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Re: Possible red change?
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Date: 
Sun, 16 May 2004 05:29:59 GMT
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In lugnet.color, Tobias Möller wrote:

Could this be another, permanent, change, or did I get bricks from a "bad"
batch? Has anyone else noticed a change in the red colour?

I keep saying: this has been going on for years. There have been many slight
variations in basic colors. I first noticed variations in yellow in the same tub
in 1998. I have three shades of yellow, two shades of blue, and at least two
shades of white out of brand new tubs from that year, purchased in different
places.

Since colors fade quickly, all the bricks I buy now don't match my 5 years old
white and yellow. And I don't expect them too. There are thousands of plastic
colorant technologies to choose from, many of them just introduced to the
market.

-Erik



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  Re: Possible red change?
 
(...) Exactly.. as far back as 1999, when I was sorting bricks from 3033's and 2494's I noted that some yellow basic bricks has a very subtle red tinge, where others did not. I just figured that this was an odd red pellet that sneaked into the (...) (19 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.color)

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  Possible red change?
 
In (URL) Jake mentioned that some colours had been "tweaked", but he did not supply a complete list. Of course, I know about the "new grey" issue, and that change is obvious, but what about other possible colour changes? I bought two red Xpods, and (...) (20 years ago, 15-May-04, to lugnet.color)

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