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Re: Bulk brick sales and Making Silver Bricks
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 11 Jun 1999 06:52:11 GMT
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I had a minifig vacuum metalized over a year ago. Unfortunately, I forgot
to send a helmet and visor :(
The person who did it said they wouldn't do another, too much work. I had
to scrape the chrome off of spots to get the minifig back together. It
turned out OK, but not perfect.
Mike Poindexter wrote:
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> On a side note, I am currently investigating chroming plastic. Most places
> can only chrome metal, as they dip metal into very hot liquid chrome. Not too
> good for ABS plastic. My search has yielded 2 companies that can do it. The
> procedure is called Vacuum Metalizing and there is is one in Los Angeles and
> another in Taiwan. Their main job is dealing with automotive and motorcycle
> parts. I am sending samples to the one in LA. Unfortunately, I was quoted
> approximately $4 per brick, so this is not really the way to go, but if you
> are crazy and desperate enough... This will at least let us know if we can
> coat our bricks and still have them work as LEGO or if the coating changes the
> dimensions too much.
>
> It takes 14 days to do and I still have to ship out the sample. I think that
> by the time they come back, I will be on my honeymoon, so I will know when I
> get back (end of June). Whatever the results, I will post them here.
>
> Mike
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| I just spoke with one of the supervisors from Lego CA. Here is a bit of bad news for those who want Lego to sell bulk bricks ar do ANYTHING that will increase their sales. They are at maximum production. From a management standpoint, this means that (...) (25 years ago, 26-May-99, to lugnet.general)
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