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| | | Author: | Fragty  | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 11:23 | | Subject: | Are these fake axle pins? | | Viewed: | 198 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Hi,
I bought two black axle pins (3749) to complete a classic space set. Quite expensive
parts.
First of all, they were supposed to be axle pins without friction ridges, and
I received pins WITH friction ridges. So that was already wrong.
But I also think that the ones I got are not real lego.
The two suspicious ones are on the left, confirmed real lego part on the right
1) They look and feel different, like a different plastic
2) The friction ridges are of a different size/position
3) the top of the axle part isn't as 'rounded' as the real one
4) no molding pip on the axle part like on the real one
5) the one one the most left has ridges, but has no friction. It rotates freely
6) different notches on the pin part.
Im 90% sure they are a clone brand, but they could be a mold variation I'm
not aware of.
Can anyone confirm whether they are real or not?
Thanks in advance,
Koen
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| | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Feb 22, 2022 15:36 | | Subject: | Re: Are these fake axle pins? | | Viewed: | 88 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| I don't know whether the pins you got are fake or not. But they're not
what you ordered so the seller should refund.
In Help, Fragty writes:
| | Hi,
I bought two black axle pins (3749) to complete a classic space set. Quite expensive
parts.
First of all, they were supposed to be axle pins without friction ridges, and
I received pins WITH friction ridges. So that was already wrong.
But I also think that the ones I got are not real lego.
The two suspicious ones are on the left, confirmed real lego part on the right
1) They look and feel different, like a different plastic
2) The friction ridges are of a different size/position
3) the top of the axle part isn't as 'rounded' as the real one
4) no molding pip on the axle part like on the real one
5) the one one the most left has ridges, but has no friction. It rotates freely
6) different notches on the pin part.
Im 90% sure they are a clone brand, but they could be a mold variation I'm
not aware of.
Can anyone confirm whether they are real or not?
Thanks in advance,
Koen
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