Random part of the day: Bracelet Upper Part
Posted by Huwbot,
Today's random part is 28573, 'Bracelet Upper Part', which is a System part, category Interior.
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flower bracelets are pretty common I guess...
Those "flowers" (most common use) , were used a lot up to 2017.
2018 introduced the new Flower piece Design number 24866
However this part is still in production in light grey at least, because of the 2020 re-release of 92176 : NASA Apollo Saturn V
Way much better than the new version. It is symmetrical and works for inorganic things like greebling on the Saturn V. They needed to continue producing these specifically for the "rerelease" of the Sat V.
That's a pretty popular part. The third most popular we have seen yet for the RPotD. Between the abundance of this piece and the recent popularity of Botanical sets, it is clear that if there is one thing AFOLs agree on, it's their love for pretty flowers.
That said, part 28573 'Bracelet Upper Part' gets so much attention I can't help but wonder if 33286 'Bracelet Lower Part' is feeling neglected.
One thing that this can do and 24866 cannot do is that it can connect to a 2654
I have sooooooo many of these in clear. I wish they’d make the Apollo stud in clear, because it would work better for many situations. However, one cool thing I’ve done with this in clear or trans-light-blue is to make irregular stack and top it with a chef’s hat to make a jellyfish.
One of the most popular and beloved pieces.
Good bot!!!
Minifigs can hold them but not wear them. So they must be bracelets for something else. I see them as Minecraft flowers.
Lego has a way of using words to name parts that have nothing to do with the use or shape of the part.
@Astrobricks said:
"Lego has a way of using words to name parts that have nothing to do with the use or shape of the part."
This is actually a part from Huwbot’s beloved Clikits if I’m not mistaken, originally used for Clikits bracelets
(Responding to the comments on the last daily piece).
Yeah, those examples make sense. There was a lot more comments during the pandemic because people most likely stayed in-doors, and didn’t have much things to do. So they just went on this app/website and made comments. I remember not being outside of my house for at least 5-6 months during the pandemic.
@Mr__Thrawn said:
" @Astrobricks said:
"Lego has a way of using words to name parts that have nothing to do with the use or shape of the part."
This is actually a part from Huwbot’s beloved Clikits if I’m not mistaken, originally used for Clikits bracelets"
It looks like this part first appeared in Scala, set 3900 (according to brickset). It did not appear in any Clikits sets.
@Supreme:
To be fair, a _lot_ of the comments on early RPOTD articles were correcting @Huwbot on when the part* first appeared, how many times it appeared, and so on.
* A lot of the confusion was caused by internal LEGO policy that resulted in different design ID numbers being used for opaque vs transparent parts, old numbers being permanently retired if the part wasn’t produced for a few years, and because of seemingly minor changes to the design. Bricklink users would instead look at them and say they were all functionally identical, or nearly so, and therefore it made sense to treat them all as the same.
@Mr__Thrawn said:
" @Astrobricks said:
"Lego has a way of using words to name parts that have nothing to do with the use or shape of the part."
This is actually a part from Huwbot’s beloved Clikits if I’m not mistaken, originally used for Clikits bracelets"
Parts often get reused in ways they weren't originally intended, and the Bricklink and Brickset names for the pieces often reflect that. One of my favorite examples is that a lot of the BIONICLE 2001 parts are known as "Voodoo PART NAME" on LDD and Bricklink, because the theme's name during development was "Bone Heads of Voodoo Island."
Using these and the newer version as flowers makes me miss the classic 4 flower sprue - which I assume is no longer in production?
@Brickbuilder0937 said:
" @Mr__Thrawn said:
" @Astrobricks said:
"Lego has a way of using words to name parts that have nothing to do with the use or shape of the part."
This is actually a part from Huwbot’s beloved Clikits if I’m not mistaken, originally used for Clikits bracelets"
It looks like this part first appeared in Scala, set 3900 (according to brickset). It did not appear in any Clikits sets."
Ah, that’s right. I knew it was one of the jewelry lines.
Like a mini version of the echeveria from the succulents set
@chrisaw said:
"Using these and the newer version as flowers makes me miss the classic 4 flower sprue - which I assume is no longer in production?"
Are you talking about the plant piece https://brickset.com/parts/4143562/flower-stalk ?
Seems to be used even now
The old flower https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=4728&in=S has been retired since 2016
@watcher21 said:
" @chrisaw said:
"Using these and the newer version as flowers makes me miss the classic 4 flower sprue - which I assume is no longer in production?"
Are you talking about the plant piece https://brickset.com/parts/4143562/flower-stalk ?
Seems to be used even now
The old flower https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=4728&in=S has been retired since 2016"
I'm actually talking about this one, https://brickset.com/parts/4106915/flowerhead, but I think Brickset's answered the question for me and it looks like 2017 was the last year in production.
@Norikins said:
"Way much better than the new version. It is symmetrical and works for inorganic things like greebling on the Saturn V. They needed to continue producing these specifically for the "rerelease" of the Sat V. "
Well, Assembly Square uses it too and is still in production so not purely from Saturn V...
@Norikins said:
"Way much better than the new version. It is symmetrical and works for inorganic things like greebling on the Saturn V. They needed to continue producing these specifically for the "rerelease" of the Sat V. "
When you use BOTH, you get more variety, so that's the way.
Wait....apparently I only have four of these? That can't be right....
Huh, I actually never noticed that this was different from the current 1x1 flower piece.