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Subject:	Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego
Date:	Thu, 17 May 2007 07:13:07 GMT
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Hey, I just thought of something. Currently, there’s some color-standardization in Technic sets- For example 15L liftarms will be dark bley, and 11L ones are black.

Does this mean that 15L liftarms will *always* be the same color? Or just within one set? I don’t mind if it’s all in one set- but the idea that certain parts will only ever be available in certain colors is a bit disturbing.

Tim i think you may have missed something and i offer my oppologies, being australian i find it very difficult to explain the obvious and my use of the english language is not as good as it could be. That said my use of the language may not be as subtle as it could be.

I still have not heard why certain parts will be produced in standard colours. I don’t think it is feasibly making construction simpler ?

I would love to know why blue was chosen over dark grey as blue does not compliment most colour schemes.

Why is it that the new star-wars y-wing has white axles yet technic kits adhere to the standard and we only have black ones ?. It seems the rules are bent for other themes.

Why does the old axle joiner need to be standardised ? for that matter why does any part need to be standardised ?

Why is it that no other theme differentiates similar (yet obviously different) parts by colour. Perhaps the reason TLG have not produced a “big-ben” wheel is because it would only be made in blue ?

Being Australian i have to appreciate the irony of the situation but that does not subtract from my loathing of double standards.

Steve

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		Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
--snip-- (...) Actually all models (and often themes) do to some degree. Try to find a modern set with the same colour used for horizontal and vertical clips. (...) Presumably that explains why the Liberals are still in. Tim (17 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)

		Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
(...) Actualy, I suspect that is part of it. If I think of Technic as about function, not form (or at least making function primary), it makes sense. The transmission schematics my father worked on, and the rocket schematics I poured over as a (...) (17 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego)

		Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
(...) Being as I'm from the US, perhaps my English isn't as good as it could be... I was basically going off-topic. I understand your concern about certain parts being available in certain colors. But here's my question: We currently see axle pins (...) (17 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)

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		Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
(...) Hey, I just thought of something. Currently, there's some color-standardization in Technic sets- For example 15L liftarms will be dark bley, and 11L ones are black. Does this mean that 15L liftarms will always be the same color? Or just (...) (18 years ago, 15-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)

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