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  Re: How many of you will not be keeping the new colors?
 
I'm keeping mine (and would gladly accept yours or anyone else's who wants to purify their collection ;) ), but probably won't use it much in MOCs until I've accumulated enough that I can make things with only the new grays. Since I buy more off of (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
 
  Re: How many of you will not be keeping the new colors?
 
(...) I'm on a clearance-only policy right now; since Xmas, I've increased my collection by about 50% only purchasing sets 45-85% on clearance at Target, KB, Amazon, & Kohl's, not to mention a terrific run of garage sale hauls that have increased (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
 
  Re: How many of you will not be keeping the new colors?
 
(...) Lego is Lego. I embrace all without prejudice. Adrian (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
 
  How many of you will not be keeping the new colors?
 
Hey all, I'm just wondering how many of you will be buying new sets, but setting aside all the new colors and not sorting them into your collection. I'm putting all the bley, dark bley, and red-brown into a bag that I hope trade with. Fortunately (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.color)
 
  Re: Quality issue - update
 
Thanks for the tip about stacking plate tolerances, Jake. A related effect occurs with some 1x2 bricks (first obvious to me with sand red). The crack between bricks in a wall depends on which way the 1x2 are pointing. One end of each brick is a (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Quality issue - update
 
(...) Doh, typo. Yeah, as Calum also pointed out, that may indeed be another great source of confusion as to the parts vs. the molds. Makes me curious to know what level of precision MegaBloks, etc use for their molds. I haven't done too much with (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Quality issue - update
 
(...) First, what ABS can allow moulding to is different than what the company targets. Precision costs money. Decrease the tolerance, and you increase the cost, because more rejects are made. Also, the mold tolerance is different than the part (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Quality issue - update
 
(...) I think you mean 0.005? (ie the same as the ULB above). Anyhow, the precision of molds may not be the same as moulding precision? Scott A (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Quality issue - update
 
(...) I've got yet another doc (not sure of the source-- was emailed to me as an Offical 'standard Lego FAQ' sorta thing) that reports: "The precision molds are made at two LEGO factories in Germany and Switzerland. They are precise to (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Quality issue - update
 
(...) That’s nothing. My “(URL) Lego Book>” (Foreword by KKK himself) tells me that in 1963 ABS allowed moulding precision to 0.005 mm (0.0002 inches). Scott A (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, lugnet.general, FTX)


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