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Re: A question about Flextronics & brick opacity
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lugnet.ambassadors
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Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:50:33 GMT
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In lugnet.ambassadors, David Simmons wrote:
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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.
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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
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| (...) 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)
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| 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)
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