Author:  GreatBuy  Posted:  Jul 1, 2024 12:18  Subject:  Mystery part liftarm04  Viewed:  198 times  Topic:  Catalog  Status: Open Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card GreatBuy (3710) Location:  USA, Missouri Member Since Contact Type Status Mar 31, 2015 Seller Store: Bricksonite

Does anyone have any information on what liftarm04 is and why it is in the normal catalog? Or if it is even a legitimate LEGO element? (I realize it has been claimed to be in two collections, but this is not worth anything imo) I did a few surface level searches but I could not find another database that recognizes this part. It appears not to have been touched since 2002 aside from the name being updated in 2019.      liftarm04 Technic, Liftarm, Modified Bent Thick L-Shape 4 x 4 Parts: Technic, Liftarm {Yellow} This again brings up the question of why we are leaving in prototype/unproven LEGO elements rather than starting from what we know and working from there. For example the 4x4 corner brick was never released in trans-clear, and yet we assume because one paper catalog(other ones from that time do not list it as an available color) lists it as being available, it deserves to be recognized in our catalog. Does there exist a single example of one in the wild, maybe? But I've personally never seen any images anywhere online nor have I ever seen one listed for sale. You know it's bad when you're asking whether one even exists instead of whether or not it was available at retail lol. It's also worth noting that we do change things in the catalog if there is no evidence for them. I made the case several years ago that sets 111-3 and 110-2 were never released and action was actually taken, they now reside in the unreleased items tab of the catalog (https://www.bricklink.com/catalogList.asp?pg=1&itemStatus=N&v=2). So I guess my question should be why these parts are recognized? I realize I've raised several questions so if someone could direct me to an appropriate answer for any that would be appreciated.

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Re: Mystery part liftarm04 - crazylegoman (1100)

[...] The fact that the catalog image is a photo instead of a computer rendering shows that it exists. It may be a prototype part that's never been in a set, but it's [...] (25 days ago, Jul 1, 2024, to Catalog)

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