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Re: how odd!!!!
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 18 Apr 2003 22:59:44 GMT
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In lugnet.general, James Stacey writes:
> have LEGO run out of colouring pigment ??
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> http://www.minifig.co.uk/funstuff/oddbricks.htm
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> they have been well played with, but still have lots of clutch, but appear
> to have missed out on colour. Some of them have grey remenents
> wierd
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> James Stacey
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> www.minifig.co.uk
> #925 - I'm a citizen of Legoland travelling Incommunicado
Looks like a color change to me. The red and green pieces are tell-tail
signs of color change for sure. The more clear stuff looks like a different
resin altogether. You would get that from a barrel purge....it's common to
use acrylic as a purge medium since the crystalinity would help to scrape
the inside injection screw clean.
On a side note I saw some recent posts on "flame" colored bricks where you
get a wisp of "flame"-like markings in the light colored part. That would
be degredation, usually due to resin shear as a result of a hang-up
somewhere in the hot runner manifold...it all depends on where the flame is
relative to the part gate.
Either way, receiving parts like this in a set isn't good for the company
(it happens...I once received a short-shot on a 1x8 classic blue
brick...only 80% of the brick was there). While interesting to us, it
demonstrates the limited ability of their quality control since these type
of bricks should NEVER make it to the consumer. I know ineveitably happens,
but it really shouldn't.
Interesting that you would have them though.
Best,
~Trev
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| (...) Did these all come from the same set? Or was it a bundle of different old sets? (...) While we would all love for Lego to make 100% perfect bricks, I don't think this ought to be seen as a serious breach of quality control. If they were all in (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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| have LEGO run out of colouring pigment ?? (URL) have been well played with, but still have lots of clutch, but appear to have missed out on colour. Some of them have grey remenents wierd -- James Stacey ---...--- www.minifig.co.uk #925 - I'm a (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.general)
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