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| | | Author: | tec  | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 09:03 | | Subject: | moulding ips and fake beams | | Viewed: | 165 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Can we tell a fake by where a moulding pip lays?
These beams i bought have a pip placed between holes, instead of laying on the
side as in current beams (pic 2 is reference).
I never seen these moulds before.
Absence of (C)
Absence of Lego
what u think?
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| | | | | Author: | randyipp | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 09:54 | | Subject: | Re: moulding ips and fake beams | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, tec writes:
| | Can we tell a fake by where a moulding pip lays?
These beams i bought have a pip placed between holes, instead of laying on the
side as in current beams (pic 2 is reference).
I never seen these moulds before.
Absence of (C)
Absence of Lego
what u think?
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I don't think the pip can be used definitively in parts that are still in
production as they may have changed. I think it is the first indicator to make
you suspect a clone part though as the pip locations seems to rarely change.
In these cases you can usually determine fake part by closely examining the details
of the items, particularly with a loupe. The rounded edges are usually the biggest
giveaway of clone parts that seem close but lack that attention to detail Lego
is famous for.
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| | | | | | | Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 10:02 | | Subject: | Re: moulding ips and fake beams | | Viewed: | 51 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| thanks randyipp
on rounded egdes: the 2 rounded ends (left and right) are ok, smooth. the round
holes for pins are less quality, or used a lot, hard to say. Pins slide in with
ease.
are there other details to check?
In Help, randyipp writes:
| | In Help, tec writes:
| | Can we tell a fake by where a moulding pip lays?
These beams i bought have a pip placed between holes, instead of laying on the
side as in current beams (pic 2 is reference).
I never seen these moulds before.
Absence of (C)
Absence of Lego
what u think?
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I don't think the pip can be used definitively in parts that are still in
production as they may have changed. I think it is the first indicator to make
you suspect a clone part though as the pip locations seems to rarely change.
In these cases you can usually determine fake part by closely examining the details
of the items, particularly with a loupe. The rounded edges are usually the biggest
giveaway of clone parts that seem close but lack that attention to detail Lego
is famous for.
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| | | | | Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 13:01 | | Subject: | Re: moulding pip... fake beams ? | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| new details, more problems:
pic1. reference is on top. the suspicious item:
- has pip between hole 4 and 5 (as said in post1)
- has narrower gorges, walls quasi-touching
- is a little darker than normal blue
pic2. under incident light, the suspicious item
- has 4 new ridges on side. could this give away its moulding process?
In backgroud the reference beam is total smooth but you also find the pip there,
as said in post1.
still legit or worse?
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| | | | | | | Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 14:34 | | Subject: | Re: moulding pip... fake beams ? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, tec writes:
| | new details, more problems:
pic1. reference is on top. the suspicious item:
- has pip between hole 4 and 5 (as said in post1)
- has narrower gorges, walls quasi-touching
- is a little darker than normal blue
pic2. under incident light, the suspicious item
- has 4 new ridges on side. could this give away its moulding process?
In backgroud the reference beam is total smooth but you also find the pip there,
as said in post1.
still legit or worse?
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Those are not LEGO Technic beams.
Cheers,
Randy
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | tec | | Posted: | Jun 5, 2023 16:03 | | Subject: | Re: moulding pip... fake beams ? | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| | Thanks Randyf |
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