Author:  jennnifer  Posted:  Mar 20, 2022 14:39  Subject:  New part? 80497 Elephant Tail / Trunk  Viewed:  114 times  Topic:  Catalog Requests  For: Catalog Associate  Status: Completed Cancel Reply	BrickLink ID Card jennnifer (3535) Location:  USA, Illinois Member Since Contact Type Status Sep 8, 2009 Seller Store: Old Grey Bricks
Hello, I believe a new variant might need its own catalog entry. The newer one has a distinctly different shape but takes up the same footprint.   *  43892 Elephant Tail / Trunk with Bar End - Short Curved Tip Parts: Animal, Body Part https://brickset.com/parts/design-80497 This image shows the Olive Green 80497 from   *  76205-1 (Inv) Gargantos Showdown​ 251 Parts, 3 Minifigures, 2022 Sets: Super Heroes: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness with the Dark Brown 43892 (28959) from   *  70620-1 (Inv) NINJAGO City 4777 Parts, 19 Minifigures, 2017 Sets: The LEGO NINJAGO Movie I also checked set   *  80036-1 (Inv) The City of Lanterns 2119 Parts, 9 Minifigures, 2022 Sets: Monkie Kid and it has the newer 80497 variant linked to PCC 6378109. Please advise if you want the new part added. Thanks! Jen

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Re: New part? 80497 Elephant Tail / Trunk - Stellar (3505)

[...] Seems the small end got longer to enable easy clip connection or hand attachment. Recently some parts got this enhancement. (26 months ago, Mar 20, 2022, to Catalog Requests)

Re: New part? 80497 Elephant Tail / Trunk - randyf (442)

Yes, please submit this as a new part. Cheers, Randy In Catalog Requests, jennnifer writes: [...] (26 months ago, Mar 20, 2022, to Catalog Requests)

Re: New part? 80497 Elephant Tail / Trunk - axaday (7303)

The black one in pet adoption cafe is the new shape too. In Catalog Requests, jennnifer writes: [...] (26 months ago, Mar 21, 2022, to Catalog Requests)

Re: New part? 80497 Elephant Tail / Trunk - randyf (442)

[...] The new part is in the catalog: (Part 80497) Please adjust the inventories that contain it as necessary. Cheers, Randy (26 months ago, Mar 22, 2022, to Catalog Requests)

Re: New part? 80497 Elephant Tail / Trunk - axaday (7303)

(Set 10281-1) Brickset says the new part is in this set, so probably at some point someone is going to find it there. I am attesting here for future reference that mine has [...] (26 months ago, Mar 22, 2022, to Catalog Requests)

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 Msg 1 « - jennnifer (3535) 26 months ago Mar 20, 2022 to Catalog Requests
 Msg 2 - Stellar (3505) 26 months ago Mar 20, 2022 to Catalog Requests
 Msg 3 - randyf (442) 26 months ago Mar 20, 2022 to Catalog Requests
 Msg 4 - jennnifer (3535) 26 months ago Mar 20, 2022 to Catalog Requests
 Msg 5 - axaday (7303) 26 months ago Mar 21, 2022 to Catalog Requests
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