Random part of the day: Bow Shell 6X10X4 22/45Deg
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Today's random part is 18729, 'Bow Shell 6X10X4 22/45Deg', which is a System part, category Bricks With Special Bows And Angles.
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Little surprised a piece like this has only been in one set.
@TheOtherMike:
Bricklink has it in five colors across six sets: 75243, 70611, 70437, 75176, 70173, and 70828. Seems it got a new design number in 2017 (43376):
https://brickset.com/parts/design-43376
I wonder if the bigger version of this is still in production. Lego used to make very large windscreens. The new dome piece is cool, but it is puny compared to the classic space version.
I have two of these, both from the same year. One of them was from the Resistance Transport Pod, a vehicle they don’t even use in the Skywalker Saga adaptation of The Last Jedi. It was still one of the better TLJ sets, though, there were some cool parts and building techniques.
My first exposure to this was on one of the old BIONICLE playsets. Having that much clear viewing space is awesome!
@ GSR_MataNui:
First use was on 2015, and it has never appeared in any Bionicle set. You’re probably thinking of the similar, but larger, 41881, which appears in both 8925 and 8927.
This appears in trans yellow = Awesome!
This not appearing in trans neon green = very sad. :-( :-( :-(
@PurpleDave said:
"@ GSR_MataNui:
First use was on 2015, and it has never appeared in any Bionicle set. You’re probably thinking of the similar, but larger, 41881, which appears in both 8925 and 8927."
Yeah, that's the one!
@PurpleDave: That's why I thought this piece looked familiar; I have 75243 and 70828! The entry didn't have a "Parts with same name" field, so I thought 70173 had been its only use. Didn't realize they'd changed the name.
Yes...but also no; would love to have this part but in Translucent Yellow, but missed it. Oh well, aftermarket:)
I actually put the trans-yellow one on my Benny's Spaceshipx3 to allow for a continuous access corridor between sections because doing a spacewalk to get to engineering isn't the smartest idea at warp. (how'd you think Benny lost his arm by the time of TLM2?)
Oh hey, it's the windshield on Boba Fett's Slave, I mean Starship