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Re: My forestmen loss
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Fri, 7 Apr 2000 23:37:24 GMT
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Jonathan Reynolds <scorch@tinyworld.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Although always washing any Lego elements picked up from boot sales, • charity
> shops etc I've found that the worst cases are those amongst my own • collection
> which have been played with a lot. When I left the dark ages about three • years
> ago I opened up a box of all my Lego which had been stored for over ten • years
> (and I thought that pathetic collection was a lot!).
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> Using the soak/soap technique already mentioned I also found that a dish-
> scrubbing brush helped but was VERY VERY time consuming. Some bricks just
> would not clean up like the others and it soon dawned on me that these • bricks
> were actually discoloured due to age or whatever. White plates seem to be • the
> worst culprits here.
People in general seem to really dislike discolored brick. I don't
understand this. In many other areas an object is valued more because of
the developed patina . Not every building/structure benefits from uniform
perfection of color. Variation, the unexpected radomness or of an offcolor
brick, I think add depth and texture to a constrution. Older brick have a
history, usually unknown, but I enjoy imagining where it could have been
before. Old bricks deserve love and respect...
sheree
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> Due to my ignorance at the time, I discarded a rare component from set 120
> which had a minor crack in it - how I cringe now!
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> I used to have an industrial dishwasher used in a business venture some • years
> ago - this would be ideal for LEGO bricks as long as you watched the
> temperature, of course. I remember using it to clean motorcyle engine • cases
> with fantastic results!
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> Jon
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| (...) The problem is that discolored bricks usually end up looking horrible when mixed with newer bricks. For one thing, it really highlights the size of the bricks (unless you build your walls out of 1x2 bricks, the bricks will be much larger in (...) (24 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) Although always washing any Lego elements picked up from boot sales, charity shops etc I've found that the worst cases are those amongst my own collection which have been played with a lot. When I left the dark ages about three years ago I (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)
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