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 Author: superca View Messages Posted By superca
 Posted: May 27, 2019 12:41
 Subject: 41005 Heartlake High - Why a soccer ball?
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superca (2237)

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Inventory for 41005 Heartlake High contains only a plain soccer ball x45, but
this set includes a basketball hoop. Did Lego intentionally change the ball
type for this set, or is this possibly an inventory error and the part should
be a plain basketball 43702.
 Author: M_R View Messages Posted By M_R
 Posted: May 27, 2019 14:09
 Subject: Re: 41005 Heartlake High - Why a soccer ball?
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In Inventories, superca writes:
  Inventory for 41005 Heartlake High contains only a plain soccer ball x45, but
this set includes a basketball hoop. Did Lego intentionally change the ball
type for this set, or is this possibly an inventory error and the part should
be a plain basketball 43702.

The part number in the inventory on Lego S&H is
 
Part No: X45 Name: Ball, Sports Soccer Plain
* 		x45 Ball, Sports Soccer Plain
Parts: Ball
Specifically number 6023209.
 Author: DeLuca View Messages Posted By DeLuca
 Posted: May 27, 2019 14:54
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In Inventories, superca writes:
  Inventory for 41005 Heartlake High contains only a plain soccer ball x45, but this set includes a basketball hoop. Did Lego intentionally change the ball type for this set, or is this possibly an inventory error and the part should be a plain basketball 43702.


LEGO has not produced a basketball element since 2006, so I assume that it is
easier/less expensive to simply recolour an existing piece than to make a new,
single-purpose, mould (or to revive the old one).