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Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego
Date: 
Fri, 18 May 2007 01:11:00 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Timothy P. Smith wrote:
  
So, maybe Light Bley for friction axle pins, and Tan for frictionless would have worked. I’m sure they were looking for cheap colors, since the parts are so abundant.

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



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  Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
 
(...) Also, in the distant past TLC has actually produced the non friction variety of axle pin in black (I own a few myself). Although that probably doesn't matter to TLC :) (18 years ago, 18-May-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.lego)

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  Re: Informations on new TECHNIC element and color coded parts
 
(...) 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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