To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.ambassadorsOpen lugnet.ambassadors in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Ambassadors / 406
405  |  407
Subject: 
Re: A question about Flextronics & brick opacity
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.ambassadors
Date: 
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:50:33 GMT
Viewed: 
13921 times
  
In lugnet.ambassadors, David Simmons wrote:
   Hey all,

I recently bought the SpongeBob Rocket Ride #3831 and was quite pleased with the design and functions. However, I noticed that the tan plate has a brighter, slightly more translucent quality to it. I noticed the same thing with orange when I bought Bikini Bottom.



The older orange (on top) has a stronger and richer color. My question is whether this less opaque appearance is going to be the standard in the future or is Flextronics still working on matching the TLG-manufactured colors.

Dave S.

Hey Dave S.! There’s a great old thread on this where some of us plastics techies get our info. on postulating about what this issues could be.

Lugnet Thread Here

My speculation is that it’s an issue with liquid color since liquid color usually does not quite offer the opacity that standard pigment does. They also may have dropped the TiO2 loading to save $. Whatever it is, it might not matter any longer as LEGO has decided to step away from Flextronics in recent weeks.

LEGO to end Flextronics Deal

Hope this helps.

-Dave

ToT-LUG



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: A question about Flextronics & brick opacity
 
(...) Hey Dave! :-) I remember that first thread, but hadn't heard that TLG was going to return to a more directly involved management of parts production. I'm greatly relieved to hear it! I was worried that I might have to stop buying new product (...) (16 years ago, 23-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)

Message is in Reply To:
  A question about Flextronics & brick opacity
 
Hey all, I recently bought the SpongeBob Rocket Ride #3831 and was quite pleased with the design and functions. However, I noticed that the tan plate has a brighter, slightly more translucent quality to it. I noticed the same thing with orange when (...) (16 years ago, 18-Jul-08, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)

5 Messages in This Thread:


Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR