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Re: Why Gary cannot go to Legoland.
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 13 May 2001 20:04:47 GMT
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Once again, what they tell the public, and what really happens, differs.
I've seen a bag of 50+ swirled bricks/plates in various colors (green/yellow,
blue/pink, red/black, and I think a few others) that made it out of one of the
factories (MOST LIKELY Enfield) somehow.
Jake McKee wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Mike Walsh writes:
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> > Wouldn't the presence of LEGO bricks with colors swirled together (I've
> > never seen one but they have been discussed before) verify that the same
> > mold is used for multiple colors?
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> *** NOTE: FAN ACCOUNT OF TRIP TO LEGO FACTORY ***
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> When I was in Billund and took a tour of the main production facility, I
> asked about these swirl bricks. The answer was that they absolutely do not
> do this. (Maybe at one point in time, but not anymore) The molds are removed
> from the injection molder, clean completely of all traces of plastic, and
> then replaced in the injection molder.
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> The reason for this had to do with longer mold life.
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> Also, to answer another question, yes, the same molds are used for same
> part/different color. For the more common parts though, there are many molds
> of the same part.
>
> Jake
>
> ---
> Jake McKee
> AFOL
> LUGNET #211
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| (...) Procedures change, and there's no reason both of you can't be right here. I've got a mixed-color brick, but that doesn't mean what they told Jake isn't what they do now. James (23 years ago, 13-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) *** NOTE: FAN ACCOUNT OF TRIP TO LEGO FACTORY *** When I was in Billund and took a tour of the main production facility, I asked about these swirl bricks. The answer was that they absolutely do not do this. (Maybe at one point in time, but not (...) (23 years ago, 13-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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