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Re: Poor Part Quality- 2x5x6 Castle Walls
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lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 11:36:01 GMT
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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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  Re: Poor Part Quality- 2x5x6 Castle Walls
 
(...) 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)
  Re: Poor Part Quality- 2x5x6 Castle Walls
 
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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  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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