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 Posted: Apr 29, 2024 00:33
 Subject: Re: Technic Turntable 60T Redesign - 88738
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In Catalog Requests, Rayque writes:
  Hi all,

The 2015 Technic Turntable with 60 teeth (Part #18938) has been replaced by its
redesign, Part #88738.

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=18938#T=P

Currently, #88738 is listed as an Alternate Item No for #18938. However, I own
both versions and they are not quite the same. I've attached several images
to this message to show the difference.

Part #18938 has bevel teeth, whereas the redesigned turntable #88738 has straight
teeth. Another way to tell these two apart are the amount of snap-fit joints:
the newer turntable has six of them, whereas the older one only has four.

The main reason why I request to split #88738 from #18938 is because #88738 is
functionally different from its predecessor.

#18938 has bevel teeth, meaning that other bevel gears can be used perpendicular
to it. However, because of the wider teeth, this turntable is incompatible with
Technic chain links (#3711, #3249 and #3873), which only fit spur gears.

#88738 has the same teeth width as other Technic spur gears, which matches the
older 56 teeth turntables (#2855 and #48168). This means that the newer turntable
is compatible with Technic chain links, but has lost the bevel teeth in the process.

As for the exact year when #88738 was introduced, it is probably 2022?
- I've checked my 2020 copy of #51515 (Robot Inventor), and it contains #18938.
- Looking at reviews of 2021's #75313 (UCS AT-AT), it also contains #18938.
- Reviews of 2022's #76210 (Hulkbuster) shows #88738.
- Reviews of 2023 sets, such as #42158 (NASA Mars Rover Perseverance) and #75362
(Ahsoka Tano's T-6 Jedi Shuttle), shows that these sets also include #88738.

How I got my hands on #88738 was through buying these from LEGO's online
Pick a Brick last week, in research of this topic. They no longer have #18938
for sale, which implies it is out of production.

As a normal Bricklink user, I cannot request to add part #88738 to the catalog,
because it is listed as the Alternate Item No for #18938. If possible, I would
prefer #88738 to have its own entry in the catalog because it is functionally
different enough to justify it. I'll leave it to our admins to decide.

Thank you in advance and for reading this.


This has been completed.

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Part No: 18938u  Name: Technic Turntable 60 Tooth, Top (Undetermined Type)
* 
18938u Technic Turntable 60 Tooth, Top (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Technic
has been replaced by
 
Part No: 18938  Name: Technic Turntable 60 Tooth Bevel, Top
* 
18938 Technic Turntable 60 Tooth Bevel, Top
Parts: Technic
and
 
Part No: 88738  Name: Technic Turntable 60 Tooth Straight, Top
* 
88738 Technic Turntable 60 Tooth Straight, Top
Parts: Technic

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Part No: 18939c01  Name: Technic Turntable 60 Tooth with Black Top (18939 / 18938u) (Undetermined Type)
* 
18939c01 (Inv) Technic Turntable 60 Tooth with Black Top (18939 / 18938u) (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Technic
has been replaced by
 
Part No: 18939c06  Name: Technic Turntable 60 Tooth with Black Top with Beveled Teeth (18939 / 18938)
* 
18939c06 (Inv) Technic Turntable 60 Tooth with Black Top with Beveled Teeth (18939 / 18938)
Parts: Technic
and
 
Part No: 18939c07  Name: Technic Turntable 60 Tooth with Black Top with Straight Teeth (18939 / 88738)
  
18939c07 (Inv) Technic Turntable 60 Tooth with Black Top with Straight Teeth (18939 / 88738)
Parts: Technic

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Part No: 18939c02  Name: Technic Turntable 60 Tooth with Dark Bluish Gray Top (18939 / 18938u) (Undetermined Type)
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18939c02 Technic Turntable 60 Tooth with Dark Bluish Gray Top (18939 / 18938u) (Undetermined Type)
Parts: Technic
Marked for Deletion
has been replaced by
 
Part No: 18939c04  Name: Technic Turntable 60 Tooth with Dark Bluish Gray Top with Beveled Teeth (18939 / 18938)
* 
18939c04 (Inv) Technic Turntable 60 Tooth with Dark Bluish Gray Top with Beveled Teeth (18939 / 18938)
Parts: Technic
and
 
Part No: 18939c05  Name: Technic Turntable 60 Tooth with Dark Bluish Gray Top with Straight Teeth (18939 / 88738)
* 
18939c05 (Inv) Technic Turntable 60 Tooth with Dark Bluish Gray Top with Straight Teeth (18939 / 88738)
Parts: Technic

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The set inventories are currently in the process of being updated.

Cheers,
Randy

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Hi all, The 2015 Technic Turntable with 60 teeth (Part #18938) has been replaced by its redesign, Part #88738. (URL) Currently, #88738 is listed as an Alternate Item [...]
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