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Question for older Lego maniacs

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Thursday, August 19, 2010 3:14 PM

"Damn yokels, can't even tell a transport ship ain't got no guns on it." - Jayne Cobb

This thread is mainly for Lego collectors that have Town sets from the late 80's.

Recently, I ordered 3 classic sets from an online dealer. (Utility Repair Lift 1989, Trans Air Carrier 1990, and Coastal Cutter 1991)

I wanted to savor the building experience, so I decided to build just one set a day, and finish the third on Friday.

I started with the oldest, URL. Spilled the pieces on my coffee table, and inspected the quality of the parts. They were all really good, except the wheels and tires. The tires were already on the wheels. Usually I wouldn't mind, but....

There appears to be some kind of rubbery subtance between the wheels and tires. (They all seem to have it.) My first instinct thinks it's glue. (WHO the F*** glues Legos together!!!)

I looked in the bag for the TAC and I saw the exact same thing!

It's these types of wheels and tires.

Upon closer inspection, the "gluing" job looks very well done. The spill over (the "glue" that would seep out between the wheel and tire) is very slight, and what's there is very smooth and (mostly) consistant (for a 20 yr old set that might have seen some action, it's not bad). It's about the same quality I would expect from, well, Lego.

I already own a few sets from these years, with the same types of wheels and tires, and I have NEVER heard or seen this before.

Sooo, is this something that Lego did in the 80's, maybe in certain parts of the world?

Or was I just dealing with crazies?

I'll be removing the substance anyways. I just want to KNOW.

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Friday, August 20, 2010 2:37 PM

RAHLMACLAREN

"Damn yokels, can't even tell a transport ship ain't got no guns on it." - Jayne Cobb

Umm... bump?

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Friday, August 20, 2010 9:55 PM

KRELLEK

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Originally posted by RahlMaclaren:
Umm... bump?

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I also have been a little of Lego-nut, I am from Denmark, i do not think have any of the sets you where refering too

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Friday, August 20, 2010 11:33 PM

LWAVES

Sounds to me like your dealing with crazies.
I used to have sets from around that time and earlier but I don't think I had those three you mention.
I never heard of anyone glueing pieces together and definitely not on any 'official' level in the UK. It would defeat the point of Lego.

Seems like someone did this themselves. Maybe they never planned on taking it apart but it's still mad. Have you checked the other two sets?

"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall

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Saturday, August 21, 2010 4:01 AM

RAHLMACLAREN

"Damn yokels, can't even tell a transport ship ain't got no guns on it." - Jayne Cobb

Only about half of Trans Air Carrier's wheels are like this, and most of those are barely noticable.

Coastal Cutter is just a big boat, but it does use 2 of the #7 tires for the boat-hook thing. They look clean and unmessed with.

Another theory: Could it be excess plastic from when the wheel was cast? But if it's plastic it wouldn't be rubbery, right?

Man, those tires are a bitch to pull off without glue, sealent or whatever the hell that stuff is. Now, I have to pull them just to clean the damn things. Plus, I got to figure out how to clean them without scratching up the parts.

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Saturday, August 21, 2010 6:06 AM

LWAVES

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Originally posted by RahlMaclaren:
Man, those tires are a bitch to pull off without glue, sealent or whatever the hell that stuff is. Now, I have to pull them just to clean the damn things. Plus, I got to figure out how to clean them without scratching up the parts.

Lighter fluid and a soft, lint free cloth works well on glue and is perfect on CD/DVD cases for cleaning stickers off so it should work on the plastic Lego pieces. Never tried it on rubber though so you may want to do a test on an uneeded tyre first, or something similar - just in case.

"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall

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