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I guess the devs don't value consistency. Every uses a different style. It looks half-finished.

Thanks for the review. I haven't purchased a Technic set since the 80s. I think that's going to change very soon :)

Cool idea! 6781 is such a great set. I look forward to seeing what you come up with :)

These aren't really parts in the traditional sense. They were made by Bayer in Germany to do strength tests on the plastics they provided to TLG. They are 4x4, hollow, and about 1.5 bricks tall, with a slight taper towards the top. You can see one of them being tested here: https://www.flickr.c...02/19550459784/ And here, you can see one still on the sprue, along with other test parts, including a 2x4 brick, which we can identify as a 7xC test brick because of the position of the mold pip on the long side of the brick: https://www.flickr.c...02/19987792309/ These test parts are not very common, which is surprising because the 7xC test bricks are found by the hundreds. Perhaps there were other molds that only produced the 2x4 bricks, which were used for testing several things, including color consistency and clutch strength over time.

They look good in trans-red, but yeah, not so useful. Would love to see a marbled one :)

Wow that yellow piece is bizarre. And very asymmetrical. I can't imagine how it was intended to be used...

If I'm just building a polybag or something, I'll sit at my desk. But anything larger I always build on the floor. Especially on those infrequent occasions when I dig my Classic Space collection out of the closet and dive in :D

Glitter, anyone?

My latest acquisition. The mold used for these bricks is unusual. Probably from the early 70s.

Elgo plastic bricks are a continuation of a line of wooden building blocks made by Halsam, who patented their bricks in 1941. The first plastic versions came about in the late 40s. Lego didn't introduce tubes to their bricks until 1958. The name Elgo is a combination of the names of the two foudners of Halsam: Hal Eliott and Sam Goss. As such, calling Elgo a "kockoff" of Lego is not accurate. If you insist on using the phrase, then let's stick to calling Lego a "knockoff' of Kiddicraft :)

Nobody I have talked (among collectors of test/prototype parts) to has ever seen test torsos. I have heads, and I've been after legs for a while - they don't come up for sale very often, and when they do, they tend to fetch high prices.

What exactly are you looking for? More info would help.

Yes, they're test prints. I'll buy if you're selling!

I use an iPad and it works great. For software I prefer Comic Glass, which lets me download PDF instructions from my PC on the fly. It remembers where I left off if I'm building a big model which is great. Also I tend to build while sitting on the floor, and a tablet is easier to toss around than a laptop.

The brick on the left is the top shell of an old wheel holder, but it's red (this part was never produced in red), and the holes have not been drilled for the axles. Presumably a prototype. The brick on the right is a complete wheel holder, but it's a rare transparent version. These were provided to retailers when TLG released this part back in early 60s so they could show customers how the part works.

Heating and cooling that room has nothing to do with its contents. Lego or guests or just empty beds - it is what it is.

Soft bricks are larger than Quatro

These are probably the largest elements I know of. They're called Soft Bricks, and the are sold to schools. You can see them compared to normal 2x4 bricks in this photo.

Use the Price List feature on BL to check the part-out value of a set (used, last 6 month selling average). Compare that to the price of a complete set. Factor in some money for shipping, and whatever you think your time is worth. I have never BL'd a complete set, but I've purchased thousands of Classic Space parts, and am very close to having "just enough" parts to build any CS set ever released. Not cheap, but much less expensive than trying to buy all the sets individually and having tons of duplicated pieces!

Your avatar adds a lot to your post haha :) The glitter bricks, the gray and yellow transparent bricks, and the woodgrain brick are all prototypes made by German plastic companies Bayer and BASF. In the 60s and 70s LEGO gave them molds to try new plastics and new colors, and these are a few of the more unusual bricks they came up with. The two marbled bricks are from Scotland. See the story here: http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=110823entry2426990

Some new bricks, most are quite rare :)

Some unprinted parts I got recently.

Nope. There's no point ever since they stopped putting photos of alternate builds on the back of the box :)