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Subject:	Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
Date:	Sat, 15 Nov 2003 03:22:23 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Joe Meno wrote:

Hi all,

This is from a friend of mine, Gareth Bowler:

Got into my first 2004 sets today; the MINI star destroyer set, and promptly scrapped them for parts, only to find, to my shock and dismay, that the colors don’t match. Further more, the studs are rounded, making connections significantly weaker, and the parts overall just have a cheaper feel to them.

The two parts labelled “old” are both from 2003 sets, and have never had a chance to yellow or been exposed to sunlight. The photo was not altered in any way and is the raw output from my scanner.

As I replied ON BL, i still think this is attributed to either light or air quality. The old peices have what i consider “Smokers tinge”, my peices from my youth have simlar discoloring, and my father smokes... I think its the tar in the cigarette smoke. Josh

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		Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
Josh..in my house NO ONE SMOKES and I have noticed some 6 months ago that when you put alot of dark gray tiles together they do not match( I used a large number on that pepsi building roof edge and a ton on that road in my flatiron block) This is (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)

		Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
(...) I disagree. I took a look at my Mini Star Destroyer and noticed the blue tinge to the dark grey, but initially thought it was the light of the room. But the color is quiet different, and I can pretty much say that I don't smoke, and neither (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)

		Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
(...) Sorry, Josh, but it's not. The discoloring effect does happen in odd environments, but not like this. I noticed the "bluing" in the dark grey when I bought the Star Destroyer the other day; I initially wondered if it was the light, but yester- (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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		Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
Hi all, This is from a friend of mine, Gareth Bowler: Got into my first 2004 sets today; the MINI star destroyer set, and promptly scrapped them for parts, only to find, to my shock and dismay, that the colors don't match. Further more, the studs (...) (20 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX) !!

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