[Master thread] Help identifying parts, sets and minifigs

Jezzatheshed · October 2011

@ Jezzatheshed: The trans black windscreen is actually from:
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=47506&in=S

Thanks for that (4667)..27 parts- was just missing the exhaust..Love building from mystery buys like this.

Eric · October 2011

That's it! Thanks Endigo_Vandane.

andhe · October 2011

^^Aaah that's hideous! (Wrong thread, I know I know..)

Istokg · November 2011

??? ;-)

dimefield · November 2011

Almost look like...dare i say... MB

Istokg · November 2011

Nope... it's real LEGO. The 1x1 round and square bricks without studs were prototypes produced back in 1955-56 when the studded bricks first came out. The original owner of these boxes got the studless variety from a Danish owner, who just happened to have a group of other very rare items that suggested a LEGO employee may have taken these from the factory. These were later mixed into the boxes with the actually sold "stud" variety (which back then had 3 colors per box... the left box is a 1955 Swedish box, the right box is a 1955 Norwegian box).

The other parts in this "rare lot" from a Danish owner (employee?) were a red (820) garage baseplate (for the #1235/#235 garage kits), a black 10x20 thick baseplate, and a set of white "no-glass" windows/door used for slotted bricks back in 1954-56.

Ironically those other parts were missing from the Billund LEGO Idea House display case that showed all the original LEGO parts produced by the company from 1949-55, as seen here...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/istokg/6349206653/in/photostream

The official LEGO Archives and Collections are mum on the subject of all of these items, which makes my job of finishing the UNOFFICIAL LEGO SETS/PARTS COLLECTORS GUIDE (1949-90s) more time consuming due to having to play LEGO Sherlock Holmes in regards to many rare LEGO items.... :-(

dimefield · November 2011

Need to find my camera and post some bulk buy finds of old bricks, windows and wheels. Last load had some 1x barrels that didnt have the groove on the bottom but were stamped (although rather crudely) with lego on the stud.

Istokg · November 2011

^ Yes in the 1950s TLG had problems with their molds in getting the word "LEGO" printed correctly on the studs. They often came out with a look as though the middle of the studs were "caved in", as seen in the first image of the 1x1 round and square bricks with studs.

dremel99 · November 2011

Hi, This came in a large box of Lego I purchased at a sale, I can't identify it. I have tried looking up the number on the back of it, 6163 and all I come up with is a Mosaic set with that number. It is dated 2002 and has the number 6163 on the back of it. Any help is appreciated, Thanks!

oldtodd33 · November 2011

That's from set 4095, listed on Bricklink as electric programmable.

dremel99 · November 2011

Great, Thanks for the quick answer!!

Yellowcastle · December 2011

I'll be honest in that I hardly ever read this thread. But I have to admit it's a lot of to go back and see all the interesting "one off" parts people rediscover. :o)

wikiwiki · December 2011

Can someone help Identify a part for me?

Thank you...

oldtodd33 · December 2011

This is it here http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=4750

LostInTranslation · December 2011

Hi, I've never taken part in this thread before but I wondered if anyone would be able to help me out. While at my parents' recently, looking through the box of my and my brother's old Lego that they keep for the grandkids, I decided that over the Christmas holiday I'd make a project of having a go at reconstructing some of my brother's old sets. I've taken a picture of some interesting-looking parts from which someone can hopefully identify the sets. Thanks in advance for your help.

oldtodd33 · December 2011

The printed blue brick 1 x 6 x 5 only came in set 6970.

oldtodd33 · December 2011

The blue printed space nose piece came in sets 1526, 1558, 6874 and 6985.

Martin · December 2011

That's mostly Classic Space there. The other parts appear in several sets. The ice lolly, for example is in the 675 Snack Bar (which was a very popular set) but also appears in three others. The yellow doors are the same (368 Taxi Station would be my guess). One thing that will help everyone is knowing how these parts are described as it then helps you to find them yourself on sites like Bricklink. You can then look at other parts you have and a bit of your own detective work will reveal which sets you have. If you need help describing parts, I'd ask here, although be prepared for some very strange descriptions (Danish-English translations can be very literal sometimes)!

LostInTranslation · December 2011

Thanks guys. I'll look up those sets you mentioned on Bricklink and take it from there. I seem to recall that we used to have a white brick with Snack bar written on it in red so that's a great call there Martin. And I'm no stranger to dodgy translations (probably been guilty of quite a few myself ;-)

shaverofsheep · December 2011

Hi,I found this brick in amongst my son's box of Lego .It is a 2x6 double height brick,black in colour,heavy and has DB printed on one side ...any clues to what set it is from?? Thanks in anticipation.

oldtodd33 · December 2011

Sounds like a train weight brick.

Martin · December 2011

Definitely a train weight from the 1980s:
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=73090a&colorID=11

More recent versions are called "Boat Weight" on Bricklink.

mylego · December 2011

Hi there,we came by this item some time ago and wondered if any one out there can tell us anything about it and what it would be worth as we are thinking of selling it now

LuciusMalfoy7 · December 2011

It looks like it's from a "bonus" version of the Harry Potter - Years 1-4 video game. Others feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think it's worth too much. The fig certainly isn't unique, and I doubt you'll find many who'll want to collect the casing.

JessyDooDah · December 2011

This is a novelty paperweight which was given to staff who worked on the lego computer games. there are other paperweights for the other games. I reckon they are quite rare as you cannot buy them and not many were made.
Not sure of the value, but they are quite fun!

collect_that · December 2011

That sounds interesting? I've come across bricks similar to these, albeit plastic, is this made of glass? The ones I've seen were promoted as game freebies although I've never seen them officially recognised or in a store? Maybe they were copies of this item??

^ This does sound like a good explanation, did you work on any of the games?

Pantzman · December 2011

Hi there
Can anyone identify this space helmet / breather for me? i'm usually ok at part tracking but can't find this one...ta

Yellowcastle · December 2011

@Pantzman - I have moved your question into this "Master Thread" of part identifications. Unfortunately, your image did not follow with the merge so you will need to reattach it. I apologize for the extra step. Thanks.

Pantzman · December 2011

Ok Sorry...
Hi there
Can anyone identify this space helmet / breather for me? i'm usually ok at part tracking but can't find this one...ta

Martin · December 2011

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=x40

JessyDooDah · December 2011

@collect_that & @mylego my flatmate has a few of these, rock band, star wars, harry potter etc. he worked for the company that make the computer games. Staff were given them as a commemorative novelty gift for completing projects. Not sure if they were given out as freebies with the games though, I would assume not. They are solid plastic except for the space with the minifig, and quite heavy. Quite a nice perk I think, would be interesting to know if they are worth anything. I don't think he is too attached to them so might be up for selling or trading? If anyone is interested in them let me know and I'll ask him. :)

Pantzman · December 2011

@ Martin - Thank you. Ive been looking through space...never considered underwater!

JessyDooDah · January 2012

@collect_that & @mylego
My flatmate spoke to the guy at his work who designed these paperweights, he confirms they were definitely only made for employees who worked on the computer games as these cost about £50 each to manufacture. Maybe only a few dozen were made for each game. The collectable value should be a bit more due to the rarity of the items and desirability of the range. SW, Batman and HP will demand a higher price than Rock Band. Hope this helps.
Jess :)

canadianbaconx3 · January 2012

So my son and I purchased a large amount of Lego from an older lady that was clearing out her basement. A lot of the sets were complete with instructions and some were collectible sets. However we found one Lego figure that I'm having some trouble identifying and putting an exact set/date to. Pic can be seen here.

The bottom of the foot is stamped with:

Lego
1-02
2706

Can anyone help in identifying which set / year this is from? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

dimefield · January 2012

Theres a master thread on here for indentifying parts and if you go to Bricklink.com and type that number in to their system you should be able to find out what it is.

dimefield · January 2012

Both Bricklink and Peeron tell me its a technic foot (duh lol) but neither have a inventory link to find out what set its from. More detective work required...

canadianbaconx3 · January 2012

Awesome! Thanks for the link...I was able to find it in a couple of minutes just by choosing Technic...
Here's the details in case you are interested!
http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?M=tech001

romdam · January 2012

Does the Spider Droid from the SW Advent Calendar have a catalog numer? I see the Mouse droid is the same from other sets and has one but can't find one for the Spider Droid.

smashguy37 · January 2012

After years of storage I have hauled out all my Lego and thanks to the online community that now exists I'm building sets that were broken down and mixed up years ago, recreating sets from the early '90s some of which I barely remember in an in tact state...and my kids get to enjoy them now,

Anyway, I have had great luck identifying pieces with sites such as Bricker but I can't find what the piece I've attached a picture of is. I remember it from when I was younger but I haven't a clue what it went to. Any ideas? Thanks.

oldtodd33 · January 2012

It is this one http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?p=4088 and only came in one set in black

smashguy37 · January 2012

Thank you!! I vaguely remember that set it belongs to...I'm glad for obscure pieces for that reason!

asherkobin · January 2012

What's this? http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/4/whatqy.png/

#6313

oldtodd33 · January 2012

If you look up the part number just as it reads on BL you will see this http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=6213-1. It is the gear box minus the electric motor for a 4.5V or 12v train motor.

emma · January 2012

Many thanks

asherkobin · January 2012

thanks, the full color image from bricklink helped me understand. What an "ugly" Lego piece :)

markz68 · January 2012

Are these heads customs? Or are the official Lego heads? If official, what figures do they go to?

What about the hair?

Thanks!

davee123 · January 2012

Like this?

http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?G=displayfig04

DaveE

davee123 · January 2012

Endigo_Vandane · January 2012

As far as I know the left head is a custom.
The right one appears in 8 sets: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3626bpb022&in=S
The hair comes in three colors and appears in 11 sets: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=43751&in=S

markz68 · January 2012

As far as I know the left head is a custom.
The right one appears in 8 sets: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=3626bpb022&in=S
The hair comes in three colors and appears in 11 sets: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=43751&in=S

Thank you so much!

[Master thread] Help identifying parts, sets and minifigs

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