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Re: Variations in dark blue color.
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lugnet.color
Date: 
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:55:03 GMT
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In lugnet.color, Jordan Schwarz wrote:
::snip::
I have a collection that is probably pretty average around here, 100-200K or
so, and I have only had:

* 2 <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=102288 badly molded
  bricks>
* 1 incorrectly packaged set
* 1 <http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/x1144 part> that fitted loosely

I've had 12 sets containing errors with a ~540K collection.
::snip::

I'm sure that packing errors are devastating to kids (who start a model but
can't complete it), but I don't mind so much, in light of how I received at
least 2 bags of extra parts with my new Town Plan!  It seems that duplicates
were included for two of the parts bags.  The only other packing errors in my
collection that goes back to 1985 or so?  Those were in the latest Fire Station
set, the new Creator Townhouse, and Cafe Corner.  The statistics would seem to
indicate that something is amiss with the more recent sets.  As long as LEGO is
happy to correct these errors, I will not complain much, though.

I find very few, if no packing errors which always amazes me.  Thousands of
parts in a set and they are always perfect.  When I build sets with my Grand
daughter she will say this piece or that piece is missing.  I tell her to look
harder, she does and then  finds it. I think what is being talked about is not
packing errors, but color and tolerence errors.  It would not be so noticable
today except that it didn't happen in the past.  I have thousands of older sets
and i do not find a problems with color matching in any (except for the red and
yellow small parts made of a different plastic, the air tanks and 1x2 plate
ladders and 1x1 clips and headlight holder.) I have 2200 sets under set number
1000.  I have just spent the last 2 years going through them and have not found
a color variation in any.  When there was a part missing in my set and I went to
put in a spare to complete it, matching it up to the right era brick, no
variation.  It is probably something we will have to live with and it is not as
great a problems as them changing the colors of gray, dark gray and brown. If I
remember, they didn't care about anyones opinion at that time.
John P

-Jordan



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  Re: Variations in dark blue color.
 
::snip:: (...) ::snip:: I'm sure that packing errors are devastating to kids (who start a model but can't complete it), but I don't mind so much, in light of how I received at least 2 bags of extra parts with my new Town Plan! It seems that (...) (16 years ago, 13-Feb-08, to lugnet.color)

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