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 Author: Admin_Russell View Messages Posted By Admin_Russell
 Posted: Sep 13, 2019 01:14
 Subject: We have a new Catalog Associate!
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Hello everyone,

I'm very pleased to announce that we have appointed longtime member BricksThatStick
to the Catalog Associate position. Paul served as the site's 4th Inventories
Admin during 2010 to 2011 alongside Emma (SimplyBricks). He effectively replaced
Dan Jezek, the site's founder, who had a special fondness for inventories
work and who of course left very big shoes to fill.

If you take the time to scroll through Paul's 900+ inventories changes:

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogInvChangeItem.asp?chgUserID=44744&v=3

...you will notice a sea of green, followed by a sea of blue, followed by another
sea of green. This means he continued to contribute to the catalog after having
once been an admin, which is (unfortunately) something rather uncommon. But it
demonstrates a great and correct attitude, the kind of attitude we wish to model
for all of our other contributors out there, especially the ones still cutting
their teeth.

Paul has, over the years, been very active as a seller and many of you will know
him also from his activity in the Forum. We look forward to his practical insights
and we are confident he will play a vital role in our growing catalog team.

Please welcome him back!

Russell
 Author: Admin_Russell View Messages Posted By Admin_Russell
 Posted: Apr 9, 2019 18:15
 Subject: We have a new Inventories Administrator!
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Hello everyone,

I'm very pleased to announce that we have appointed a new Inventories Administrator,
to fill in the place that Marek left when he was promoted to Catalog Associate.

For this position we have selected member Paulvdb (Paul), whom many of you may
know as a catalog contributor, inventories contributor, and Forum participant.
He is also an established seller (since 2011, I believe) so many of you may know
him also through that channel.

Paul has distinguished himself especially by his work with older inventories,
sharing many sealed set contents data with the site for some of our precious
old vintage sets. We have found his contributions to be ultra reliable and think
he is going to do very well in this new role.

Congratulations are in order!

Russell
 Author: Admin_Russell View Messages Posted By Admin_Russell
 Posted: Mar 27, 2019 21:21
 Subject: Welcome our new administrator!
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Location:  USA, California
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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:

https://www.bricklink.com/memberAdmins.asp

The Catalog Associate position is the same in terms of privileges as our former
Catalog Admin position. However, it is only a temporary position that we will
use as a stepping stone to the new Catalog Admin position, which will include
both catalog and inventories privileges plus a few other things.

Marek recently completed one year as an Inventories Administrator:

https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1133413

and has done an excellent job. He has brought steadiness and reliability to our
admin team and we look forward to seeing what he will do now on the catalog side
of things. Please welcome him to this new position!

Russell
 Author: Admin_Russell View Messages Posted By Admin_Russell
 Posted: Jan 24, 2019 02:47
 Subject: A Smidgen of Lego History
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Today we added a somewhat historic entry to the BrickLink catalog:
 
Part No: 4538  Name: Duplo, Plate 2 x 4 x 1/3 (Thin)
* 
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)
* 
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
* 
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
* 
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)
* 
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
* 
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
* 
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
* 
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
* 
4375 Duplo Support Sign Post Short - Thin Base
Parts: DUPLO
 Author: Admin_Russell View Messages Posted By Admin_Russell
 Posted: Nov 2, 2018 19:51
 Subject: We have a new Inventories Admin
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Location:  USA, California
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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) to this position.

Randy is a very well-known contributor to the catalog, a frequent participant
in Forum discussions, and pretty much a person we couldn't imagine BrickLink
being without. He has contributed a large number of color-adjusted Lego part
renders which have helped define the look of BrickLink for the next generation.
And his work with PCCs is unmatched.

We are pleased and excited to extend these admin privileges to Randy and to welcome
him to our admin team.

Russell
 Author: Admin_Russell View Messages Posted By Admin_Russell
 Posted: Oct 25, 2018 18:02
 Subject: We have a new Catalog Admin!
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Location:  USA, California
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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
to Catalog Administrator.

This is an important step for BrickLink. We haven't had a Catalog Admin appointment
for over nine years, and this is the first time someone has moved from the Inventories
side of the system to the Catalog side.

We believe StormChaser is highly qualified for this position. In addition to
an outstanding year as an Inventories Admin, he has had years of intense experience
with every area of the BrickLink Catalog. He has made many thousands of corrections,
uploaded an enormous amount of new data, and has solved a number of LEGO mysteries
over the years. So we're very pleased he has agreed to accept this position,
and we look forward to his activity in this new area.

We will be be making another appointment soon to fill his former position as
Inventories Administrator.

Russell
 Author: Admin_Russell View Messages Posted By Admin_Russell
 Posted: Aug 24, 2018 18:37
 Subject: The plight of part 44567
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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 No: 44567  Name: Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side (Undetermined Type)
* 
44567 Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger on Side (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Hinge

First we added the definitive non-grooved variant, which turned out to be the
most recent one.

And here is the really important line in this message:

the A and B versions of this part were just switched today

So if you've labeled bags containing this variant you will need to reverse
this numbering.

Renumbering is never taken lightly, but in this case we felt we had to do it
because of 2 other entries added with nearly the same situation - early grooved
version followed by a non-grooved version. Quite the opposite from what we know
to be true with standard tiles.

Thanks for your patience. Resetting the numbers to reflect the correct chronological
order will save a lot of misunderstanding in the future.
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 Posted: Apr 22, 2018 07:07
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Set 375-2
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 375  Name: Castle
* 
375-2 (Inv) Castle
706 Parts, 14 Minifigures, 1978
Sets: Castle: Classic Castle

* Delete 3 Part 3023 Red Plate 1 x 2 (Extra)
* Change 2 Part Blue 3005 Brick 1 x 1 {Extra to Regular}
* Change {1 to 4} Part Red 3023 Plate 1 x 2

Comments from Submitter:
Notes to follow...
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 Posted: Apr 21, 2018 15:21
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Set 375-2
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 375  Name: Castle
* 
375-2 (Inv) Castle
706 Parts, 14 Minifigures, 1978
Sets: Castle: Classic Castle

* Change {7 to 8} Part Light Gray 3840pb03 Minifig, Vest with Crown on Dark Purple Background Pattern (Stickers) - Sets 375 / 6075 (Counterpart)

Comments from Submitter:
The decision to add 7 of these instead of 8 likely had something to do with the instructions not explicitly showing the sticker on the mounted knight. We've since expanded the sticker rules to include official Lego images as a source for stickered counterparts, and it's plain to see there are 8 of these in the set.
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 Posted: Apr 9, 2018 13:09
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Set 6872-1
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 6872  Name: Lunar Patrol Craft
* 
6872-1 (Inv) Lunar Patrol Craft
62 Parts, 2 Minifigures, 1985
Sets: Space: Classic Space

* Add 2 Part 4085b Light Gray Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical - Type 2 (thin U clip) (Alternate) (match ID 3)
* Change 2 Part Light Gray 4085a Plate, Modified 1 x 1 with Clip Vertical - Type 1 (thin open O clip) {match ID 0 to 3}

Comments from Submitter:
The existence of the 'B' type clip has been confirmed with sealed set contents by the original submitter of this inventory.
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 Posted: Apr 9, 2018 12:14
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Set 70656-1
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 70656  Name: garmadon, Garmadon, GARMADON!
* 
70656-1 (Inv) garmadon, Garmadon, GARMADON!
803 Parts, 6 Minifigures, 2017
Sets: The LEGO NINJAGO Movie

* Add 1 Part 64567 Black Minifig, Weapon Lightsaber Hilt Straight (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 21459 Flat Silver Minifig, Weapon Sword, Shamshir/Katana (Square Guard) with Capped Pommel and Holes in Crossguard and Blade (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 18654 Flat Silver Technic, Pin Connector Round 1L (Extra)
* Add 1 Part 54200 White Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3 (Extra)

Comments from Submitter:
From a sealed set.
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 Posted: Feb 16, 2018 01:19
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Set 3637-1
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 3637  Name: Gertrude Goat's Painter's Truck
* 
3637-1 (Inv) Gertrude Goat's Painter's Truck
15 Parts, 1 Minifigure, 1983
Sets: Fabuland

* Delete 2 Part 3010 White Brick 1 x 4 (match ID 1)
* Change 3 Part Yellow 3010 Brick 1 x 4 {Alternate to Regular} {match ID 1 to 0}

Comments from Submitter:
See image of instructions in following post.
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 Posted: Dec 18, 2017 17:37
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Minifig air004
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Minifig No: air004  Name: Airport - Classic, Red Legs, Red Cap
* 
air004 (Inv) Airport - Classic, Red Legs, Red Cap
Minifigures: Town: Classic Town: Airport

* Change 1 Part Yellow {3626bp01 Minifig, Head Standard Grin Pattern - Blocked Open Stud to 3626ap01 Minifig, Head Standard Grin Pattern - Solid Stud}

Comments from Submitter:
Sealed set contents. This figure only occurs in one set.
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 Posted: Sep 26, 2017 14:32
 Subject: Inventory Change Request for Set 7747-1
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Please make changes to the following inventory:
 
Set No: 7747  Name: Wind Turbine Transport
* 
7747-1 (Inv) Wind Turbine Transport
436 Parts, 2 Minifigures, 2009
Sets: Town: City: Traffic

* Change 1 Part Red {61484pb003 Windscreen 5 x 6 x 2 Curved Top Canopy with 4 Studs with Green 'TRANSPORT' on Front and White Stripes Pattern on Both Sides (Stickers) - Set 7733 to 61484pb012 Windscreen 5 x 6 x 2 Curved Top Canopy with 4 Studs with Red 'TRANSPORT' on Front and White Stripes Pattern on Both Sides (Stickers) - Set 7747} (Counterpart)

Comments from Submitter:
Switch to the new entry.