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| | | Author: | 7StarMantis  | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2021 13:57 | | Subject: | Rare Very Light Blue Gray in Set 10698-1 | | Viewed: | 114 times | | Topic: | Colors | | Status: | Open | |
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| I found that the four 3005 light gray blocks in set 10698-1 that I got are unusually
light when compared to other blocks of supposedly the same color. The manual
lists these as the same as the other bricks in the set, but this is not the case.
In the photo I have attached, the window piece also came with the set. I have
attached other bricks for comparison as well.
I am not sure if this is intentional or a color error at the manufacturing plant,
but these bricks are lighter than the standard light blue gray.
This brick sells for $5 a piece for some reason in the color very light blue
gray. The current set inventory on here does not reflect the lighter color.
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| | | | | Author: | tonnic | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2021 14:12 | | Subject: | Re: Rare Very Light Blue Gray in Set 10698-1 | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, 7StarMantis writes:
| | I found that the four 3005 light gray blocks in set 10698-1 that I got are unusually
light when compared to other blocks of supposedly the same color. The manual
lists these as the same as the other bricks in the set, but this is not the case.
In the photo I have attached, the window piece also came with the set. I have
attached other bricks for comparison as well.
I am not sure if this is intentional or a color error at the manufacturing plant,
but these bricks are lighter than the standard light blue gray.
This brick sells for $5 a piece for some reason in the color very light blue
gray. The current set inventory on here does not reflect the lighter color.
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You should compare this brick with a very light bluish gray part like one of
the Knights Kingdom shields.
This part isn’t meant to be very light bluish gray, it might be a color issue
like less color in the mix.
LBG, reddish brown and also other parts have quite some color variations.
So before calling it rare be sure it is.
Rare seems to be a very much abused words nowadays, maybe in this case it isn’t
but you need to be sure.
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| | | | | Author: | tons_of_bricks | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2021 14:13 | | Subject: | Re: Rare Very Light Blue Gray in Set 10698-1 | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, 7StarMantis writes:
| | I found that the four 3005 light gray blocks in set 10698-1 that I got are unusually
light when compared to other blocks of supposedly the same color. The manual
lists these as the same as the other bricks in the set, but this is not the case.
In the photo I have attached, the window piece also came with the set. I have
attached other bricks for comparison as well.
I am not sure if this is intentional or a color error at the manufacturing plant,
but these bricks are lighter than the standard light blue gray.
This brick sells for $5 a piece for some reason in the color very light blue
gray. The current set inventory on here does not reflect the lighter color.
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It's just a slight color variation within light gray. Very light bluish gray
is almost white; from the picture those do not look to be that color at all.
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| | | | | Author: | paulvdb | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2021 14:15 | | Subject: | Re: Rare Very Light Blue Gray in Set 10698-1 | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, 7StarMantis writes:
| | I found that the four 3005 light gray blocks in set 10698-1 that I got are unusually
light when compared to other blocks of supposedly the same color. The manual
lists these as the same as the other bricks in the set, but this is not the case.
In the photo I have attached, the window piece also came with the set. I have
attached other bricks for comparison as well.
I am not sure if this is intentional or a color error at the manufacturing plant,
but these bricks are lighter than the standard light blue gray.
This brick sells for $5 a piece for some reason in the color very light blue
gray. The current set inventory on here does not reflect the lighter color.
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See this discussion from a couple of days ago about the same color issue: https://www.bricklink.com/messageThread.asp?ID=287603
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| | | | | Author: | tec | | Posted: | Apr 7, 2021 14:58 | | Subject: | Re: Rare Very Light Blue Gray in Set 10698-1 | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| To my eye it's COOL SILVER (id 296), but better, left out that _pearl effect_
with which it was made years ago. At that time, a Cool Silver part was right
in the middle between LBG and VeryLBG.
OK This is the 4th case since January.
Who know, maybe they liked it in the factory =)
I'd get one for my collection indeed.
I'd like this serempiditous error makes it into *real* production.
Can we can legally start a new name for that nice gray?
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