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Subject: 
Dark Blue too (Re: New Dark Red Translucent?)
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Date: 
Mon, 31 Dec 2001 18:20:15 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Bob Hayes writes:
My wife gave me a Rebel Blockade Runner for Christmas (she is wonderful and
the set is wonderful - what a pile of pieces! - the set that is).

I noticed that the new dark red pieces looked a little different then the
other pieces - and not just that they where dark red.  I held one up to a
light and I could see the light through it.  They are translucent!  See
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=95648

Has this been discussed?

What do people think of solid color bricks that are not "solid"?

I recently got the new Technic R2D2 set (8009). It has several parts with
the new dark blue color.

Some of the dark blue parts were noticeably translucent while the others
were quite solid in color. TLC must still be working on their pigment
mixture for these new "dark" colors.

I think the translucent parts are alright in appearance, provided there is
no significant light source behind them. However, I do prefer the solid color.

Has anyone else bought the 8009 set? Are your dark blue pieces translucent?

TJ



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  Re: Dark Blue too (Re: New Dark Red Translucent?)
 
(...) I got one of these for Christmas, and I too had a mix of opaque and translucent pieces. My guess is that they are using two different types of plastic and they haven't matched the colors quite right. -- Tim Buchheim (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.starwars)

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My wife gave me a Rebel Blockade Runner for Christmas (she is wonderful and the set is wonderful - what a pile of pieces! - the set that is). I noticed that the new dark red pieces looked a little different then the other pieces - and not just that (...) (23 years ago, 30-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars)

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