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They may very well be, but that is not the case with the wall elements. They
are *supposed* to be textured that way.
Jeff
In lugnet.general, Thomas Stangl writes:
> Sounds to me like TLG is running their molds WAY past their intended lifetime
> in order to cut costs.
>
> Jeff Stembel wrote:
>
> > In lugnet.general, John Hadd writes:
> > > Has anyone else busted the 6292 Enchanted Island Re-Issue, only to find the
> > > black wall has a flat, non-glossy, pitted, almost sandblasted look to the
> > > front? I was appalled to find this was the quality of the "New" part. They
> > > are unlike any other walls I have seen! Is it just the walls I have or do
> > > they all look like this? The old walls were glossy. I know the sails in the
> > > new sets are not to the old standard, but the walls are not good, I've got
> > > 15 year old walls that look better than these! John
> >
> > All the recent castle walls have been that way, it has nothing to do with
> > part quality.
> >
> > Jeff
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| (...) I went and checked some of my walls, and it does indeed seem that around 1996 or 1997 the "feel" of the walls' outer surface changes. But it's subtler than I would have expected--less gloss, more matte, but I hadn't figured it was a conscious (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| Hmmm, Not all newer castle walls are like the ones I got. The gray corners were lighly textured and have a little gloss, the printed corners are pretty darn glossy, The Guarded Inn re-issue gray walls have a light bumby texture but still have some (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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