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| Suzanne D. Rich wrote:
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> Frank Filz wrote:
> > I've been thinking about making a LEGO color chart by picking pieces in all
> > the colors (I think I have all of them except Maersk blue - and I could
> > borrow that). Of course it would take some work to make sure the color
> > reproduction is fairly accurate (I'd do this just as an on-line deal), but so
> > long as a single photo is taken of all the colors, it should be possible to
> > see most of the distinctions (though there are a few colors which are just off
> > [but more off than the difference between an ABS part in a color, and a part
> > in the softer plastic often used for minifig accessories and for folliage]).
> >
> > Frank
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> I've done that at home with Todd. Our issue then was about violet vs
> purple. Put all the elements on one white plate. But there are many more
> now. I'd love to work with you if you would do this. I have official names
> for most colors. Over time some get adjusted or use diff type of plastic,
> as you say.
>
> In addition to photos, it would be nice to make an HTML table and use
> bgcolor for a hue X shade chart. Could indicate w/a symbol colors that
> were only used in DUPLO or Fabuland or SCALA, etc. With dates, it could be
> very interesting to see things like TECHNIC colors move into SYSTEM. Would
> be easy to re-sort the table data for chronology. Hmm, gotta do it!
>
> We could store it in the LUGNET FAQ or Publish area. Any better ideas on
> that? Would be a useful reference for everyone. Even if it has three
> different names for each color... (I know auctioneers sometimes make up
> their own)
>
> If you take some pics, please share! sounds like you have good selection.
Maybe I'll try it over the weekend. I may even do a bit of associated
detective work to find the part which is available in the most different
colors.
I hopefully can get good pictures. I have a slave flash which I have
made good use of with the digital camera to get plenty of light on the
subject and it avoids a lot of the flash reflection. Of course if
there's a nice sunny day this weekend, I can take a picture under
natural light also.
What other people will need to contribute is first occurence(s) of each
color.
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Frank Filz
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| In lugnet.scala, Frank Filz writes:
> Suzanne D. Rich wrote:
> >
> > Frank Filz wrote:
> > > I've been thinking about making a LEGO color chart [...]
> >
> > [...] In addition to photos, it would be nice to make an HTML table and use
> > bgcolor for a hue X shade chart. Could indicate w/a symbol colors that
> > were only used in DUPLO or Fabuland or SCALA, etc. With dates, it could be
> > very interesting to see things like TECHNIC colors move into SYSTEM. Would
> > be easy to re-sort the table data for chronology. Hmm, gotta do it!
> >
> > We could store it in the LUGNET FAQ or Publish area. Any better ideas on
> > that? Would be a useful reference for everyone. Even if it has three
> > different names for each color... (I know auctioneers sometimes make up
> > their own)
> >
> > If you take some pics, please share! sounds like you have good selection.
>
> Maybe I'll try it over the weekend. I may even do a bit of associated
> detective work to find the part which is available in the most different
> colors.
Whoah! that sounds like a challenge. good luck :-)
> I hopefully can get good pictures. I have a slave flash which I have
> made good use of with the digital camera to get plenty of light on the
> subject and it avoids a lot of the flash reflection. Of course if
> there's a nice sunny day this weekend, I can take a picture under
> natural light also.
>
> What other people will need to contribute is first occurence(s) of each
> color.
Yes. and that's a tricky one because of things like Fabuland. Some colors were
there first. For someone like me, I only see them in catalog pictures (at best).
help will be needed for sure. but sounds like fun.
-Suz
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