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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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| (...) 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 (...) (18 years ago, 17-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego)
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