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Re: What colors do bricks come in?
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Date: 
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 21:20:22 GMT
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kjmrr <kjmrr@easystreet.com> wrote in message news:FL0tyu.nG@lugnet.com...
> Simon Robinson wrote in message ...
> > Solid colors:
> > =============
> > Red
> > Blue
> > Yellow
> > White
> > Black
> > Light Gray
> > Dark Gray
> > Green
> > Brighter Green (as in SW speeder bikes and the 4293 classic value pack
> > - I think these are the same shade but I'm not certain and can't find
> > my speeder bikes to check)
> > Very light paradisa green
> > Brown
> > Tan
> > Teal (Rock Raiders, etc)
> > Orange
> > Slightly different orange (the crab in the Naboo Swamp)
> > Purple
> > Light Blue (as seen in Insectoids I think?)
> > Light paradisa pink
> > Dark paradisa pink
> > Chrome (like the new technic tires)
> > Reflective Gold (seen in new Ninja set and coins from pirates etc.)
> > Reflective Silver
> 
> > 
> > Transparents:
> > ==================
> > Clear
> > Smoky (New Star Wars windshields)
> > Blue Tinted (very subtle)
> > Trans-Red
> > Trans-Blue
> > Trans-Green
> > Trans-Yellow
> > Trans Day-Glow Yellow/Green
> > Trans Day-Glow Orange
> > 
> > 
> > One point I'm not sure of - is the McDonalds set purple the same
> > as the technics competition purple - otherwise there's an extra colour
> 
> 
> I've seen at least 3 different variations on purple:
> 
> 1) the bright purple as is used for highlight colors in some Technic sets
> 2) the light pastel purple, the only thing I have in this is some large
> bricks from a Belville set (such as a 12x12 Quarter Round Brick, and a • 4x12
> Brick)
> 3) the deep purple such as the slope from the current McDonalds Happy Meal
> set #5 (I also have one other brick in this color from a Belville set, a • 4x6
> Brick)
> 
> And on the Green theme, I've seen 3 different Greens:
> 
> 1) the regular basic Green that we all know
> 2) a Lighter, brighter green that is used in some base plates (like those
> from the Halloween buckets)
> 3) and the really light pastel green

There's also that phosphorescent white that the old castle ghosts used to
be.



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  Re: What colors do bricks come in?
 
Lot's of responses to this. Based on everyone's comments and a couple of other things I remembered, I've revised the list. New list follows, with some comments inline and other comments following... We're now on 35 colours - close to the 41 someone (...) (27 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: What colors do bricks come in?
 
Simon Robinson wrote in message ... (...) I've seen at least 3 different variations on purple: 1) the bright purple as is used for highlight colors in some Technic sets 2) the light pastel purple, the only thing I have in this is some large bricks (...) (27 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)

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