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  • #1534618
    Misty
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      Hey All,

      I noticed a number engraved in a wing of my flion, on the underside. I imagine this is a numbering system. How many of these items were produced?  Was there different production sets?

      #1534636
      GardenNinja
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        Hi Misty,
        That is actually just the mold number. IIRC, Melody said it was included so they could trace problems to the specific mold. I don’t know if the Flion had more casting problems than other sculpts, or if they just used less identifiable marks to identify specific molds for other sculpts.

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        #1534652
        Melody
        Keymaster

          Hey All, I noticed a number engraved in a wing of my flion, on the underside. I imagine this is a numbering system. How many of these items were produced? Was there different production sets?

          That is a mold mark. We used mold mark numbers to trace any defects in the castings to the  specific mold they came out of. It roughly indicates the age of the Flion, since smaller numbers are older. However, it isn’t super accurate because the  molds would randomly rip and get replaced out of order of their actual age. A number 4 and a number 12 Flion casting might  be the same age, but the number 4 mold just  had a long useful life.

          Most of the creatures , like dragons, had mold numbers in the eye sockets so they were hidden by the glass  eyes. The Flion’s eyes were too small to do this. The oldest little flapcats might have visible numbers somewhere  on  them too.

          We don’t bother to number the molds now.

          #1534963
          Zexious
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            Wow, how interesting! I may have never noticed such a little detail–really cool that you used to put the numbers in the eye socket.

            #1534967
            etruscan
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              Wow, how interesting! I may have never noticed such a little detail–really cool that you used to put the numbers in the eye socket.

              Several of the pieces have “Easter eggs” on them.  There is an old thread about it:

              https://windstoneeditions.com/topic/finding-the-easter-egg-or-hidden-things-in-windstones/

              The young Poad has a hidden peace symbol:

               

              #1534970
              Bodine
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                Hahahaha,I did NOT see that one😂

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                #1535010
                Zexious
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                  Too funny! I’ll have to check out that thread. Thanks, etruscan!

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