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Re: 10152 Update
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Date: 
Wed, 22 Dec 2004 03:56:25 GMT
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"Kyle D. Jackson" wrote:

TLC's quality
control on colour variation is pretty darn good, and probably even more
stringent than Maersk would have requested for a match to their corporate
colour.  I suspect that the new batch will be pretty much identical to previous
ones.

I don't see how you can state this, after the Knight's Bus debacle.


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Tom Stangl
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  Re: 10152 Update
 
(...) Isn't that just purple in general? I thought the reason was pretty much because the mix of dyes that Lego uses for purple ABS was finicky. Hence since certain parts need to be molded for longer, or at different temperatures, or different (...) (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
  Re: 10152 Update
 
Srtrictly conjecture, but I would think that Lego is going to be quite careful in ensuring consistent colors for their fellow Danes at Maersk. Could be quite embarrasing if they didn't (and the Danes noticed). "Tom Stangl, VFAQman" (...) (20 years ago, 23-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)

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(...) Olof, I wouldn't expect there to be too much problem in this regard. It would be different if they were trying to re-create an old colour that hadn't been used in many years, and there had since been changes in ABS formulation, suppliers, part (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)

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