![]() ![]() I don't know that EID#'s are assigned sequentially. So, that doesn't make sense as the reason after all. The gold one (6069887) has appeared in sets every year since their debut in 2014's Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP!, so it shouldn't have had time to be retired, and indeed BSSS lists it by the same Element ID#. I was actually hoping for common terms, so "1x1 plate" would be your first example. But it would still really help to know what elements are starred. So, while we may see a part that has been on-and-off for decades, each time this happens it is a brand-new element as far as TLC is concerned. If that same part/color combo is put back into use at a later date, it will be assigned a new Element ID# (for instance, dark-purple 2x4 bricks have had at least three Element ID#'s assigned to them in 2004, 2011, and 2015). If no new sets use that same element, after a period of years it will be retired by The LEGO Company and any leftover parts will be purged from inventory. ![]() Every new element is tracked in the system so they can keep a certain number of replacement parts on hand, just in case someone breaks or loses one of those parts. A shape (say, a 2x4 brick) may have existed for years, but any color it's produced in qualifies as a distinct element, and is assigned a unique Element ID# (that's the 6-7 digit number printed next to it in the back of the instruction book). On a WAG, it could be that they are new elements, which gets a bit goofy. Having any sort of examples might be helpful, especially for those of us who do not currently own this set. And I spent a long time trying to get 3x new dark-tan 6x8 plates (rare and expensive) only to be sent a pile of tan 6x8 plates before I wised up and started questioning new listings before placing orders. A few of the sellers I bought large orders of dark-purple 2x4 bricks from several years ago sent me sent me a whole range of other shades of purple instead. Most of the yellow versions of this part were actually bright-light orange (which is super common). Most of the trans-fluorescent blue (also a legit color, commonly known as trans-medium blue) 8x8 plates turned out to be trans-light blue instead. I did have a lot of problems with a few specific parts over the years, as well. I have a pile of these in trans-clear, and another pile of regular 1x1 round plates in trans-fluorescent yellow (a legit color that was largely restricted to early Bionicle sets and Clikits). I have a red push-broom, which is something that you can buy locally for snow-removal. I have run across some nice oddball part/color combos over the years. Trans-clear actually combines really well with the toque/chef's cap to make minifig scale jellyfish, as well as being the only small, clear element that can be added unobtrusively to provide a hollow or recessed stud that you can plug a bar into. shaft ( 11610) is held in place with a Plate 1X1 W. Hole Ø 4.8 ( 11458) and at the top a Black Cone 1X1 Inverted w. At the end tower, the ‘nipple’ is used to connect the tower to the Plate 1X2 w. Between the panels of 6-stud wide curves, a ‘tower’ of Black and White 1x1 round bricks (Design ID 3062) helps complete the curve to give a cylindrical shape. Both the Black and White versions of the ‘nipple’ are used in the same manner in the build, mainly during the construction of S-IC STAGE near the base of the rocket. The rarest of these other colours is definitely Reddish Brown (6162975) as it only appears in three sets one in 71258 E.T., one in 70625 Samurai VXL and two in 41185 Magic Rescue from the Goblin Village.īack to the rocket. Four are used in this set and a spare brings the total count to five.Īs well as Black and White this element also appears in Transparent, Warm Gold/Pearl Gold and Reddish Brown. The White version (Element ID 6178492) appears in only one other set at present, LEGO Minifigures Series 17 #14 Dance Instructor, as the lid on her sports bottle. Seven are used in this set and a spare brings the total count to eight. Plate 1X1 W/3.2 Shaft/1.5 Hole This appears in Black (6167933 | 20482) in four other sets at present: one in 10255 Assembly Square, one in 76080 Ayesha’s Revenge, two in 75524 Chirrut Îmwe (currently on discount from Amazon USA) and two in 75878 Bugatti Chiron. While the following three elements are not new to this set, the two recolours of the ‘ nipple’ are both relatively recent elements that may be new to some New E readers and indeed this mould is still new - only introduced in 2016 - while the Black Fez is a blast from the past. ![]()
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