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In lugnet.promo, Todd Lehman writes:
> Is "Maersk Blue" (as it applies to LEGO bricks) the exact same color as the
> light blue that came out a couple years ago in Star Wars sets and before
> that in Scala and Belville? Or is it a different color?
>
> I *think* I heard at BrickFest that Maersk Blue was made just for the Maersk
> promo sets
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> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q=1552,1831,1651_2,1650
>
> and that (somehow) the LEGO/Maersk licensing agreement prohobited LEGO from
> reusing the color in non-Maersk-branded sets. But according to Arne Lykke
> Nielsen, who owns the Maersk sets, this might not be the case. He reports
> that the mid-1980's DUPLO set 2756 uses the same exact blue:
>
> http://news.lugnet.com/promo/?n=944
>
> Did I hear wrong at BrickFest? Or did LEGO obtain permission to re-use
> Maersk Blue?
>
> Does anyone own both a Maersk promo set (with Maersk Blue) and a recent Star
> Wars set (with light blue)? Can you confirm that they are different or
> identical colors?
>
> Thanks,
> --Todd
Hi Todd,
I own both Maersk and SW sets, and NO, it is NOT the same color. I was
indeed surprised to find DUPLO in the same color, as I thought as you that
it was specific for Maersk promo's.
regards Arne, Copenhagen
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