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Re: LDraw colour for metallic silver
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Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:57:40 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, David Laswell wrote:
> Chrome silver - Parts that are actually coated with a thin layer of aluminum,
> and have a polished mirror-like surface. Should be very difficult to mix up
> with anything else, as you can actually see your reflection in their surface.
This never had an official LEGO color code, since it was a coating on top of
color 2 (gray).
> Pearl silver - Used primarily in the TECHNIC/BIONICLE lines, this is a silver
> pigment suspended in a semi-translucent plastic. Flow lines are very clearly
> visible as dark swirls that reflect the light differently, and there should be a
> very faint sparkle visible in them.
I think this is 131 Silver
> Painted silver - These are the parts that look like they've been painted, but
> not chromed. Specifically, this has been used only recently on parts like the
> 3x3 radar dish, the 1x1 round plate, the 1x2 grille tile, and the IG-88 minifig.
> The gold version of this has been used on minifig visors (Mars Mission and
> Agents), plus Gold-Tooth's hair. It has a very uniform (but unpolished) look,
> with no visible flow lines, and if scratched it is very clear that the plastic
> is a different color underneath. Lightsaber hilts that are neither true chrome
> or light-bley are probably this color, as I (oddly) can't recall seeing one that
> was actually formed with a silver-pigmented plastic.
This is 298 Cool Silver, Drum Lacq (Drum lacquered)
> Silvertone - This _might_ be the same as Pearl silver, but I don't think it uses
> the same mix of plastic and pigment. It's less metallic looking than the Pearl
> silver, but there are still visible flow lines. It _almost_ looks like
> light-bley, but it's just a tiny bit darker with a faint metallic sheen. Mostly
> I've seen this used on medieval arms and armor,
I think this is 296 Cool Silver
> Antique pearl silver - This is an odd one, as it's exclusive to a single run of
> parts. The second wave of BIONICLE mask packs each had one silver and one gold
> Kanohi packed in them. Both of these were made in a pearlized plastic, but both
> have a very distinct greenish tint to them that I've never once seen used before
> or since. It's not enough to make them look green, but it is enough to make it
> clear that they aren't the same color as any other silver-colored LEGO parts.
> (These aren't the only colors to have seen exclusive releases in the BIONICLE
> line, as there are also blacklight-flourescent shades of trans-yellow and
> trans-red that I've never seen used outside of one or two of the very first wave
> of BIONICLE parts).
I believe this is 179 Flip/Flop Silver
There was also 301 Metalized Silver (but I think only Clickits sets used this)
and 304 Cool Silver, Diffuse (silver sprayed over black).
Gun Metallic, Metallic Light Grey and Metallic Dark Grey all look kinda silver
(rather rare colors, though)
While discussing the subject with a TLG employee, I learned that they've gone to
great lengths over the years (shyeah, obviously) to try to get "Silver right."
Apparently, it's been quite the struggle. :)
-- joshua
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| (...) See, and this has just gotten more screwed up now. The Collectible Minifig Robot has a distinctly different color of paint used on its helmet, arm, and claw hands than the color used for the Agents villain's arms. (...) I believe the Metallic (...) (14 years ago, 29-Jun-10, to lugnet.cad)
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| (...) interchangably, and not enough listed colors to cover them all individually. Here are the ones I know about: Chrome silver - Parts that are actually coated with a thin layer of aluminum, and have a polished mirror-like surface. Should be very (...) (15 years ago, 14-Feb-09, to lugnet.cad)
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