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In lugnet.general, Mark Riley wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
> > In lugnet.general, Chris Phillips wrote:
> > > In lugnet.general, Mark Riley wrote:
> > > > That was my initial thought on seeing the new dark gray, too. Now it won't
> > > > be so obvious when Lego and Mega Bloks are blended together in a MOC. :-P
> > >
> > > There's an easy way to identify the MegaBloks -- shake the model gently and see
> > > which pieces fall off!
> >
> > Well that was the case 4 or 5 years ago. As of 2 to 3 years ago Mega Bloks is
> > much improved. Only the occasional 1x1 part suffers this problem now but there
> > are usually 10 to 20 extras so you can get one that makes the model work. I am
> > very happy with the navy ships I own. (TLC dosent' make them, their loss)
>
> I have to agree. I'm holding a chunk of dark gray blocks from a recent MB set
> and they all stick together very well, the colors of the various parts match and
> the bricks themselves line up nicely so that surfaces that are supposed to be
> smooth are smooth.
And to be fair, my experience with Mega Bloks consists of picking them out of
yard-sale lots of LEGO, so I've really only dealt with MB pieces that are
relatively old and worn. I must admit that more than one recent MB set design
has caught my eye on the toy store shelf. But I haven't mixed brands, and still
have no intention of doing so, even if my favorite color goes the way of the
Dodo.
> Unfortunately, I have recently noticed that my Lego blocks
> do not always create smooth surfaces. Take a look at this picture and see
> how uneven the surface created by the blocks is:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=519085
>
> I've noticed this on many of my models and it is disturbing, to say the least.
>
> A lot of people tout Lego quality, but I don't think it's the same as it once
> was. Another example is the straition (or tiny grooves) that appear on the
> surface of some bricks and plates. It's as if they are manufacturing the bricks
> too fast and the part isn't cooled down enough when they push it out of the
> mold. This effect is quite pronounced on some parts, but almost absent on
> others so it appears to be a quality control issue to me.
I had noticed this effect on several occasions and had just written it off to my
paying more attention to those kinds of details than I once did. But I have
definitely seen numerous examples of poor quality LEGO pieces. One example is
that the 1x1 plate from the mosaic sets frequently have excess plastic around
the bottom edge. I've also found plenty of outright deformed brick in new sets,
but I buy a lot more LEGO than I ever did as a kid (!!!) so I think my sample
population is a bit larger than it once was.
- Chris.
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