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Re: A color question that ISN'T about the new grays
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lugnet.color
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Mon, 10 May 2004 15:58:44 GMT
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In lugnet.color, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> In lugnet.color, Dave Schuler wrote:
> > I recently got a few Samsonite-era LEGO pieces in an Ebay lot and noticed a few
> > differences between those bricks and the current ones. Obviously the studlogo
> > is in a different font, and the underside of the plates is sort of "waffle-y,"
> > but the biggest difference is that the red seems to be a little more orange than
> > current red. Is this an effect of the bricks' age, or was there really a change
> > to the red color itself since that time?
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> > As a minor note of comparison, I have some red LEGO bricks from about 1974 that
> > are effectively identical in color to the current red.
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> My CA dates back to about 1967. It's definitely more orangey than the current
> red. I also have red slopes from that time period that I suspect are not CA and
> they are distinctly different color, and like you, they are similar to the
> current red.
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> I can't remember if they were always different or if they have diverged. It was
> a long time ago!
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> I could swear this topic came up before, but I can't remember if any particular
> answer came out then or not.
Yeah, I recall some stuff about the relative waffleness and durability of the CA
stuff, but I couldn't remember the specifics of any color discussions.
Besides, I wanted to get a quick post into our brand-spankin-new lugnet group
(and a well-conceived group it is, IMO[1])
Thanks for the verification re: red.
Dave!
[1] I must disclaim that I initially typed "well-conceived grope," which I
suggest is a topic for a different forum
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