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Re: LDraw colour for metallic silver
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:38:08 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Joshua Delahunty wrote:
> In lugnet.cad, David Laswell wrote:
> > Painted silver - These are the parts that look like they've been painted,
> > but not chromed. Specifically, this has been used only recently on parts
> > like the 3x3 radar dish, the 1x1 round plate, the 1x2 grille tile, and the
> > IG-88 minifig. The gold version of this has been used on minifig visors
> > (Mars Mission and Agents), plus Gold-Tooth's hair. It has a very uniform
> > (but unpolished) look, with no visible flow lines, and if scratched it is
> > very clear that the plastic is a different color underneath. Lightsaber
> > hilts that are neither true chrome or light-bley are probably this color,
> > as I (oddly) can't recall seeing one that was actually formed with a silver-
> > pigmented plastic.
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> This is 298 Cool Silver, Drum Lacq (Drum lacquered)
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> While discussing the subject with a TLG employee, I learned that they've
> gone to great lengths over the years (shyeah, obviously) to try to
> get "Silver right." Apparently, it's been quite the struggle. :)
See, and this has just gotten more screwed up now. The Collectible Minifig
Robot has a distinctly different color of paint used on its helmet, arm, and
claw hands than the color used for the Agents villain's arms.
> Gun Metallic, Metallic Light Grey and Metallic Dark Grey all look kinda
> silver (rather rare colors, though)
I believe the Metallic Light/Dark Grey colors are exclusive to the TECHNIC line,
possibly even limited to the softer plastic used for parts like flex-tubes.
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| (...) This never had an official LEGO color code, since it was a coating on top of color 2 (gray). (...) I think this is 131 Silver (...) This is 298 Cool Silver, Drum Lacq (Drum lacquered) (...) I think this is 296 Cool Silver (...) I believe this (...) (14 years ago, 29-Jun-10, to lugnet.cad)
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