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Re: color problems with 10190
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Fri, 6 Jul 2007 02:46:04 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Ahui Herrera wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Ted Godwin wrote:
> > In lugnet.general, John Patterson wrote:
> > > I just put together 10190 and find that the navy blue bricks come in two or
> > > three shades. Has anyone else had this observation? I hope that this is a
> > > fluke and not a overall problem since Lego has outsourced the making of the
> > > bricks. I opened up a second set and it had the same color problem.
> > > John P
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> > LEGO has NOT "outsourced" making the bricks.
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> > They did change the way colour is handled. They now add dye to the plastic at
> > the LEGO factory. The change over was not perfect and those colour problems are
> > supposed to go away over time but they have to use up the old not-quite-perfect
> > bricks first.
> >
> > It is quite noticeable in the orange used in the recycling truck.
> >
> > This is what I remember from Bjarke's (sp?) talk at BF'07. He is head of quality
> > control and he knows about the colour problems.
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> I 2nd what Ted is saying. At Brickworld the LEGO REPs told us that they are
> aware of the color issue and have corrected it.
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> TLC changed the way they make the bricks. Before they would use a batch of
> "colored plastic" and send that into the molds to make the bricks. The "color
> plastic" came alredy COLORED from their plastic supplier.
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> To save on cost & storage they now buy CLEAR plastic and during the molding
> process inject the COLOR PELLETs into the brick. The LEGO REP said they
> miscalculated how much COLOR PELLETS they needed to inject into each type of
> brick to ensure the correct color (hue, concerntraction, etc...) they began
> getting reports from the consumer on the color issues. In some cases pruple
> solid bricks when held to the light you could see right thru them.
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> They relooked at their manufactoring and determined that they were not adding
> enough COLOR PELLETS for some type of bricks and thus the issue. So they
> re-calculated all the COLOR PELLETS qty needed for the bricks.
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> Sadly those bricks with the 'lower' COLOR PELLET count have left the bldg. They
> are in warehouses and stores across the world so while the color issue has been
> fixed those "incorrect color sets" are out in the world and will slowly get
> depleted as people buy them.
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> -Ahui
I know that I didn't imagine it, but there was a post on Lugnet that linked to a
story in a financial publication that said they were out sourcing the production
of the brioks to Flextronics with has sites around the world mostly in emerging
nations. It stated and the thread stated the Lego was no longer making the
elements. Perhaps someone else remembers that and has the link. I started
noticing problems with the Avitar sets in that the bricks did not fit well
together and noticed that they were being produced, or at least some, in the
Czeck Republic and China. I have also noticed in other sets that the bricks are
sometimes too tight and they are hard to break apart after being built. Also
ten years ago those sets would not have been released if there was a color
problem. Lego would have ate the costs and corrected it.
John P
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| (...) I think this is post you're referring to (and it does include a link to "Journal Inquirer"): (URL) my understanding, the production of basic parts has indeed been outsourced - i.e. those parts are made using machines that aren't owned & (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) John, from what I understand, Flextronics took over Duplo manufacturing first. LEGO had molding operations in the Czech Republic, and that factory has been doing very well. Bagging operations in Enfield are being moved to Juarez, Mexico. (...) (17 years ago, 6-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I 2nd what Ted is saying. At Brickworld the LEGO REPs told us that they are aware of the color issue and have corrected it. TLC changed the way they make the bricks. Before they would use a batch of "colored plastic" and send that into the (...) (17 years ago, 5-Jul-07, to lugnet.general)
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