Exploring The Bricklink Catalog

Frequently Asked About Parts

There are always those pieces that you come across when sorting that you can’t figure out what they are. Most pieces have a number on it but the numbers are very small on most pieces. You can use the magnifier in the accessibility options on your iPhone. That is what I do. This page will feature some of the most asked about and hard to figure out pieces. I will keep adding to this when I come across more. Click on the item number and you will go to the catalog listing for the piece on Bricklink.

WATCH BEZEL ROUND: bb1008

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This is one of the most asked pieces that you can come across while sorting. It is a bezel from a watch but it is listed in the Gear category.

CANISTER HANGER CLIP, BIONICLE BOHROK: x349

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This isn’t really a piece. This is part of the container that the Bionicle Bohroks came in. It clipped onto the Bohrok so it could hang in the container.

BIONICLE KRANA HOLDER: 42042

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This is also from the Bohrok but it is a piece from the Bohrok and not the container.

ELECTRIC MOTOR 9v MICROMOTOR PULLEY: 2983

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The 9v Micromotor isn’t used anymore but you might find the pulley that attaches to the motor.

VEHICLE TIPPER END FLAT WITH PINS: 3145

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This one was last in a set from 1980 so you might not run into one.

VEHICLE TIPPER END FLAT WITHOUT PINS: 30022

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A piece that looks similar to the one above was still in use in 2016.

HINGE COUPLING NYLON: 650

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This actually a hinge from the old Samsonite sets. Even though it is old, I run into this one often.

MINIFIGURE, BODY PART RACERS DRIVER: x351

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This piece has changed categories on Bricklink. Being now a minifig part doesn’t make it easier to find.

TECHNIC ROTATION JOINT BALL LOOP: 47455

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This is listed in the general Technic category. It can be hard to find since it has never been in a Technic set

MINIFIGURE WEAPON SPEAR TIP WITH FINS: 24482

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This looks like a soft tip from a throwing dart. It is smaller than those but this one is a minifigure weapon

PART FROM ELECTRIC MOTOR: bb0007pb01

This is a piece that falls off an old 4.5V motor. If you click on the above link you can see the 2 metal tubes on the end. This goes underneath. This part isn’t listed on Bricklink since it isn’t supposed to come off.

Minifigure Leg Assemblies

Finding the leg assemblies among all the legs that have print on them is a challenge. You may have a set of legs that you can’t find. Some of that could be because someone made their own color combination. Only combinations that are from minifigures are in the catalog. If you have a set of black legs with green hips, this combination has never been in a set. Here are the separate pieces that make up the assembly.

970 Hips STORE AVAILABILITY

972 Left Leg STORE AVAILABILITY

971 Right Leg STORE AVAILABILITY

To find the complete assembly, you look them up by leg color. If you want to see what hip colors are available click on the item number and look under Known Colors. You will see that there are custom listings of the leg assemblies that haven’t been from minifigures. I only list the official ones.

970c00 Hips and Legs (Same Color) STORE AVAILABILITY