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Same part, different part number/year
How am I supposed to tell the difference between a plate 1x1 round transparent bright green on https://brickset.com/parts/design-34823 and https://brickset.com/parts/design-30057? Most parts don't have years on them and, even then, that year is indicative of the year the part was made, just when it was copyrighted, I… -
Re: Same part, different part number/year
This might not be what you want to hear, but... Don't worry about it. Probably most of the differences are too slight to matter; the parts are functionally identical. There might be a tiny difference in the mold that has no impact on using the part with other parts. -
Re: Same part, different part number/year
From what I’ve come to understand after about four years here, most of the data inconsistencies and missing data in set inventories is due to what comes from Lego itself. Personally, I only care about identifying parts that are visibly or functionally different, even if they go by the same name. I’ve certainly never… -
Re: Same part, different part number/year
If LEGO generates new and different design ids for what you perceive to be aesthetically similar parts, I don’t see how that becomes a Brickset criticism. I’m sure someone more learned than me will chime in, but I imagine the part numbers denoted for each inventory are brought in via data dumps directly from LEGO or in its… -
Re: Same part, different part number/year
@Eep If you want more information on variances in the parts you are trying to inventory, give Rebrickable a look. The site is much more part orientated and will give you information concerning number differences, mold variations and the different ID numbers used between LEGO, Bricklink, Brickset, LDraw and Brickowl.Once…
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