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Re: Why are these bricks different ?
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Mon, 20 Sep 1999 06:46:04 GMT
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Most of my regular bricks are from my pre-dark ages (ie. before 1985) so I
can easily say that these are the older ones. These all are examples of
older brick design specifications (thicker walls, separation mark on a side
wall, and no support between tubes and walls.
I cannot confirm the different shade, though, since (as you now) all of my
grey bricks from the same era have very different shades of grey right now,
due to discolouring.
Selçuk
Ray Sanders wrote in message <37E43C8A.C461594E@gate.net>...
> Today I picked some misc bricks at a yard sale (Pink 'Lego for her tub'
> if it matters). While sorting through them, I noticed that two light
> gray 2x2 bricks were actually a slightly different shade. Then I noticed
> the same on a couple of 2x3 lt-gray bricks. At first I just assumed that
> some had faded, but on closer examination, I found other differences:
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> Slightly different shade of lt-gray
> Outside walls and tube walls are slightly thicker
> On the 2x3 bricks, they have no connecting 'bridges' between the tube
> and the outer wall
> The point where the plastic was seperated is on the end, rather than on
> a stud.
>
> Are these older bricks ?
>
> Ray
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