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Do you think that there is sufficient interest/value in a LEGO Colour website? I have a lot of ideas about forum structure, contests, posting rules, topics of conversation, and hopefully some useful resources for LEGO builders of all themes. (...) (16 years ago, 22-Jan-09, to lugnet.color)
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| | number of different colors in sets
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I got set (URL) 6743 Street Speeder> for my birthday & I recommend the set, but I noticed that the inclusion of multiple grays-to-black, red, brown, yellow & tan parts jarred me while building. I would prefer sets to maintain a more minimized color (...) (16 years ago, 3-Jan-09, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Another color change?
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(URL) (16 years ago, 12-Dec-08, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | New group on Flickr created
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I have started a group on Flickr called Lego Complaining: (URL) It's open to the public so anyone can join. I invite everyone to come take a look at it and for all gentle readers to join if they would like to. Here's the group charter: ===...=== We (...) (16 years ago, 8-Oct-08, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.color, lugnet.db.inv, FTX)
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| | Re: Dark brown vs. old brown?
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(...) (URL) Found one>. Marc Nelson Jr. (16 years ago, 31-Aug-08, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Brickworld Pick-a-Brick quality
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(...) Sorry. I should've explained what I meant by that. I really hate the new shade of Brown, so instead of calling "new" Brown or "Reddish" Brown, I call it "False" Brown. "False" is meant only to modify the color brown, not the bricks (...) (16 years ago, 17-Aug-08, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: LEGO Quality Control
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(...) Imagine that piece in new brown...mmm.... Cheers Richie Dulin CO Legeaux FUT .color (16 years ago, 16-Aug-08, to lugnet.events, lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Our Friend, the Sun
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(...) I don't recall what the Lugnet rules are for raising an old post, but has anyone tried this yet? thanks, mark (16 years ago, 26-Jul-08, to lugnet.color)
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| | Dark brown vs. old brown?
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Could someone please point me to a picture of a dark brown brick next to an old brown brick? I can't find anything on Brickshelf or Flickr. Thanks! Marc Nelson Jr. (16 years ago, 9-Jul-08, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Its starting to happen...
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(...) I have a couple of thoughts: 1. Ask the seller specifically what color it is. If you don't know the seller, don't assume they are familiar with the differences. The older, and more rare the color-part combination is, the more important it is (...) (17 years ago, 24-Apr-08, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Its starting to happen...
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(...) I have the same problem, I just paid for dark gray Lego on ebay and am similarly upset. ITS BLAY =,( I do have buckets of the three new colors, but also am trying to avoid using and buying them. But what do I do when people do this, the poor (...) (17 years ago, 24-Apr-08, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Variations in dark blue color.
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(...) Do you mean the 'swirl' effect seen on some metallized bricks? I actually like that effect. :) Steve (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Variations in dark blue color.
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SNIP Granted, liquid color has it's place...I just (...) Very interesting article. I think the molded plastics business is in the same state of affairs that the paint industry was in the 50's and 60's in that they now need to respond quickly to the (...) (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Variations in dark blue color.
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(...) It is absolutely impossible to create a clear coating that will shield the uv light forever because of the fact that one has to incorporate some uv absorber in the coating that will absorb the energy. And transparent ones are not nearly as (...) (17 years ago, 21-Feb-08, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Variations in dark blue color.
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(...) It is useful, thanks Dave John P (17 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Variations in dark blue color.
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(...) John: That might work if you were using precolored pellets...but honestly...if you were using precolor, you wouldn't see the variation. :-) With both concentrates and liquid color, there can easily be shot-to-shot variation if (...) (17 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Variations in dark blue color.
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(...) Excellent lesson. This kind of material would have been welcome in this group a couple of years ago. Better late than never. Thanks for the info. Doug (17 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Variations in dark blue color.
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(...) Thanks, it is starting to clear things up for me. Would a solution be to make the bricks from one batch, or at least put bricks into the box from the same mixture? I am somewhat familiar with dye lot variations as I worked in the needlecraft (...) (17 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Variations in dark blue color.
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(...) John: Not quite. Flextronics is a molder, while the suppliers they would buy precolored pellets from are compounders. The difference is all in the method and intensity of mixing. When a compounder colors a resin like ABS, they do start with a (...) (17 years ago, 16-Feb-08, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Variations in dark blue color.
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(...) I believe that although the chemical coating prolongs the life of the model, it doesn't mean it will last indefinitely or will never yellow. It just means it takes longer to do so. I wish I remembered the stats, but I think it's something like (...) (17 years ago, 15-Feb-08, to lugnet.color)
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