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Re: Poor Part Quality- 2x5x6 Castle Walls
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Date: 
Tue, 4 Jun 2002 16:15:31 GMT
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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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  Re: Poor Part Quality- 2x5x6 Castle Walls
 
Sounds to me like TLG is running their molds WAY past their intended lifetime in order to cut costs. It's going to bite them in the behind if they don't watch it, as Ritvik's quality is improving while Lego's is degrading. Sooner or later, even (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jun-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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  Poor Part Quality- 2x5x6 Castle Walls
 
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 (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jun-02, to lugnet.general)

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