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(...) Agreed. Which is when I'd need to go to Bricklink, or hopefully other themes, to try to get the part I want in the color I want. My point was for the Technic *theme*, standardized colors to highlight function or make finding small pieces (...) (18 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) "TECHNIC building uses the "module" or "M" as a measurement of length. 1 M is the distance from the center of one hole on a TECHNIC beam to the center of the next hole. " So a 3 L studless beam is actually 2M Steve (18 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I'm guessing they didn't want to use lt grey because they don't think kids can easily distinguish pins and axle pins. "Standard" colour of frictionless pins is lt grey. ROSCO (18 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Dark Bley looks a lot like black in the instructions, I think that was the thinking there. And I don't know if white 2L(*) would be any better than red, from a standing-out point of view. So, maybe Light Bley for friction axle pins, and Tan (...) (18 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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In lugnet.announce, Didier Enjary wrote: --snip-- (...) --snip-- Incidentally, both the old and new versions have a useful SNOT function, enabling one to place two 2x2 or larger pieces in a studs-in orientation due to the connector being able to fit (...) (18 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Sure, if im building a conceptual MOC, i'll use any colour then when i happy with the function, i'll rebuild it in the colour i want till im happy with the form. It's when i've finnished the MOC and its spotted with dots of blue or several (...) (18 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic)
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(...) On this, i completely agree. They are two extremely similar parts, and I believe colour standardisation is needed. However, blue and tan ? Frictionless Axle pins were grey, Axle pins with friction were black. Easily distinguishable, neutral (...) (18 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I see two side to this comment. I completely agree with your comment about colour coded parts distorting the realism of a set, however i believe some parts do not need to be produced in all colours such as gears, hence financial saving could (...) (18 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.technic)
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In lugnet.technic, Timothy P. Smith wrote: SNIP (...) SNIP Sorry for replying to post addressed to someone else. Since TLC invented "studless" Technic, I thought they were trying to make something like MERKUR (= metal construction toys, see (URL) - (...) (18 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego)
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(...) 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 (...) (18 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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