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There are only a few sources available to us when we want to create a timeline for the mold versions we find.
The public documentation of the LEGO vs Tyco court case gives us a few dates for the technical drawings for the main mold versions. We can assume that these drawings were made shortly prior to the creation of new molds, and we can also assume that these molds were immediately used in the production process. These new molds did not immediately replace all the older molds. The dates known represent the start of a fade in-fade out process where the new brick version gradually replaces the older version.
Sometimes bits of information or photos released by LEGO contain similar gems of knowledge. Confirming small details or providing a new insight which really helps to build a reliable foundation that can be used to support further interpolation and educated guesses.
Another source we can use is sealed set contents. Looking at sets, we have to keep in mind that bricks are moved into storage before they are used in sets. Because there is no expiration date on LEGO bricks, the storage system does not necessarily have to use a first in, first out (FIFO) system. Any 2x4 brick is a 2x4 brick, and it does not really matter when it gets used. Because of that sets can contain multiple mold versions for bricks in different colors, or even for bricks within the same color. Storage is expensive, so for most bricks we can assume that there is not much time between production and packaging. There is a known exception though. The Maersk blue 3001old (2x4 brick without cross-support) were reported in set 10152 (?), years after the change to bricks with cross-support occurred. When using set data, we also have to keep in mind that the production of a set is not limited to a single moment in time. Some sets remain in production for many years. Earlier editions of the set will usually contain older mold versions than later editions of the same set.
Opening nice sealed sets just to look at the mold version of a few bricks is not the best way to make friends among LEGO collectors. Luckily there is an easier option for some sets. If bricks are decorated with a print of sticker we can tell which set they originally came from. Again, we have to keep in mind that there might be a delay caused by the molding - storage - printing - storage - packaging process, but again we can assume that generally the time spend in storage is minimised to save cost. Stickers might be applied to any brick, but I think it is safe to assume that they are applied to the bricks that came with the set in at least 99% of the cases.
As a variation on the printed bricks used in sets, printed bricks are also used as promotional items. Often these bricks can be linked to specific events with known dates.
Finally, we can look at mold markings. The Quattro bricks actually include a date wheel in the mold, but for most bricks we have to use the small details like the stud logo or markings that are included to protect the intellectual property. Sometimes we might be able to date bricks by comparing them with other bricks with "known" production dates. The photos in my Flickr photostream are intended to show those details and make comparisons possible.
All these sources are based on several major assumptions. As a result, dating bricks is not an exact science. By combining the information of as many of the sources as possible we can however get a pretty good general idea of what happened when.
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The set of bricks shown above is not complete, but by now it contains most of the bricks that I am aware of. It is mainly missing promotional bricks (because they are either unavailable or because they are being sold at scalper prices) and a few recent stickered bricks (because they are not available in the resale market yet).
Snowy day are tailor made for re-discovering photos that I set aside to finish 'later." Here's one of my fishing lure case from April 2021. I love having displays of old, interesting, or odd "smalls" around me. I call it my "Aunt Ada's Attic" disease. I used to mow her tiny lawn once a week in exchange for picking a treasure or two from her attic. It was obviously my Uncle John's man cave and hadn't been disturbed since his death in 1955. Dark, dusty, spooky and so very cool. What treasures! Flint arrowheads and scrapers, stone hammers, stuffed animals, horse bits and spurs, cast iron cars and so very much more. All with a history. All beckoning you to stop, pick them up and imagine their story. I would gladly have mowed that lawn three times a week! Some of the items in this fishing timeline came from that attic. Others from my grandfather. Some I used myself. I know (or can imagine) all their stories.
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The elderly, the old, the seniors, by whatever name we refer to them, respect lies in the class they belong to. Such is the beauty of this so called society that we belong to, the sad truth, the salutation of peace, the Salam, would not even be bestowed upon them because they are poor. The times we live in, how we have become tangled in this gruesome web.
Created for the 55th Contest on Man Ray: Art Deco Clock!
Thanks to Jill for permission to use the start image.
I used three Flypaper textures in this image - Caramel Soft, Apple Blush and Muscatel - great textures, check them out here:-
A timeline of buses around Birmingham, from the early Daimler Fleetlines to a new Enviro 400. Models from EFE,Corgi,CMNL,Britbus and ABC Models.
Great Central Railway - Timeline Charter with Ivatt 2-6-0 - 46521(DSC 5848)
Further images are in my Smugmug web site
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Captain Jack Harkness's Personal Timeline
HD: zarieletfili.blogspot.fr/2012/07/jack-harkness-sur-la-tim...
Cleaning and Maintenance Night Shift on the Midland Railway circa 1953 at Barrow Hill Railway. (Timeline Event Night Photoshoot)
Great Central Railway - Timeline Charter with Ivatt 2-6-0 - 46521(DSC 5900)
Further images are in my Smugmug web site
davidcable.smugmug.com/Events/2018/180130-Great-Central-R...
This is a new attempt at explaining WDK timelines; this time associated with using two valves. Valve 1 is dropping 2 blue drops. The first drop from valve 1 creates a Worthington jet, the second drop can be seen above the collision with the red drop from valve 2. The first inset image is the one for which the settings are recorded. The second inset image is the set-up used to create the image. If I was better at creating tall jets, this would have been 2 vertical collisions. . . .
Please remember that these settings are only a starting point, not a recipe for success. Also please note that I make mistakes and there may be some in this chart - tell me if you find any, please! An excel version is available for those that need it.
9th October 2018. With the East Anglian headboard on the smoke box door. BR 7MT Britannia 4-6-2 No.70013 Oliver Cromwell runs under Rabbits Bridge to re-enact the journey on the Great Central Main Line [GCML] from the 1950s. This was a TimeLine Charter which I had to make sure I did not miss because No.70013 only had a few months left before its boiler certificate expired. Parts of the Great Central Main Line from the 1950s and 1960s are now part of the Great Central Railway which is a heritage railway based in Leicestershire. TimeLine chartered the GCR and Oliver Cromwell so we could use all the line with the Britannia.
974 (H174 DVM)
Volvo B10M/Van Hool Alizee C49FT
Timeline Travel, Bolton
Stratford-upon-Avon, 20 August 2001
New to Shearings
Timeline Travel was formed to take over Shearings' bus operations but later sold these to First Manchester and seemed to get into coaching, including the takeover of Barry Raybould Holidays of Walsall, whose name is displayed on the windscreen.
A young woman protesting against the Bulgarian government.
I choose a relevant newspicture each month at the 15th to redraw. Original photo by Valerina Petrova.
1963 Rambler Classic shot at the Pearsonville Junkyard during the night photography / light painting workshop last March.
Night, 120 second exposure. Full moon, green and blue-gelled flashlight.
Reprocessed and replaced, April 2024.
Every 15th of the month I choose an image to use in a drawing. This month it was easy: the Boston Marathon attacks. There were enough horrible pictures, but this one was the most impressive.
Martin Richard, a 8 year old boy, who lost his life because he wanted to see his father finish the marathon.
May we all life by his motto.
A large mural celebrating key moments in Birkenhead's history - St.James Centre, Laird Street, Birkenhead.
Artwork by Joseph Venning.
L565 FND
Scania K113/Van Hool Alizee C49FT
Timeline Travel, Bolton
Stratford-upon-Avon, 20 August 2001
New to Shearings
The 'long way round' to Bolton from the Airport was the 500. Not marketed with the same glamour as the Trans-Lancs Express it was more of a limited stop service that had its fair share of operators over the years. Timeline Travel did the Sunday tender in the mid nineties, being operated here by one of the Alexander (Belfast) Q Type bodied Volvo's.