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Metal Detector (Part 93106)

1983-2024

"[Original part 4479] included studs not only on the controller unit but also on the search coil assembly, a feature that was removed when this part was redesigned [as part 93106] in 2013."¹

1. Tim Johnson, LEGO Space: 1978-1992 (Dark Horse Books, 2023), page 61.

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LEGO Pick a Brick:
93106 METAL DETECTOR
Bricklink:
4479 Minifigure, Utensil Metal Detector, Stud on Search Head
93106 Minifigure, Utensil Metal Detector, no Stud on Search Head
Rebrickable:
4479 Equipment Metal Detector
93106 Equipment Metal Detector, no Stud on Search Head
Brickset:
4479 METAL DETECTOR
93106 METAL DETECTOR
LDraw:
4479a Minifig Metal Detector
93106 Minifig Metal Detector without Stud on Search Head
 CURRENTALL YEARS
OVERALL RANK
-60
1792RANK
1676RANK
# PIECES
13RANK: 1814
75RANK: 1891
# SETS
13RANK: 1464
65RANK: 1354
# COLORS
1RANK: 2338
4RANK: 2527

Ranking based on buying one copy of every LEGO set, counting the number of sets containing each part, then sorting by part and color.

Overall Rank is a weighted score combining the number of parts, sets, and colors produced.

Current ranking based on sets released between 2019-2023. (2024 not included because too few sets have been released and inventoried at this time.)

Date Added: 2024-08-14 01:34:01
Date Modified: 2024-08-15 09:28:25

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