Redisplay Messages: Compact | Brief | All | Full Show Messages: All | Without Replies Re: Brown or Reddish Brown??? Please help! - gaofar (33) | An Ottlite Mini Flip Light works pretty well for me. It's portable, inexpensive ($12-20 US) and the the different shades really stand out, especially the gray/bleys.
(70 months ago, Aug 15, 2018, to Colors) |
Re: Brown or Reddish Brown??? Please help! - WoutR (920) | [...] The light color is much more important than the light source. Many of our light have light in the 2800-3000 Kelvin range. That light is yellow and makes it difficult [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 14, 2018, to Colors) |
Re: Brown or Reddish Brown??? Please help! - leggodtshop (3864) | Ouch... the pile has already gone :( Didn't think you would help me like this :D But I can see on the picture what you are suggesting so I will try again! Thx In Colors, [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 14, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Brown or Reddish Brown??? Please help! - leggodtshop (3864) | [...] Yes, I have a palet. It helps me for all colors, except Brown and Reddish Brown. I just don't see it. Even in the palet they look the same to me so I do not put them [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 14, 2018, to Colors) |
Re: Brown or Reddish Brown??? Please help! - MidwestBrick (1855) | [...] Best way is to make a color palette. I have one for nearly every color and it is obvious when you compare them vs the palette. Put the colors that are similar right [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 14, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Brown or Reddish Brown??? Please help! - bje (1577) | Aah glad I'm not the only one with this problem :D:D:D Sunlight IMO works best, I've sometimes looked at these till my eyes water under every conceivable type of lightbulb [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 14, 2018, to Colors) |
| Brown or Reddish Brown??? Please help! - leggodtshop (3864) | Is there an easy way to tell which brick is Brown and which Reddish Brown? I've tried different things, under a lightbulb, halogene light, sunlight... I just don't see [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 14, 2018, to Colors) |
Color range on marbled parts 92235 - enig (6343) | Hi, This does not look a like a normal color range to me, but unfortunately I only have the two pieces to compare. The one on the right - is it WAY too bright, or still 'OK'?
(70 months ago, Aug 14, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Color variations of new parts - bje (1577) | No resource I specifically know of, and I do not think it will be practical to list color variations specifically in sets. I've had different shades of Yellow come out of [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 11, 2018, to Colors) |
Re: Color variations of new parts - iprice (1252) | [...] The worst I've seen is with lime pieces - I've had about a thousand different shades, that are all definitely lime. Individually you can't really see much [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 11, 2018, to Colors) |
Color variations of new parts - MidwayPete (390) | Is there any resource that describes the slight color variations of new LEGO parts. For instance, I know that there are two distinct shades of Dark Red and two distinct shades [...]
(70 months ago, Aug 11, 2018, to Colors) |
| Collecting / storing colour collection - Pippysblocks (4786) | I've been collecting different Lego colours, 3001 bricks and rare(ish) parts for a while and now I have a fair collection put away in a draw I'm thinking of the [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 29, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Help with some colours please. - hpoort (413) | Seems like Medium Violet, Dark Blue-Violet and Medium Azure to me. Not Light Turquoise. Photographing it next to known colors might give more syreity. Hans-Peter In Colors, [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 27, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Help with some colours please. - hpoort (413) | Seems like Medium Violet, Dark Blue-Violet and Medium Azure to me. Not Light Turquoise. Photographing it next to known colors might give more syreity. Hans-Peter In Colors, [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 27, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Help with some colours please. - Abels_Bricks (1269) | [...] Hello Paul Thank you for your confirmation and suggestion of a colour chart. Definitely something I am going to do now. Regards David
(71 months ago, Jul 27, 2018, to Colors) |
Re: Help with some colours please. - WhiteVanMan (10949) | [...] I think you have got the colours right..... Use BL's colour guide to help you, as I can often cross match colours within bulk lots with known colours with sets and [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 27, 2018, to Colors) |
| Help with some colours please. - Abels_Bricks (1269) | Hello all. I'm stumped with 3 colours from a batch of duplo I got yesterday. The 2 2x2 (same colour) I think are medium violet The 2x2 and 2x4 (same colour) [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 27, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Trans-Clear not a known color for 3001? - leopard37 (4559) | The last couple of batches of used bricks I've obtained had a lot of trans clear bricks of varying sizes in them, all of them except for one or two had internal cracks. [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 26, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Trans-Clear not a known color for 3001? - SylvainLS (46) | [...] Yes, a “Generally” or “common [parts]” was missing in my first sentence. The point I really wanted to make was that the “old” in “3001old” is for “old mould, without [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 26, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Trans-Clear not a known color for 3001? - garbanzo (322) | [...] Modern 3001 in trans-clear exists, it just hasn't been sold in sets. Be careful, most of the trans-clear bricks listed here under 3001 are probably 3001old (thick [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 26, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Trans-Clear not a known color for 3001? - Pippysblocks (4786) | I've got a fair few 2x4 trans clears in my personal collection and they are all the old without support type but I believe there are 2x4 clears with side supports out there, [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 26, 2018, to Colors) |
Re: Trans-Clear not a known color for 3001? - bb1170407 (0) | [...] Maybe all trans clear 2 x 4 bricks in official sets are of the 3001old variety? Would certainly match the release dates of those sets. Current trans 3003s are of the [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 26, 2018, to Colors) |
| Trans-Clear not a known color for 3001? - leggodtshop (3864) | Hi, I am looking at the known colors for part 3001, cause I want to update my set of example color bricks, there are much more in the price guide info than known colors... [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 26, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: 3001 Colour ID help - Pippysblocks (4786) | Thanks Maxx, that's great. Another 2x4 ticked off the list :) In Colors, maxx3001 writes: [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 24, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: 3001 Colour ID help - maxx3001 (2568) | [...] You are right, these are the two medium violets. BrickLink makes no distinction between these colors. One is medium blueish and the other is medium reddish violet. Maxx
(71 months ago, Jul 24, 2018, to Colors) |
| 3001 Colour ID help - Pippysblocks (4786) | I wonder if any colour gurus can help me with this 2x4 brick. The closest I can pin it to is Medium Violet, I've attached a picture (top right brick)to try and show [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 24, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Pearl Light Gray vs Flat Silver - StormChaser (569) | [...] My suggestion is to post a well-worded suggestion and let members vote. I know suggestions seem to go unheeded, but this may speed up the process.
(71 months ago, Jul 24, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Pearl Light Gray vs Flat Silver - randyf (442) | [...] Totally agree. If we can treat all of the TLG Warm Gold variants as one color, then we should be able to treat all the TLG Silver variants as one color (excluding [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 24, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Pearl Light Gray vs Flat Silver - Pippysblocks (4786) | This is such an issue with Pearl Light Grey and Flat Silver in Bionicle parts, as most of the elements can come in both colours. I list a lot of Bionicle parts and keep a sample [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 24, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Pearl Light Gray vs Flat Silver - leon112 (1486) | If you are looking for a strategy, this is what I do with those Bionicle pieces. I too have the same problem and for a while just didn't list them. Get your magnifying glass [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 24, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Pearl Light Gray vs Flat Silver - WoutR (920) | [...] It would be great if we could simply merge all those "old flat silver" parts into pearl light gray so we could stop pretending that there is a difference between them...
(71 months ago, Jul 24, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Trans Neon Green Zamor Sphere - WoutR (920) | [...] I would not call myself an expert, but I did try to figure out what is going on with these. (URL) I did not have time to pursue this further. I did check ALL the part [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 24, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Trans Neon Green Zamor Sphere - axaday (7303) | [...] The one I'm puzzling on is two colors. I can't get it to show in a picture since the colors are so bright. And neither of the colors is medium lime.
(71 months ago, Jul 23, 2018, to Colors) |
| Trans Neon Green Zamor Sphere - axaday (7303) | (URL) I have a Zamor Sphere here that looks like a marbled one that isn't in the catalog. But it looks like the picture of the Trans Neon Green Zamor is just like it. [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 23, 2018, to Colors) |
| Pearl Light Gray vs Flat Silver - axaday (7303) | I realize this is recognized as a difficult one and probably even harder through the internet, but I was hoping for some advice/strategy on confidently tell the different on [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 23, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Does 3062b come in flat silver? - PurpleDave (969) | [...] Maybe. It could also be another brand. These parts never have the LEGO logo on them (unless it's hidden up inside?) because there's not really any place [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 21, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Does 3062b come in flat silver? - Geniac (709) | [...] Good info, thanks! It's definitely not chrome plated, so that's not the issue. It must be something like the other...was made for something at some point or [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 21, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Does 3062b come in flat silver? - PurpleDave (969) | [...] Metallic colors are painted, so they can be (and are) replicated. All you have to do is find a way to match the look of the paint. Pearl and flat colors are [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 20, 2018, to Colors) |
| Does 3062b come in flat silver? - Geniac (709) | Hello! I'm working on adding a lot of used Lego and I'm trying to identify a color. The part is a round brick 1x1 (3062b), and it appears to be flat silver. [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 20, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: 50 Shades of Gray - Admin_Russell | [...] Regarding the slope, I've seen that kind of color and speckling in Mega Bloks military sets.
(71 months ago, Jul 17, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: 50 Shades of Gray - pikachu3 (2677) | [...] I agree with this. Even the prototype cheese slopes I've seen (which do have sharp top corners) are shaped a little differently. As for the bracket colors, [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 17, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: 6246f (Oil Can) Unusual Colour - Bond (776) | [...] [...] Yeah, I suppose you're correct. I guess I can stick it into inventory under "unusual colour". Thanks for giving it a go. - Bond
(71 months ago, Jul 17, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: 50 Shades of Gray - BricksThatStick (6367) | [...] Is it a 1x1 slope? Top corners look sharper/more angular than normal - you sure its not a clone?
(71 months ago, Jul 16, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? - Teup (6606) | [...] I had always believed 100% the change was made to save money. That was something I respected. But now I read this for the first time (URL) Whoa, was it really that dumb? [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 16, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: 6246f (Oil Can) Unusual Colour - LaineeP (2194) | [...] Light black? :) seriously, if I would venture a guess it would be a darker version of DBG. With all the shade variations you just never know.
(71 months ago, Jul 16, 2018, to Colors) |
| 50 Shades of Gray - dcarmine (7189) | I found this in my inventory last week. The first is these new brackets. The brick with clip is normal Dark Bluish Gray, the bracket on the bottom is normal Light Bluish Gray. [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 16, 2018, to Colors) |
| 6246f (Oil Can) Unusual Colour - Bond (776) | So I have been going through a small packet of these: (Part 6246f) And I come across a colour that I cannot identify. The left oil can is of a colour that is darker than either [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 16, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Another color question of Duplo - randyf (442) | [...] The photo makes it look like regular Orange, but I am sure you checked that. So if it isn't regular Orange, that leaves Earth Orange and Medium Orange. Earth Orange [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 16, 2018, to Colors) |
| More colors of Duplo bricks? - leggodtshop (3864) | Hi, More colors, need help on these too. The left one is blue I guess, but what about the other two? Thx, Arnoud
(71 months ago, Jul 15, 2018, to Colors) |
| Colors of Duplo bricks? - leggodtshop (3864) | Hi! Anyone help please! I have here three Duplo bricks with different colors green see image, but only two greens are known on BL: Bright Green and Green, which are the greens [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 15, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? - uvt203 (11771) | [...] That's correct. In 2006 LEGO changed Light Gray to Light Bluish Gray, Dark Gray to Dark Bluish Gray and Brown to Reddish Brown. So all sets from after 2006/2007 have [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 15, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? - Pippysblocks (4786) | It's because Lego replaced light grey with light bluish grey a long time back so now all the light greys are harder to get, unfortunately. In Colors, LeGoLem writes: [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 15, 2018, to Colors) |
| What's the deal about bluish gray? - LeGoLem (45) | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the good old light [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 15, 2018, to Colors) |
| Re: Are all of these pieces lime green? - Miro78 (2360) | [...] Ryan, According to your color chart ((URL) it looks like it could just be a production difference, as there were 3 shades of lime 14 years ago. Medium Lime (1998-2005), [...]
(71 months ago, Jul 10, 2018, to Colors) |
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