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In lugnet.color, Brad Hamilton wrote:
So, I’ll have to just consider them slight
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variants of the same color. Luckily, they do not look bad together (and in
fact, look a bit like variations in real-world bricks).
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It would be interesting to pinpoint when the color changed. I don’t have any
pieces except the new ones I can confirm a date for.
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In lugnet.color, Don Rogerson wrote:
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I think it’s a change in the color. TLG announced six new colors with the
Friends line, but they were blues, greens and purples.
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Hmm - That’s kind of annoying. Your picture shows exactly the same color
difference as I’m seeing. So, I’ll have to just consider them slight variants
of the same color. Luckily, they do not look bad together (and in fact, look a
bit like variations in real-world bricks).
Brad
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Do the new Friends sets have a “different” dark red, and if so, what is it
called?
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I just compared some recently acquired some dark red 1x2 bricks (from the POB
wall at Rockefeller Center) with some plates from an older Star Wars set and the
color is slightly but noticeably different - the newer bricks have more of a
“sand” tone that is not quite as rich as the older ones.
I think it’s a change in the color. TLG announced six new colors with the
Friends line, but they were blues, greens and purples.
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Hi,
Do the new Friends sets have a "different" dark red, and if so, what is it
called?
The new Friends sets advertised many new colors and I noticed that when I got
3061 (City Park Cafe), it had a different dark red color. It seems to have a
bit more purple in it than the normal dark red. I assumed this was a new color
and have kept these bricks separate (and they are definitely a different shade
than the old dark red, but you must carefully compare them).
Yesterday, I found loads of 2x4x1 bricks at pick-a-brick (Mission Viejo, CA Lego
store) in this new dark red. I tested them and they match the ones from the
Friends sets.
I was looking on bricklink to order more plates to go with them, but to my
dismay, I could not find any color differentiation. I went to bricklink stores
that I new had parted out City Park Cafe's and the plates and tiles from those
sets appeared to be classified as regular "dark red."
Can anyone help? I want to get more plates that match this new color, but don't
know how to specify them on bricklink, etc. I hope that this is not simply a
sudden change in the official "dark red" color.
Brad
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In lugnet.general, Abner Finley wrote:
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I am just ‘reposting’ this from Eurobricks website. I think this would be
helpful for all us as AFOL’s.
An example:
Part No: 50746
Name: Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3
New color: brick-yellow (tan)
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For requests for the same part in multiple colors, I daisy-chained the color
numbers and their respective names to avoid an excessively long message. Is that
OK? If not, I’ll submit my “excessively-long, non-daisy-chained” version.
Give it a series of daisy-chained Splats, each a diff color
Some of these items have been released in the requested part-color combo before,
but are hard to come by today, so I’m basically asking TLG to re-release those,
like the first item below.
Part No: 4215 (Or 60581 if 4215 has been discontinued)
Name: Panel 1x4x3
New color: 23 (bright blue)
Part No: 50746
Name: Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3
New color: 5 (brick-yellow)
Part No: 59349
Name: Panel 1x6x5
New colors: 49 (Trans-Neon-Green) and 44 (Trans-Yellow)
Part No: x1743
Name: Glass for Window 1x4x6
New colors: 49 (Trans-Neon-Green) and 44 (Trans-Yellow)
Part No: 30374
Name: Bar 4L (Lightsaber Blade)
New colors: 24 (Bright Yellow), 119 (Bright Yellowish Green), 23 (Bright Blue),
and 21 (Bright Red)
Part No: 46212
Name: Brick 1x2x5 w/o Side Supports
New colors: 40 (Transparent), 49 (Trans-Neon-Green) and 44 (Trans-Yellow)
Part No: 4532
Name: Container Cupboard 2x3x2
New colors: 40 (Transparent), 111 (Trans-Brown) 192 (Reddish Brown) and 308
(Dark Brown)
Part No: 4533
Name: Container Cupboard 2x3x2 Door
New colors: 40 (Transparent), 111 (Trans-Brown) 192 (Reddish Brown) and 308
(Dark Brown)
Part No: 4536
Name: Container Cupboard 2x3xX Drawer
New colors: 40 (Transparent), 111 (Trans-Brown) 192 (Reddish Brown) and 308
(Dark Brown)
Part No: 2423
Name: Plant Leaves 4x3
New colors: 21 (Bright Red), 154 (Dark Red), 24 (Bright Yellow), 106 (Bright
Orange), and 191 (Flame Yellowish Orange)
Part No: 2417
Name: Plant Leaves 6 x 5
New colors: 21 (Bright Red), 154 (Dark Red), 24 (Bright Yellow), 106 (Bright
Orange), and 191 (Flame Yellowish Orange)
Part No: x8
Name: Plant Flower Stem 1x1x2/3 w/ 3 Large leaves
New colors: 21 (Bright Red), 154 (Dark Red), 24 (Bright Yellow), 106 (Bright
Orange), and 191 (Flame Yellowish Orange)
Part No: 30176
Name: Plant Brick, Round 1 x 1 with 3 Bamboo Leaves
New colors: 21 (Bright Red), 154 (Dark Red), 24 (Bright Yellow), 106 (Bright
Orange), and 191 (Flame Yellowish Orange)
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I am just ‘reposting’ this from Eurobricks website. I think this would be
helpful for all us as AFOL’s.
TLG needs to know what colors are missing in existing elements
From TLG:
Hi LEGO Fans,
The LEGO Community Development would like to know which of the already
existing elements would be needed most urgently in missing colors. Some
optimism presumed the number one of the resulting list could end in a “color
change” and might be produced in the future.
To participate - the way is as follows:
Suggestions need to be send by email until the June 30,2010. These suggestions
will be sorted and afterwards published for a voting. The final chart will be
send to the LCD Team.
For easier handling the suggestions should be aligned to the description of the
BrickLink catalogue: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogTree.asp?itemType=P
Suggestions only will be accepted in a color which is still in production. So
e.g.“Fabuland brown” is invalid because production of this color was stoped in
1997.
An overview about the actual colors could be downloaded here:
2010 LEGO Color palette
An example:
Part No: 50746
Name: Slope 30 1 x 1 x 2/3
New color: brick-yellow (tan)
The suggestions should be sent to this email address: ccf(at)x-brick.de
Either post here or on
Eurobricks.com
website.
I am pretty sure some of you have some ideas! Help out if you can.
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I’d be very interested in even just a page with the bricklink colour name, lego
colour name, peeron colour name, and photo... That basic (and rather time
consuming...)
God Bless,
Nathan
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In lugnet.color, Timothy Gould wrote:
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> Why not do a blog, Aaron?
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> Tim
I considered that, but with my personal blog I found I'm bad about generating
new content regularly enough to keep a readership.
I was planning to keep the News section as a blog-like 'look what I found'
splash page for the site.
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In lugnet.color, Aaron M. Sneary wrote:
> Do you think that there is sufficient interest/value in a LEGO Colour website? I
> have a lot of ideas about forum structure, contests, posting rules, topics of
> conversation, and hopefully some useful resources for LEGO builders of all
> themes.
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> Obviously, the site would focus on the use of colour and colour combinations in
> LEGO creations. Also, a 'New Colour Watch' topic, colour fading and bleaching,
> and hopefully a fairly definitive linkable colour palette.
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> I'd like to hear your ideas and criticisms!
Why not do a blog, Aaron?
Tim
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In lugnet.color, Bob Parker wrote:
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In lugnet.color, Michael Huffman wrote:
Although it looks like that group’s charter is quite narrow compared to
Aaron’s plans:
“The object of this group is to get a picture of every single color that
Lego has ever made.”
We can see what Flickr users think of this idea since the question has been posted there
too.
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Yea, I took a look at that group, and it did not seem to be covering the topics
and resources that I would like to cover.
But I would definitely like the site to cross-pollinate that groups photos, this
groups discussions, and other color-related LEGO info from other sites, blogs,
and resources.
Aaron
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In lugnet.color, Michael Huffman wrote:
Although it looks like that group’s charter is quite narrow compared to Aaron’s
plans:
“The object of this group is to get a picture of every single color that Lego
has ever made.”
We can see what Flickr users think of this idea since the question has been posted there too.
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In lugnet.color, Bob Parker wrote:
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In lugnet.color, Aaron M. Sneary wrote:
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Do you think that there is sufficient interest/value in a LEGO Colour
website? I have a lot of ideas about forum structure, contests, posting
rules, topics of conversation, and hopefully some useful resources for LEGO
builders of all themes.
Obviously, the site would focus on the use of colour and colour combinations
in LEGO creations. Also, a ‘New Colour Watch’ topic, colour fading and
bleaching, and hopefully a fairly definitive linkable colour palette.
I’d like to hear your ideas and criticisms!
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While color is important to many AFOLs, I don’t believe that a website
dedicated to only the topic of color would work too well due to its possible
small niche of members.
So my suggestion would be to start a Flickr group and put your time and
effort into that. With over 2,000 members in the main Lego® group (called
‘LEGO’) there plus all of the related AFOL groups you should be able to
maintain a pretty cool group dedicated to color. I know that I would join.
If even a Lego® Complaining Group can be found on Flickr, then any dream is
possible! ;^)
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There’s sort of a LEGO Color group already on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/legocolors/
Called “All the colors of the (Lego) Rainbow”
--Mike.
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In lugnet.color, Aaron M. Sneary wrote:
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Do you think that there is sufficient interest/value in a LEGO Colour website?
I have a lot of ideas about forum structure, contests, posting rules, topics
of conversation, and hopefully some useful resources for LEGO builders of all
themes.
Obviously, the site would focus on the use of colour and colour combinations
in LEGO creations. Also, a ‘New Colour Watch’ topic, colour fading and
bleaching, and hopefully a fairly definitive linkable colour palette.
I’d like to hear your ideas and criticisms!
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While color is important to many AFOLs, I don’t believe that a website dedicated
to only the topic of color would work too well due to its possible small niche
of members.
So my suggestion would be to start a Flickr group and put your time and effort
into that. With over 2,000 members in the main Lego® group (called ‘LEGO’)
there plus all of the related AFOL groups you should be able to maintain a
pretty cool group dedicated to color. I know that I would join.
If even a Lego® Complaining Group can be found on Flickr, then any dream is
possible! ;^)
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Do you think that there is sufficient interest/value in a LEGO Colour website? I
have a lot of ideas about forum structure, contests, posting rules, topics of
conversation, and hopefully some useful resources for LEGO builders of all
themes.
Obviously, the site would focus on the use of colour and colour combinations in
LEGO creations. Also, a 'New Colour Watch' topic, colour fading and bleaching,
and hopefully a fairly definitive linkable colour palette.
I'd like to hear your ideas and criticisms!
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I got set 6743 Street Speeder for my
birthday & I recommend the set, but I noticed that the inclusion of multiple
grays-to-black, red, brown, yellow & tan parts jarred me while building. I
would prefer sets to maintain a more minimized color palette for the main
pieces; tires, head/tail lights & windshields being exceptions. I’ve noticed
the ‘jarring’ colors more with the last couple years creator sets & for a longer
time in some Star Wars sets. For example, in the 6743 set, the main colors are
green & white with lt. & dk. gray and black. The ‘odd’ colors were red, yellow,
tan, & brown. I assume the tan/brown is for upholstery - I could accept very
few hinges & tiles in either tan OR brown for 2-4 seats, but no more. I even
thought the alternating of lt. gray, dk gray & black (excluding tires) was odd
for a small set. I would have preferred green & white for the main colors &
only one type of gray for bumpers, body accents & upholstery in a small set
(again, tires, windshields & lights excepted). The oddest, was the inclusion of
the red 2x4 brick & 1x2 plates (even though I love ol’ red 2x4 as the Lego icon
brick). If I were to build a small roadster, a 2x4 brick would be great as an
engine block base, but red in a green & white car? The red & other jarring
colors are mostly hidden in the instruction models, but the multiple grays &
browns make it to the exterior of the secondary roadster & racer models & they
look a bit mish-mashed as a result. I would say 3 colors for tiny-small sets, 4
colors for medium sets & 4-5 colors for large sets would keep the flexibility &
uniformity of color scheme in official & MOCs in a good balance. What do you
think?
Jeff
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I have started a group on Flickr called Lego Complaining:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/912544@N23/
It’s open to the public so anyone can join. I invite everyone to come take a
look at it and for all gentle readers to join if they would like to.
Here’s the group charter:
We all know that Lego is possibly one of the best building toys ever made, but
let’s face it - sometimes things go wrong. Some themes and sets are a disaster
(oh, say Galidor or Jack Stone for instance). Sudden color changes and poor
quality control can be a pain. Set inventories can be incorrect just when you
need to count on them.
Well, here’s where KFOLs and AFOLs can come together and have their voice
heard. You can relate your experiences here and post pictures of any problems
you have had with Lego or the Lego company.
It can be very therapeutic to talk things over. Then the healing can begin.
Any and all comments and critiques are welcome. I hope that by creating this
group and directing complaints to it, the overall Lego Community will benefit
and we can help make all AFOL web sites friendlier places to hang out in.
:^)
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In lugnet.color, Marc Nelson Jr. wrote:
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Could someone please point me to a picture of a dark brown brick next to an
old brown brick? I can’t find anything on Brickshelf or Flickr.
Thanks!
Marc Nelson Jr.
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Found one.
Marc Nelson Jr.
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In lugnet.events.brickworld, Ross Crawford wrote:
> In lugnet.events.brickworld, David Gregory wrote:
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> > However, I did notice some non-color quality issues with 1X1 False Brown bricks.
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> Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a "false brick"?
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> ROSCO
Sorry. I should've explained what I meant by that. I really hate the new shade
of Brown, so instead of calling "new" Brown or "Reddish" Brown, I call it
"False" Brown. "False" is meant only to modify the color brown, not the bricks
themselves...at least when I say it. ;)
David
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