8275 and 8043 old&new racks

[Foggy]

Hi there, I finally got my 2nd hand 8275 and after seeing the discussion about the old and new 57518 tracks(that I don't remember in which other technic site was ) I checked my set.

I found 70 1st version old tracks and 14 2nd version old tracks while expeting to have all 84 in the 1st version.

Is anyone out there that has same differences(despite the number) so has ALL old style tracks but with 1st and 2nd version mixed?

To explain better, the 2nd version old is the same of the 8043set BUT has more tolerance so tracks can move more,have more "play" and to explain it I post this image.

From left to right are 1st version old, 2nd version old(both from 8275) and 2nd version NEW(from 8043). Has you can see, the 8043 new tracks looks like the 2nd version old BUT have very few tolerance between joints so they can't move almost at all.

Thanks and sorry if a post like this was already somewhere, haven't found it.

Ciao Flavio

[DLuders]

You must be thinking about this TechnicBRICKS article about the "New(er) Style for Wide Tread Links". There is a good explanation there, but the differences can be summed up in these two TechnicBRICKS images:

[Foggy]

Yep this was the article. But wanted to know if was normal to have in 8275 the 2 versions of the old tracks mixed.

And what wanted to point out was that the 2nd version old is different than the 2nd version new due to more tolerance that make it work as the 1st version old. This wasn't written in the article.

Edited September 15, 2012 by Foggy

[SNIPE]

I doubt Lego would mix two versions up in the same set.

[skylinedan]

I just got 8275 a few weeks ago, i,m gonna see if it has the older style. The one I bought looks like it was put together once, put on display and some time after it ended up on ebay. I,ve gotten a few sets this year like that.

Dan

[Foggy]

I doubt Lego would mix two versions up in the same set.

I think there is no sens for the seller to mix tracks before sell the set too :hmpf_bad:

Don't know.

[Burf2000]

OO this is interesting, I wonder what I have a box of. The new type look like they will be stronger.

[Foggy]

OO this is interesting, I wonder what I have a box of. The new type look like they will be stronger.

Yep are more "solid"