Have You Seen My Unusual Parts? - a challenge.

KungFuKenny · August 2020

560Heliport said:

I got nothin'! I was looking through bins of old parts and found those sprues, but nothing else challenging.

How about this one?

Paperballpark · August 2020

Quite easy to search by colour 'Chrome Silver', and bingo! https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=71972

Try this:

Astrobricks · August 2020

KungFuKenny said:

560Heliport said:

I got nothin'! I was looking through bins of old parts and found those sprues, but nothing else challenging.

How about this one?

I thought it was a weird window with gold trim!

Paperballpark · August 2020

Is everyone busy?! ;)

Casper_vd_Korf · August 2020

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=54034&name=Duplo Utensil Lance&category=[Duplo, Figure Wear & Utensil]#T=S&O={"iconly":0}

Found it!

First result under “lance”

Casper_vd_Korf · August 2020

560Heliport · August 2020

Paperballpark said:

Is everyone busy?! ;)

I've tried weapon, staff, blade, tool... All the parts in Pearl Dark Grey...

560Heliport · August 2020

Casper_vd_Korf said:

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=6642&colorID=10&in=A This was tricky! I recognized it, searched "Technic flexible", "Technic cable", "Technic flexible cable"... Nothing. So I looked at my Owned Technic sets until I found the part. "Technic flex cable"!!

Astrobricks · August 2020

^ Grrr! I just got done searching “connector”! If only I’d tried “connection”.

Astrobricks · August 2020

Your turn again @560Heliport :)

560Heliport · August 2020

...Sorry, got distracted by the weather and sitting on my balcony! Umm... I'll pass: anybody else?

Paperballpark · August 2020

I would, but I've used up my stock of interesting part photos, and BL is down for maintenance for another hour...

Astrobricks · August 2020

Ok, I’ll go.

jason1976 · August 2020

I had a quick look in my lunch break and this is eluding me despite looking like it should be easy to find by searching for connector - I will hunt again later on!

bandit778 · August 2020

Astrobricks said:

Ok, I’ll go.

Part 765.
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=765&idColor=0#T=C&C=9
Found it by looking for electric in light grey

For my part.

bandit778 · August 2020

My apologies, just realised that doesn't appear in a set and can't find anything suitable at the moment so someone else can go.

KungFuKenny · August 2020

Ok, how about this one?

Paperballpark · August 2020

bandit778 said:

My apologies, just realised that doesn't appear in a set and can't find anything suitable at the moment so someone else can go.

Don't apologise, it doesn't have to have appeared in a set! If it's in BL's parts listings, it's fair game.

560Heliport · August 2020

@bandit778 What is it? You can't just leave us hanging!

madforLEGO · August 2020

Astrobricks said:

Paperballpark said:

Paperballpark said:

KungFuKenny said:

KungFuKenny said:
I was looking at this part again tonight— did anyone notice the date it was added to the BL database? :-)

So I heard back from the BL catalog associate who created this entry... in short, the list date and the mystery surrounding the part are intentional. He did give one clue in stating that the part appears in sets in something like 9 different colors...

I've had a message from someone saying it's a 'TILTING DEVICE FOR WAGGON BOT.', but I can't find anything more about it as the part numbers he's given me don't exist in BL. Odd.

Further to this, I've been told that it's part of a few different vehicle bases (https://www.bricklink.com/v2/search.page?q=30558*#T=A) from a Racers range back in 2001.

"They are used in the Xalax Racers from 2001. A feature is that they have a slightly movable bumper. When the bumper is pressed the driver is thrown off. 30597 is the part on which the driver sits."

Also, I still want to know how the hell @madforLEGO found this!

I wish I could say it was some secret part searcher tool I built in my spare time, but alas it was going into the Bricklink Market (upper right hand corner of bricklink), click on Parts catalog link, and then hitting 'Other' and it is one of 3 parts that appeared for me..

madforLEGO · August 2020

KungFuKenny said:

Ok, how about this one?

Tetrix Hard Point connector.. I was going to throw this up on the thread a few days ago.
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=85910#T=C&C=85

madforLEGO · August 2020

How about this one?

Image: https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/PN/63/6168.png

Nevermind, not technically in a set.

How about this one:

:

Image: https://img.bricklink.com/ItemImage/PL/820b.png

Astrobricks · August 2020

madforLEGO said:

How about this one:
:

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=820b#T=C&C=5

Searched red doors, plus I knew I’d seen it recently :)

Astrobricks · August 2020

And now....

KungFuKenny · August 2020

Astrobricks said:

And now....

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=49830#T=C&C=86

How about this?

Astrobricks · August 2020

KungFuKenny said:

How about this?

Vehicle racer launcher
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=30556&name=Vehicle,%20Racer%20Launcher&category=%5BVehicle%5D#T=C

Saw it earlier while looking for something else and I remembered it was a jump or ramp.

By the way, this is more educational if you explain how you tracked down the part. I find it amazing how many things people just recognize, but I also like to learn some of the tricks to searching BL :)

Astrobricks · August 2020

How about this?

560Heliport · August 2020

I know , because I have all of the sets it came in, but I don't have something for the next round, so I'll let someone else have the glory. I will say that the Bricklink name is pretty misleading.

Mr_Cross · August 2020

Paperballpark said:

bandit778 said:

My apologies, just realised that doesn't appear in a set and can't find anything suitable at the moment so someone else can go.

Don't apologise, it doesn't have to have appeared in a set! If it's in BL's parts listings, it's fair game.

Agreed, no apology necessary. I did originally say in the rules that the part should be in an inventory of at least one set. I felt that in the interests of fairness this challenge might need some limiting to parts you had a chance of owning.
However, I also said it was just a bit of fun, and everyone seem to be entering into the spirit of the thing, so, I guess, rules schmules, so long as it says LEGO on it... you're good!

Mr_Cross · August 2020

Pneumatic Cylinder Bracket.

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=53178#T=S&O={"iconly":0}

I searched via colour guide then selectively looked in two of the various 'technic' categories (connector, panel) and large figure parts before trying Pnuematic.

Mr_Cross · August 2020

Here's my next one then:

Sorry about the picture size.

KungFuKenny · August 2020

Mr_Cross said:

Here's my next one then:

Sorry about the picture size.

That is a Friends Sponge, although I always thought it was a bar of soap! - (just knew it on sight)
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=92355a#T=C

How about this one

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5015319/uploads/editor/uz/ranrxs5fj52x.png

vizzitor · August 2020

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=30493&name=Sports Soccer Goalie Stick&category=[Sports]#T=P

Thought it might have been part of an umbrella or something like that but was way off!

Found this the other day and thought one of the two pictures was confusing:

Astrobricks · August 2020

vizzitor said:

Found this the other day and thought one of the two pictures was confusing:

I knew one of those watch bezels would come up eventually :)
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?G=bb1042&name=Watch,%20Bezel%20Round%20Ring%20Wide%20with%20Black%20Numbers%20and%20Dots%20(Minute%20Ring)&category=%5BWatch%5D#T=C&C=12

You’re right, that picture is almost useless, considering they have this one

KungFuKenny · August 2020

bandit778 said:

For my part.

Still haven’t found the latest one, but while browsing I did spy the part posted by @bandit778 ...

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=33063#T=S&O={"iconly":0}

Astrobricks · August 2020

Let’s try....

560Heliport · August 2020

How many of these weird pieces have been tossed in the trash over the years, because we didn't realize they were actually LEGO? The horror!

KungFuKenny · August 2020

After we run out of random parts, we can really test ourselves by posting minifig torsos and sticker sheets!

Mr_Cross · August 2020

That's an elephant tail ring. 43889

KungFuKenny said:

After we run out of random parts, we can really test ourselves by posting minifig torsos and sticker sheets!

I see no reason not to throw a minifigure or a sticker into the mix right now...

Barney Stinson said:

...challenge accepted!

Mr_Cross · August 2020

Barney Stinson said:

...challenge posed!

bandit778 · August 2020

Mr_Cross said:

Barney Stinson said:

...challenge posed!

https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=973pb0482c01&idColor=1&name=White%20Torso%20Speed%20Racer%20Jumpsuit%20with%20Silver%20Chest%20Panel%20Pattern%20/%20White%20Arms%20/%20Light%20Nougat%20Hands&category=%5BMinifigure,%20Torso%20Assembly,%20Decor.%5D#T=S&C=1&O={%22color%22:1,%22ss%22:%22UK%22,%22cond%22:%22N%22,%22rpp%22:%22500%22,%22iconly%22:0}

@Mr_Cross, It was one I recognised but didn't know from where so did have to look up the old fashioned way with White Torso assembly decorated and scroll through the 723 items. Fortunately it was on page 3. :)

Congrats to @KungFuKenny for finding the other one.

Astrobricks · August 2020

560Heliport said:

How many of these weird pieces have been tossed in the trash over the years, because we didn't realize they were actually LEGO? The horror!

Just yesterday I retrieved a piece from my “almost certainly not LEGO” bin that I ran across while hunting through BL :). The weird thing was, though there was plenty of room on the part, there was no Lego logo or other identifying information on it.

Regarding stickers and prints - I was actually avoiding them because it seemed somehow unfair, but also ironically, too easy.

KungFuKenny · August 2020

So who’s turn is it to post the next challenge? I think it’s @bandit778 if we are going in order...

Mr_Cross · August 2020

Hopefully @bandit778 won't mind me taking his turn to kickstart this again.

SumoLego · August 2020

KungFuKenny said:
How about this one:

There's my earwax remover!

jason1976 · August 2020

Mr_Cross said:

Hopefully @bandit778 won't mind me taking his turn to kickstart this again.

Technic shift stick - https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=6549#T=C&C=11 - got lucky with a search for stick after searching for axle, pin, ridge etc!

Have a go at this one - I expect it will be found quickly going on the knowledge people on this thread have of obscure parts!

KungFuKenny · August 2020

That is
https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?P=4783&idColor=7#T=C&C=7
It is one of my favorite Fabuland sets #3681

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5015319/uploads/editor/s6/njktbt9t12yi.png

For the next piece how about

jason1976 · August 2020

That is annoyingly hard to find, and even more annoyingly I'm sure I recognise it from somewhere too!

Paperballpark · August 2020

It's probably a Clikits bracelet mirror thing, or something ;)

KungFuKenny · August 2020

I was going to give a hint- “Huwbot would be a fan of this iconic piece”... but @Paperballpark might be on the right track... :-)

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