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Re: Its starting to happen...
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lugnet.color
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Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:09:48 GMT
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What was the purpose of the LEGO colour change? Well, I think the whole thing
was not initiated by TLC. I remember that not only LEGO parts changed their
colours - there were some grey shade changes overall: some medicine packaging
tubes, ceiling panels on city buses and so on.
But why did it happen? It could be because of the light! The new grey was not
meant to look better in shops but IMHO to last longer unchanged in the sunlight.
I have not ever seen or heard of a yellowed bley brick. I have tried to leave
one piece in direct sunlight for a couple of days and nothing happened (maybe it
was not long enough).
Some AFOLs at kostky.org use 30% hydrogen peroxide to restore yellowed bricks.
They noticed that yellowed grey pieces turn into bley if soaked too long! Maybe
it’s the way to get parts which were never produced in bley :-)
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| (...) I've read of things like that, particularly (URL) this>. Other than that, not much. Next time I'm in a city bus, I'll try to remember to look at the ceiling to see if it's blay. (I seldom ride city buses) (...) I've read of just such a thing (...) (18 years ago, 12-Apr-07, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| (...) Nah, there are some truly old in-store displays out there (I remember seeing images of a Classic Space version that someone had managed to obtain). The more recent wave, I believe, goes back to the debut of either Star Wars or Harry Potter, (...) (18 years ago, 11-Apr-07, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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