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(...) Actually it really does not. I have polished literally thousands of black bricks and when one brings the to a high polish variations are very evident to me. One can tell which have red or blue or green regrind in them. It is true that black (...) (16 years ago, 4-Sep-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Tommy, The term for the scrap is more or less known as "regrind". I've got some injection molding plastics manufacturing in my background. When molding at the machine, the material that's not in the mold cavity that consists of the part itself (...) (16 years ago, 4-Sep-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Yes, that was what they announced sometime in the past couple years. I can't remember when the change took place, but I do know that they had inconsistent shading in the dark-purple bricks that they used to make the Knight Bus in 2004. There (...) (16 years ago, 4-Sep-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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I actually had a pretty long and very interesting discussion with Bjarke Schønwandt at BrickFair about the whole color issue. I am pretty much of an expert in color quality control-it was my job for many many years to make sure batch to batch color (...) (16 years ago, 4-Sep-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Very kind of you! John P (16 years ago, 4-Sep-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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In lugnet.events, David Laswell wrote: --snip-- (...) Passed on. I'll be sure to pass any answer back as soon as I have access to one. Tim (16 years ago, 3-Sep-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Here's my thing. The Flextronics deal was (URL) announced> just over two years ago, in 2006. Jake (URL) responded> to issues raised over part quality just over four years ago, in 2004. That says to me that while Flextronics might be largely (...) (16 years ago, 2-Sep-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Hey Tim, Thanks for the reply! I'm very glad to hear that TLG is aware of these issues and taking steps to address them. I've made my peace with the color change (although I haven't adopted them yet!), but this variance in the other colors in (...) (16 years ago, 25-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Although I can't find a copy right now I know TLG have released a press release or two on this type of issue. There were quality issues caused in part by Flextronic (hinted at on the release and now by the end of the deal) and in part by new (...) (16 years ago, 24-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Hey Dave! :-) I remember that first thread, but hadn't heard that TLG was going to return to a more directly involved management of parts production. I'm greatly relieved to hear it! I was worried that I might have to stop buying new product (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Hey Dave S.! There's a great old thread on this where some of us plastics techies get our info. on postulating about what this issues could be. (URL) Lugnet Thread Here> My speculation is that it's an issue with liquid color since liquid color (...) (16 years ago, 18-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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Hey all, I recently bought the SpongeBob Rocket Ride #3831 and was quite pleased with the design and functions. However, I noticed that the tan plate has a brighter, slightly more translucent quality to it. I noticed the same thing with orange when (...) (16 years ago, 18-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Roy and others, We are actively watching the Vestas Windmill set and would like to see it available as a general release, although I have no idea at this time whether that will be a possibility. I will collect the feedback on LUGNET about this (...) (16 years ago, 17-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Roy and others, We are actively watching the Vestas Windmill set and would like to see it available as a general release, although I have no idea at this time whether that will be a possibility. I will collect the feedback on LUGNET about this (...) (16 years ago, 17-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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Hi all, Most if not all of you have seen the leaked pictures of the set 4999 Vestas Windmill, and the intense desire of AFOLs to get this set. There are other promo sets in the past, especially airline and ferry sets, that required travel on those (...) (16 years ago, 16-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.general) !
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My second recommendation is my personal favorite: John Deere Tractors Tractors & their accessories (pull behind & front end attachments) would provide a great deal of play value for farming outside the city as well as leveling land for new city (...) (16 years ago, 14-Jul-08, to lugnet.town, lugnet.lego, lugnet.ambassadors)
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Congratulations, all Cycle 6 LEGO Ambassadors! (Especially to one of our nominees here, Tim Gould) :) If one or more of you new Ambassadors will kindly take over the curatorship of lugnet.ambassadors, I would appreciate it. Please post a response to (...) (16 years ago, 3-Jun-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.admin.curators, FTX)
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Testimonial - Tim Gould I think Tim would make a superb Ambassador for the next cycle. He is an active member of many of the finest online LEGO communities, and a great guy in person. He is also a good communicator (and excellent builder), who has a (...) (16 years ago, 22-May-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) I hope this is not too late, but I would like to see Doug Eaton reinstated as a Lego Ambassador for the following reasons. Doug has done a good job distributing information or questions from the company to our club, Parlugment and the greater (...) (16 years ago, 21-May-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) [...] (...) On Behalf of Teddy Welsh I'd like to say... Ambassador Welsh, it just roles off the tongue. Teddy's in touch with many aspects of the LEGO universe. Of course, Teddy is a phenomenal builder, his most obvious/often viewed (...) (16 years ago, 19-May-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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