Author:  peregrinator  Posted:  Nov 7, 2021 20:45  Subject:  Re: Are these worth rebuilding  Viewed:  23 times  Topic:  General Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card peregrinator (782) Location:  USA, New Jersey Member Since Contact Type Status Jan 21, 2003 Seller Store: Faber Family Bricks

In General, Yellow.Brick writes:    Very valid point. I'm in no way shape or form an expert on classic parts and mold types and I rely heavily on the inventory/catalog. The problem is, that if anyone has sealed set containing one of these guys, they definitely do not want to open it to see what kind of helmet the black astronaut has But in my experience both blue and black classic spacemen have thick-strap helmets. Red, white, and yellow can vary. My recollection is that the transition to the thick strap was made before the blue and black spacemen were introduced. I'm sure there were exceptions.

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Re: Are these worth rebuilding - Ziegelmeister (229)

[...] Very valid point. I'm in no way shape or form an expert on classic parts and mold types and I rely heavily on the inventory/catalog. (31 months ago, Nov 7, 2021, to General)

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Re: Are these worth rebuilding - peregrinator (782)

[...] FWIW, my rule of thumb for these classic guys is to pair a thick chinstrap with a torso with prongs and a thin chinstrap with a torso with no prongs. (31 months ago, Nov 7, 2021, to General)

Re: Are these worth rebuilding - SylvainLS (46)

[...] There were. In my experience, exactly 33.33…%¹ Black Spacemen had a thin-strap helmet. (¹ of a representative sample of 3 :P ) (31 months ago, Nov 8, 2021, to General)

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