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Re: I Just Don't See It
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 27 Nov 2004 21:59:44 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Peter Roberts wrote:
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Now granted, the vast majority of my LEGO collection was purchased new in
the last five years, and has never been abused with direct sunlight.
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This causes a big difference. Do not be fooled, this is the most annoying
thing about building white models for me. A lot of my Lego is 20+ years old
and has been in direct sunlight. The white is a totally different colour,
it’s really annoying. I have a seriously reduced number of useable white
bricks, as so many of them have caught a bit of a tan. I had Lego set 6594
out in the sun for about one year. The pieces that were facing towards the
light are unusable, they are such a different colour. However, the section
of the bricks that was underneath the stickers is fine (even thought the
stickers were transparent).
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Peter I agree. I too have a lot of old bricks. Many of the white mint bricks I
have from the 1970’s have “tanned” as well, due to sunlight. Interestingly
enough, I think that Cellulose Acetate white bricks keep their whiteness better
than ABS white bricks. At least those from the 1960’s do. For some reason many
white CA bricks from the 1950’s turn a putrid yellow or orange.
Gary Istok
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| (...) This causes a big difference. Do not be fooled, this is the most annoying thing about building white models for me. A lot of my Lego is 20+ years old and has been in direct sunlight. The white is a totally different colour, it's really (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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