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How close is too close? (was: 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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Sun, 16 Nov 2003 09:12:25 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mike Oliver wrote:
> In lugnet.general, John Neal wrote:
>
> > Well, if it's true about the connections being weaker, I'd say that's bad
> > news. But in all honesty, as a town building and landscape builder, I
> > {welcome} a slight color variation! Mix up all of those color variations
> > and you have buildings and scenery that look even {better} and {more}
> > realistic!
> >
> > Half full, people;-)
> >
> > [JOHN]
>
> I kinda agree. A slight variation in color will make things look beter.
> Mechs, for instance, will look dirtier if two different shades are used. And
> it will add to "brick" effects on buildings. But, over all, I like the old
> stuff better. It just looks dirtier, grittier. By adding minute traces of
> blue tinge to the plastic, it gives the color a look and feel that is too
> new. I will stay in the camp that the colors are only Lucas Arts tm deep.
I really don't like the new dark grey very much,
and I finally figured out why. Well, there are a
few reasons, one of course relating to the fact
that I've become a bit notorious for my consumption
of that particular color. But it's a bit more than
that, and I think you've touched upon it here:
It's too close to the old dark grey.
That's what has me all messed up; I agree that two
off greys would mottle very well, but these two are
just way too close, and the blue effect makes it
mismatch way too much. To see perhaps a "better"
case, look at the "old" and "new" light greys; those
might look OK together, if handled judiciously, but
those two dark greys? Heck no.
I'll stay in the hopeful camp, believing that this
is just a one-off goof or experiment to find out
how color formulation might go over. HEY, LEGO,
IT DOESN'T WORK. PLEASE STOP IT. STOP STOP STOP.
Or else I'll just start building in yellow MegaBloks,
by which I mean I'd throw myself from a bridge some-
where, because that'd happen way before I'd build
with yellow MB.
Regarding the locking capacity: It doesn't seem
too impaired, at least not among the newer parts
themselves; I haven't tried too much with older
style brick, but it really seems fine so far as
strength of connection goes.
(Say, did this same debate rise up to nibble on the
collective community when they added grooves to the
tiles...? I don't recall; I wasn't on ATL yet when
that happened.)
best
LFB one-two-oh
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