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Welcome our new administrator! - Admin_Russell

We have some great news for our catalog contributors - we have promoted Hygrotus, one of our current Inventories Administrators to a new position, Catalog Associate: (URL) The [...]
(62 months ago, Mar 27, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Forms improvements - Admin_Russell

[...] This is a bug that is being fixed.
(63 months ago, Mar 15, 2019, to Inventories)

Re: Method for naming prototype parts - Admin_Russell

[...] Add the word "prototpye" to your listing notes and describe what they are. At this point, the site does not have a way of tagging listings with such information.
(63 months ago, Feb 18, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Questions about Unikitty / Counterparts - Admin_Russell

[...] We've discovered that the only two to have multiple versions of the minifig were the SDCC exclusives, and there were no instructions for those - only box art that [...]
(63 months ago, Feb 18, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Adding gear : clay key chain, 853686 - Admin_Russell

[...] (Gear 853686)
(63 months ago, Feb 18, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Aren't these differences ridiculous? - Admin_Russell

[...] Is that so? Please elaborate. [...]
(64 months ago, Feb 15, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig rsq004 - Admin_Russell

[...] We now have three new entries to solve this problem: (Minifigure rsq004a) (Minifigure rsq008a) (Minifigure rsq009a)
(64 months ago, Feb 9, 2019, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Minifig Inventory for 70831? - Admin_Russell

[...] They are being held up because of issues concerning the exact build. The rocket guy has blasts coming out of the rockets. However, we need to decide whether or not to [...]
(64 months ago, Jan 29, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Complete set of Unikitty CMFs? - Admin_Russell

[...] Thanks, everybody, for the responses. In the last 12 days we have sold as many of the complete series as were sold in the last 5 months under the random entry. In response, [...]
(64 months ago, Jan 26, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Alternate Item Number (Spiky Unikitty Tail) - Admin_Russell

[...] Just fill out this form: (URL) You'll need to check this page to know which sequence number to use: (URL) The 7 digit number is called a PCC and it is uploaded [...]
(64 months ago, Jan 26, 2019, to Catalog Requests)

Re: set 10221-1 - SDD UCS - correct dimensions? - Admin_Russell

[...] The dimensions you see in the catalog for sets are the dimensions of the box, not the built model itself.
(64 months ago, Jan 24, 2019, to Suggestions)

A Smidgen of Lego History - Admin_Russell

Today we added a somewhat historic entry to the BrickLink catalog: (Part 4538) At first it looks like a normal Duplo plate, but it's not: (Part 40666) The first Duplo plates [...]
(64 months ago, Jan 24, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: sw695 is now sw0695 - Admin_Russell

[...] Yeah, there's no great time to do something like this since nightly and monthly maintenance locks everybody out, including me. But a couple of things to note - no [...]
(64 months ago, Jan 22, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Catalog: Sets: Ninjago: 30534-1 Ninja Workout - Admin_Russell

[...] (Set 30534-1)
(64 months ago, Jan 21, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Wrong Decorated panel for set 6361-1 - Admin_Russell

I have removed the section in Catalog Help that discouraged the submission of SOA (sticker over assembly) parts. All legitimate stickered assemblies will now be accepted, [...]
(64 months ago, Jan 20, 2019, to Inventories)

Re: Question for processing - Admin_Russell

[...] No, the BrickLink catalog does not distinguish between a hollow vs solid pin, but you are free to add such information to your listings.
(65 months ago, Jan 17, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Complete set of Unikitty CMFs? - Admin_Russell

[...] Here you go. Let's try it out. :) (Set 41775-1) (Set 41775-2) Let me know if you think the random one needs a big question mark placed over it. If people like [...]
(65 months ago, Jan 14, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Complete set of Unikitty CMFs? - Admin_Russell

[...] I've added the note to this entry and will add similar notes to other entries later. One of the other things I'm planning on doing is coming up with an image [...]
(65 months ago, Jan 13, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Complete set of Unikitty CMFs? - Admin_Russell

[...] This is a known problem. This entry is *supposed* to be for ONE complete minifigure (randomly chosen from the available 12), but because we do not have an entry [...]
(65 months ago, Jan 13, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Parts for 42095-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] You may start here: (URL) There are links on that page to the instructions. Be sure you use Manual Upload, and take advantage of the autofill when the screen pops up. [...]
(65 months ago, Jan 13, 2019, to Inventories)

Re: Correct handling of 18904c01pb01 - Admin_Russell

[...] Hi Jan, tEoS is correct. This is an exception (for modern inventories only) that stems from the current limitations of the BrickLink partout feature. Dinosaurs [...]
(65 months ago, Jan 13, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Lego 2018 Employee parts - Admin_Russell

[...] If you opened it when it was sealed and have been careful with the parts, you could do the inventory yourself and use Sealed Set Contents as the source. Most of the data [...]
(65 months ago, Jan 12, 2019, to Inventories)

Re: Lego 2018 Employee parts - Admin_Russell

[...] Do you have an original copy of the set?
(65 months ago, Jan 12, 2019, to Inventories)

Re: New items not in the catalogue - Admin_Russell

[...] Thanks, Daryl. Here is the reference page: (URL) For patterned (pb) parts, all parts of the same mold are grouped together and numbered sequentially. To see [...]
(65 months ago, Jan 12, 2019, to Catalog Requests)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 857-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] Yes, they came assembled in the sets, but this was for display purposes. In the instructions it is very clear that they are considered separate parts. As per the rules, [...]
(65 months ago, Jan 7, 2019, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Admin Russell, what's with the images? - Admin_Russell

[...] Yes. Essentially, that is it. [...] There are two different banks of "small" images. There is the original bank which contains your small images, and this is where [...]
(65 months ago, Jan 7, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Admin Russell, WTH images 2 - Admin_Russell

Happy New Year to you as well! I'll answer these questions and those in the other post directly. I appreciate the detective work you have put into this so far. In Catalog, [...]
(65 months ago, Jan 4, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Admin Russell, what's with the images? - Admin_Russell

[...] (Part 970c00pb099) (Part 970c34pb01) [...] (Part 970c10pb01) (Part 970c09pb01) (Part 970c11pb04) [...] (Part 970c69pb01) (Part 970c00pb075) (Part 970c00pb195) [...] [...]
(65 months ago, Jan 3, 2019, to Catalog)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 40388-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] I added the cape in that color because it was a dead-on match to VLBG, but I think it's better to go with the official Lego color in this case, at least until we [...]
(66 months ago, Dec 18, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6393-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] I would think this option is closest to the truth. We don't really have a sealed source available, and we would need several of those showing that the parts never [...]
(66 months ago, Nov 29, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Finally! An Image of 9978-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] If, with all the resources we have on BrickLink (and by "resources" I mean people with knowledge and extensive collections), we can't generate an image or [...]
(66 months ago, Nov 28, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Finally! An Image of 9978-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] Of the parts, over 200 of them are from the Modulex Decorated Tile category. If we can't find images for those and there are no listings or wanted list entries, I [...]
(66 months ago, Nov 28, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: postcards and assortiment gidsen - Admin_Russell

[...] The first two images show dealer catalogs similar to: (Catalog c06dedc2) (Catalog c07ukdc)
(66 months ago, Nov 28, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Please Allow Alternate Item Numbers for Books - Admin_Russell

[...] [...] This suggestion has now been implemented. :)
(66 months ago, Nov 27, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: Unofficial LEGO color guide - Admin_Russell

[...] If there is a new edition in the works, I would encourage the author to proofread ALL the reference numbers in the book. There are four different numbering systems used, [...]
(66 months ago, Nov 27, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 107-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] The Milky White axles were the first to be found in this set. Black axles were not available until 1977. Also, I do remember them distinctly in this set, since these [...]
(66 months ago, Nov 25, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 3627-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] I have uploaded two images cropped from original images at Brickset. The first is from a catalog and it shows that there are three clusters of flowers - two stacked and [...]
(66 months ago, Nov 23, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway - Admin_Russell

[...] Actually, that is an exception. I have archived all the original 2 x 4 brick renders from the early days of the site and used them as the images for this entry. Part [...]
(67 months ago, Nov 15, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway - Admin_Russell

[...] Listings for sale under an undetermined entry still need images. This is a technicality because of the transition - these are still be considered "known" colors due to [...]
(67 months ago, Nov 15, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Fifth Catalog Project Underway - Admin_Russell

[...] Absolutely.
(67 months ago, Nov 15, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Try that again - Admin_Russell

[...] I've added a Lego render showing just the one part to avoid confusion. You may need to do a hard refresh to see the new image.
(67 months ago, Nov 8, 2018, to Catalog)

We have a new Inventories Admin - Admin_Russell

Hello again everybody, We mentioned last week that we were looking for a new Inventories Admin, and I'm announcing today that we have appointed Randy (user randyf) [...]
(67 months ago, Nov 2, 2018, to Inventories)

Re: Catalog Project Request "Bar" vs. "Weapon" - Admin_Russell

[...] We have good people working on this, and it will all be authorized by the site. You have nothing to worry about.
(67 months ago, Nov 1, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: This item has already been reserved by member - Admin_Russell

[...] No this is yet another bug. I'll report it.
(67 months ago, Oct 31, 2018, to Inventories)

Re: Search Tool for Sets with Undetermined Pieces - Admin_Russell

[...] To access this feature, simply go to the Advanced Catalog Search page: (URL) and click "Show More Options". At the bottom of the first row of additional options there [...]
(67 months ago, Oct 30, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: This item has already been reserved by member - Admin_Russell

[...] The bug preventing it from being inventoried is fixed, but reserving the item still has the bug. The reserve function I believe was part of another bug report that isn't [...]
(67 months ago, Oct 29, 2018, to Inventories)

Re: New Catalog Roadmap - Admin_Russell

[...] [...] [...] just the ones that don't exist at all: (Part 32000) sand purple orange brown salmon light salmon earth orange light green medium blue sand green
(67 months ago, Oct 29, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: New Catalog Roadmap - Admin_Russell

[...] A couple from me: 1) Delete all rendered part images in the catalog that don't exist as real parts. I estimate there are about 1600 images to delete, maybe more [...]
(67 months ago, Oct 28, 2018, to Catalog)

We have a new Catalog Admin! - Admin_Russell

Hello everyone, We are pleased to announce that we have made another appointment. StormChaser, who was appointed as Inventories Administrator last year, has now been promoted [...]
(67 months ago, Oct 25, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Minifig scd010 - Admin_Russell

[...] It's a cache issue. When the BL system resets tonight, the Metallic Gold will turn to Tan.
(67 months ago, Oct 25, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 5540-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] (URL) One of the many tools Inv Admins can use to cull and exterminate rogue data.
(67 months ago, Oct 20, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 10258-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] This may actually be an error instead of an alternate.
(67 months ago, Oct 20, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 7930-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] There is a precedent for adding "orphaned" items to inventories. There was a rule for a long while (that is still somewhat in place) that inventories that spanned [...]
(68 months ago, Oct 17, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Clone Turbo Tank Instructions version 7261-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] Both versions of instructions are available from Brickset. Here is a list of redesigned sets with info on where to find instructions: (URL)
(68 months ago, Oct 17, 2018, to Inventories)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 9267-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] The instructions entry has been removed.
(68 months ago, Oct 13, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: bean there donut that - Admin_Russell

[...] If you can submit a picture, we can approve it: (Set 40358-1)
(69 months ago, Sep 19, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Changes to Hinges in Set 4546-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] Here's a photo of the early instructions for the record:
(69 months ago, Sep 15, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Update: Part Assemblies in Inventories - Admin_Russell

[...] I've been on the sidelines of this issue this time around (I have previously been right in the middle of it) but I have to mention that this little 1 x 2 [...]
(69 months ago, Aug 31, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: The plight of part 44567 - Admin_Russell

[...] Thanks for mentioning those. Any more examples would be appreciated.
(69 months ago, Aug 31, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: The plight of part 44567 - Admin_Russell

[...] Traditionally a Forum message is the only notice that is given on BrickLink. A notification system has been asked for many times but has never materialized. But in this [...]
(69 months ago, Aug 31, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Change Booklet Image? - Admin_Russell

[...] (Catalog c90usm2) (Catalog c88us)
(69 months ago, Aug 29, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: The plight of part 44567 - Admin_Russell

[...] BrickLink ID numbers are "smart" numbers - they aren't a series of digits randomly assigned when an entry is formed. We have those types of numbers internally, btw, [...]
(69 months ago, Aug 28, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Request update inventory on set 70567 - Admin_Russell

[...] You must mean the new Ninjago City Docks set: (Set 70657-1)
(69 months ago, Aug 28, 2018, to Inventories)

Re: The plight of part 44567 - Admin_Russell

[...] We can't switch everything to undetermined because many sellers have already sorted their lots and this would undo all their work. Sorted parts will still remain [...]
(69 months ago, Aug 27, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 60034-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] Sorry about that: (URL)
(69 months ago, Aug 24, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

The plight of part 44567 - Admin_Russell

This part and its accompanying variant have spelled trouble for a number of years now in the catalog, and finally a few folks decided to do something about it: (Part 44567) First [...]
(69 months ago, Aug 24, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Could these sticker entries be combined? - Admin_Russell

[...] [...] Pick the entry where you think it has the most chance of getting sold.
(69 months ago, Aug 24, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Supplying a set's inventory - Admin_Russell

[...] PCC is more descriptive of the code than "Element ID".
(69 months ago, Aug 21, 2018, to Inventories)

Re: Supplying a set's inventory - Admin_Russell

[...] PCC describes the code better. The first PCC's were literally a combination of a 4-digit part code and a 2-digit color code. Some of those original PCC's are [...]
(69 months ago, Aug 21, 2018, to Inventories)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6545-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] Thank you for submitting requests for these small wheels. It is Stage 4 of my wheel project that hasn't yet been finished: (URL) Any other requests to change small [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 17, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Wanted parts in set inventory - Admin_Russell

[...] View the new inventory page by clicking the Inv tab on the set entry page. See image:
(70 months ago, Aug 17, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: Just how many pieces ARE in LEGO 10214? - Admin_Russell

[...] Take a look at the note at the foot of the inventory: (URL) For more information on re-designed sets, see this Brickset Bricklist: (URL)
(70 months ago, Aug 17, 2018, to Inventories)

Re: Error creating inventory change request - Admin_Russell

[...] Originally I believe match IDs on extras were not allowed, and only recently has this become the practice, and only in cases where the Inv Admin determines to handle [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 17, 2018, to Inventories)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 140-2 - Admin_Russell

[...] When this page was first written, it looked like this (see attached image). It turned out the image wasn't the problem, but the quote-close parentheses at [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 14, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Part variations - Admin_Russell

[...] You will be notified if your store has any items that are marked for deletion. Other than that, you may just search for the word "undetermined". [...] Yes, we could [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 10, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 6881-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] I think you should take this as a nudge to go in a different direction. Instead of splitting hairs over these early variants, there is a lot of basic inventory work to [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 8, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: 4495, now 4495a and 4495b - Admin_Russell

[...] [...] I think you may be on to something. The first I can see of a newer flag in set images is this from 2009: (Set 7078-1) The images on Brickset are big enough to [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 4, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Question on catalog image uploads - Admin_Russell

[...] There you go. I left the original image as an alternate because it had a different packaging design.
(70 months ago, Aug 2, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Question on catalog image uploads - Admin_Russell

[...] Minifig parameters are 800 tall and 600 wide.
(70 months ago, Aug 2, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: 41624 and 41625 - Admin_Russell

[...] The entries are there but no images. Could you upload these? (URL)
(70 months ago, Aug 2, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 7715-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] Part counts in older sets were not as precise as they are now. Not that the old timers had trouble counting, but there were sometimes cases where parts were added and [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 1, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: 40320 pending - Admin_Russell

[...] (Set 40320-1)
(70 months ago, Aug 1, 2018, to Inventories)

Re: 41346 weight of instructions - Admin_Russell

[...] Done. In the future, please use this form for instructions weight: (URL)
(70 months ago, Jul 31, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: 4495, now 4495a and 4495b - Admin_Russell

[...] [...] I've been studying the ebb and flow of BrickLink entries for years, and one thing I'm quite sure of is that providing an undetermined entry does not equate [...]
(70 months ago, Jul 31, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: 4495, now 4495a and 4495b - Admin_Russell

[...] (URL)
(70 months ago, Jul 30, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: 4495, now 4495a and 4495b - Admin_Russell

[...] I believe so. He started in last night about midnight California time.
(70 months ago, Jul 30, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: 4495, now 4495a and 4495b - Admin_Russell

[...] All of the changes so far are from sealed sources. We have not started to fill in the gaps yet. The year 2004 comes from the catalog note that states that the right-hand [...]
(70 months ago, Jul 30, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: 4495, now 4495a and 4495b - Admin_Russell

[...] We're not going to have a catalog stuffed with undetermined entries. When a decision is made to split an entry, the original one has to go. We plan to move this process [...]
(70 months ago, Jul 30, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: 4495, now 4495a and 4495b - Admin_Russell

[...] Believe it or not, the marketplace is actually the driver of these decisions. One of the ways to measure the value of a new set of entries like this is to see how many [...]
(70 months ago, Jul 30, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Set 40320 - Admin_Russell

[...] I was very concerned when Lego announced this a few years ago that what they meant was "biodegradable". But that wasn't it at all.
(70 months ago, Jul 25, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 703-3 - Admin_Russell

[...] or [...] I can vouch for the newer 3-hole / 3-prong elements in all of these sets. Pretty much everything from the early eighties and on had the middle prong.
(70 months ago, Jul 23, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: How to add an Alternate to an Inventory? - Admin_Russell

[...] (Part 3149c01) Alternates are not possible for parts and minifigures. To do this correctly we need a new part entry, one that has a black pin. I rejected an entry for [...]
(70 months ago, Jul 23, 2018, to Inventories)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 183-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] I had this set growing up and can confirm that the train came fully assembled except for the last car. However, this set is a classic example of the exception listed [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 19, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 7016-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] I would consider this a redesign since alternate instructions were involved. There are a number of cases like this where a larger part is replaced by two smaller ones: [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 17, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

Re: 50 Shades of Gray - Admin_Russell

[...] Regarding the slope, I've seen that kind of color and speckling in Mega Bloks military sets.
(71 months ago, Jul 17, 2018, to Colors)

Re: Feedback on Rejected Catalog Submissions - Admin_Russell

[...] I do some catalog work myself, especially the new sets/parts and a lot of the replacement images. Jaclyn and Cheyne have auto approval, which they use from time to time, [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 3, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: Larger image? - Admin_Russell

[...] There is a bypass procedure. Take a look at the last paragraph under Guidelines on this Help page: (URL) Your image will qualify.
(71 months ago, Jul 3, 2018, to Catalog)

Re: Feedback on Rejected Catalog Submissions - Admin_Russell

[...] What was the part?
(71 months ago, Jul 2, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: Feedback on Rejected Catalog Submissions - Admin_Russell

[...] How long ago did this happen, may I ask?
(71 months ago, Jul 2, 2018, to Suggestions)

Re: Inventory Change Request for Set 7730-1 - Admin_Russell

[...] The windows are the old type with extended lip. Of course these have glass, but they are not original to a set from 1980. I have approved this request based on direct [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 2, 2018, to Inventories Requests)

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