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Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
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lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
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Sat, 15 Nov 2003 07:13:38 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Joe Meno wrote:
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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.
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Just a thought with no evidence to back it up, but....
Assuming that this is not simply an error, like bent cypress trees or
low-quality train wheelsets, could there be a technical reason? One reason that
occurs to me is the colourfastness of the product. Perhaps they’re changing to
dyes or plastic formulations that wear better? Do we have any way of telling if
it’s the same old ABS?
In my experience, old blue and gray (from classic space era) are among my most
fragile pieces, far more likely to break than my old red or white bricks from
the same period. I’ve always wondered if the dyes (which yellowed far more than
either the white or the red) had something to do with it.
If they changed the plastic in some way, the same dyes may come out differently.
Can anyone attribute this to a set other than the mini SD?
Jeff
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| 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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