comicblast Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 So I recently acquired a used 7150 TIE Fighter & Y-Wing set, and was putting them together to figure out what pieces were missing. While I was putting together the TIE, I came across a funny looking piece... Knowing my LEGO bricks, I knew that this one had to be a mistake. I won't be sending this one back to LEGO, as it is obviously a very rare occassion, but I'm curious if this has ever happened to anyone else. My guess is that the plastic injector ran out of plastic, so the mold wasn't completely filled. Enjoy the pictures!! (Anyone notice my play with the title? EuroBricks, Error Bricks? Haha.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 That is very interesting. That has never happened to me before. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNH1974 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I'm sure lego would supply a replacement. And let you keep the original :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 You should collect a bunch of mistake pieces. Then you could say: This is a tie fighter - This is a tie fighter on drugs- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 You should collect a bunch of mistake pieces. Then you could say: This is a tie fighter - This is a tie fighter on drugs- I wonder what that kind of set would look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNH1974 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I wonder what that kind of set would look like. Like someone had gone round it with a light saber. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diabolos80 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Maybe that brick was damaged by its previous owner. It looks like it melted. Weird. Cool and inconvenient at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Like someone had gone round it with a light saber. Hopefully it is still flyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicblast Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Maybe that brick was damaged by its previous owner. It looks like it melted. Weird. Cool and inconvenient at the same time. I doubt it. The piece and most of the others in the set have a the glossy feeling of new/near new condition pieces, so I know that the piece is authentic. Also, the pieces are REALLY clean for a 14 year old set, making me think that the first owner gave up on the set after seeing the messed up piece. At this point though, I can only guess. I will also add that the pieces don't have anything extra, they are just missing plastic. If it was melted, then it would probably have some globs of plastic or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I have a Clone Gunner with the helmet print the wrong way around. Does make for an interesting variation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eightbrick Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I've seen this before with a 1x6 white plate I got in a set a long time ago (2005 or 06 I think). It came like that right out of box. It's probably just an injection mold error, not enough ABS got into the mold or something. I wouldn't worry about it just send Lego a damaged part claim here: https://service.lego.com/en-US/replacementparts/#BasicInfo Good luck and 1+ for the little title pun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I have a Clone Gunner with the helmet print the wrong way around. Does make for an interesting variation That sounds very interesting. Please show a picture of it somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eightbrick Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 That sounds very interesting. Please show a picture of it somewhere. Yeah. If that was a coin it would be worth like 1000% more than the normal version LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Yeah. If that was a coin it would be worth like 1000% more than the normal version LOL I know. I have seen some US $1 bills that are errors go for $1000 - $10,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eightbrick Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I know. I have seen some US $1 bills that are errors go for $1000 - $10,000. Coin collectors are strange people. (This is totally not an ironic statement on a forum of people obsessed with Lego. Totally.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Coin collectors are strange people. (This is totally not an ironic statement on a forum of people obsessed with Lego. Totally.) So are Lego collectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Ask and you shall receive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eightbrick Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Ask and you shall receive LOL. Those darn kaminoans have been spending far too much time with Jar Jar. Far too much time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicblast Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Ask and you shall receive LOL that's awesome. I'd like to have an army of those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Ask and you shall receive That looks awesome. Thanks for sharing. I wonder how that happened during production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDarkness Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I was offered $20 but I figured something like this was just cool to keep in the collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I was offered $20 but I figured something like this was just cool to keep in the collection I would definitely keep the minifigure. That is very rare and unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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