 Studs
Parts: DUPLO
 
Part No: 4121  Name: Duplo Tile, Modified 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin) with 4 Center Studs
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4121 Duplo Tile, Modified 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin) with 4 Center Studs
Parts: DUPLO

and maybe even this:
 
Part No: 4375  Name: Duplo Support Sign Post Short - Thin Base
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4375 Duplo Support Sign Post Short - Thin Base
Parts: DUPLO

That's really interesting. I've never seen a thin one. Any idea what
sets it came in?
 Author: jodawill View Messages Posted By jodawill
 Posted: Jan 18, 2019 13:16
 Subject: Re: Identical minifigs?
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In Catalog, DadsAFOL writes:
  The paint details on the torsos are different and there should be 2 different
entries for the torso, one belonging to the original and one belonging to the
reissue.

In Catalog, jodawill writes:
  The inventory for these two minifigures is the exact same. Is there a reason
to have two different catalog items for it? I don't doubt there may be some
differences between the reissue and the original, but the inventory is listed
as them being identical.

 
Minifig No: cas050  Name: Ninja - Red
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cas050 (Inv) Ninja - Red
Minifigures: Ninja
 
Minifig No: cas050new  Name: Ninja - Red (Reissue)
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cas050new (Inv) Ninja - Red (Reissue)
Minifigures: Ninja

Yeah, I see it now. Very subtle. Good eye!

There's also that policeman one. It looks like the torso is a different mold,
but I'm not sure whether there's a separate catalog entry for the different
shoulder shapes on the torsos.
 Author: jodawill View Messages Posted By jodawill
 Posted: Jan 18, 2019 12:30
 Subject: Re: Identical minifigs?
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In Catalog, jodawill writes:
  The inventory for these two minifigures is the exact same. Is there a reason
to have two different catalog items for it? I don't doubt there may be some
differences between the reissue and the original, but the inventory is listed
as them being identical.

 
Minifig No: cas050  Name: Ninja - Red
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cas050 (Inv) Ninja - Red
Minifigures: Ninja
 
Minifig No: cas050new  Name: Ninja - Red (Reissue)
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cas050new (Inv) Ninja - Red (Reissue)
Minifigures: Ninja

Also true for:

 
Minifig No: post001  Name: Post Office - Black Legs, Black Hat
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post001 (Inv) Post Office - Black Legs, Black Hat
Minifigures: Town: Classic Town: Post Office
 
Minifig No: post001new  Name: Post Office - Black Legs, Black Hat (Reissue)
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post001new (Inv) Post Office - Black Legs, Black Hat (Reissue)
Minifigures: Town: Classic Town: Post Office
 Author: jodawill View Messages Posted By jodawill
 Posted: Jan 18, 2019 12:28
 Subject: Identical minifigs?
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The inventory for these two minifigures is the exact same. Is there a reason
to have two different catalog items for it? I don't doubt there may be some
differences between the reissue and the original, but the inventory is listed
as them being identical.

 
Minifig No: cas050  Name: Ninja - Red
* 
cas050 (Inv) Ninja - Red
Minifigures: Ninja
 
Minifig No: cas050new  Name: Ninja - Red (Reissue)
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cas050new (Inv) Ninja - Red (Reissue)
Minifigures: Ninja

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