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  Black colour in new instructions
 
I've particularly noticed in some of the newer technic sets that black axles and friction pins use a blacker black than other black parts, such as bricks, beams etc. In other words, the standard bricks are a very dark grey whereas the axles seem to (...) (21 years ago, 31-Oct-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Black colour in new instructions
 
(...) I can't really see allocating 'AxleBlack' as a standard LDraw.org color, since the two shades are an artifact of Lego instructions. But you can easily do this on your own - use the Custom button in MLCAD's color dialog to specify a different (...) (21 years ago, 2-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Black colour in new instructions
 
(...) Yup, I'm aware of the MLCAD custom colours, but there is a good reason for me not wanting to use these unilaterally: with tools such as LPub generating parts list images and inventories, I thought it might make sense to have a commonly (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Black colour in new instructions
 
(...) This should be non-issue once we finally sit down and hash out exactly how to format and support the ldconfig.dat file. -Orion (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Black colour in new instructions
 
(...) Right. Do we want to work that out in lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, or are people OK with the LSC taking the discussion off-lugnet? Steve (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Black colour in new instructions
 
(...) Hmm, maybe that would be best. Previous discussions on lugnet haven't reached a consensus. The last one I remember trickled off here. (URL) forget, who's in the LSC again? Don (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Black colour in new instructions
 
(...) I agree but I'd also like to keep Lars, Don and Travis in the loop since they're the most active program developers not on the LSC. (...) Myself (Orion Pobursky), Steve Bliss, Jacob Sparre Anderson, and Michael Lachmann (I apologize in advance (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Black colour in new instructions
 
(...) Good point - Which also indicates AxleGrey, AxleWhite, AxleRed (etc) may be useful too - although these colours don't seem to vary so much in instructions. ROSCO (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Black colour in new instructions
 
(...) I thought I was a memberas well. Kevin (...) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)
 
  Re: Black colour in new instructions
 
(...) Brain Fart! Yes, you are. Sorry. -Orion Maybe the radiation at work does affect my memory ;-) (21 years ago, 4-Nov-03, to lugnet.inst, lugnet.cad)

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