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| | | Author: | iprice  | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2021 11:48 | | Subject: | Mixture of old and new dark (bluish) grey | | Viewed: | 81 times | | Topic: | Inventories | | Status: | Open | |
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| I've just pulled apart a set (#4495 - Star Wars AT-TE Mini) that I purchased
my self, many years ago, which has been in sealed storage in my loft pretty much
since I first assembled it.
I noticed that several parts were old dark grey while the majority were dark
bluish grey.
I checked the inventory and found that all parts should have been dark bluish
grey. There was no mention of old dark grey parts.
These parts (2* 1x4 plate and 6* Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On Top)
are definitely old dark grey. They are not sun damaged or faded; they are full
and evenly coloured top, bottom and sides. Also no other colour parts are affected.
So
1) Is this unusual?
2) Can the Inventory reflect that this set may have old dark grey alternative
parts.
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| | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2021 12:02 | | Subject: | Re: Mixture of old and new dark (bluish) grey | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, iprice writes:
| | I've just pulled apart a set (#4495 - Star Wars AT-TE Mini) that I purchased
my self, many years ago, which has been in sealed storage in my loft pretty much
since I first assembled it.
I noticed that several parts were old dark grey while the majority were dark
bluish grey.
I checked the inventory and found that all parts should have been dark bluish
grey. There was no mention of old dark grey parts.
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It’s not “should have been DBG,” it’s “were not reported as having been found
in DG.”
| | These parts (2* 1x4 plate and 6* Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On Top)
are definitely old dark grey. They are not sun damaged or faded; they are full
and evenly coloured top, bottom and sides. Also no other colour parts are affected.
So
1) Is this unusual?
2) Can the Inventory reflect that this set may have old dark grey alternative
parts.
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It could now that you found an example.
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| | | | | Author: | GreatBuy | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2021 12:38 | | Subject: | Re: Mixture of old and new dark (bluish) grey | | Viewed: | 21 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, iprice writes:
| | I've just pulled apart a set (#4495 - Star Wars AT-TE Mini) that I purchased
my self, many years ago, which has been in sealed storage in my loft pretty much
since I first assembled it.
I noticed that several parts were old dark grey while the majority were dark
bluish grey.
I checked the inventory and found that all parts should have been dark bluish
grey. There was no mention of old dark grey parts.
These parts (2* 1x4 plate and 6* Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On Top)
are definitely old dark grey. They are not sun damaged or faded; they are full
and evenly coloured top, bottom and sides. Also no other colour parts are affected.
So
1) Is this unusual?
2) Can the Inventory reflect that this set may have old dark grey alternative
parts.
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This set was produced after LEGO had adjusted their color palette, it is not
exactly uncommon for a mixture of new and old greys to be found in the same set
in this era. LEGO never threw anything away, so they used their remaining inventory.
The inventory will probably need to be adjusted, or at the very least a footnote.
There are other sets from the same time that are missing the same clarification.
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| | | | | Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2021 16:56 | | Subject: | Re: Mixture of old and new dark (bluish) grey | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, iprice writes:
| | I've just pulled apart a set (#4495 - Star Wars AT-TE Mini) that I purchased
my self, many years ago, which has been in sealed storage in my loft pretty much
since I first assembled it.
I noticed that several parts were old dark grey while the majority were dark
bluish grey.
I checked the inventory and found that all parts should have been dark bluish
grey. There was no mention of old dark grey parts.
These parts (2* 1x4 plate and 6* Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On Top)
are definitely old dark grey. They are not sun damaged or faded; they are full
and evenly coloured top, bottom and sides. Also no other colour parts are affected.
So
1) Is this unusual?
2) Can the Inventory reflect that this set may have old dark grey alternative
parts.
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There were a few sets from those crossover years that were reported to contain
a mixture of both grays. Most notably for me, is the beautiful
I don't know about the inventory, but certainly the listing notes can and
in fact, do reflect such info
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| | | | | | | Author: | popsicle | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2021 17:01 | | Subject: | Re: Mixture of old and new dark (bluish) grey | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, popsicle writes:
| | In Inventories, iprice writes:
| | I've just pulled apart a set (#4495 - Star Wars AT-TE Mini) that I purchased
my self, many years ago, which has been in sealed storage in my loft pretty much
since I first assembled it.
I noticed that several parts were old dark grey while the majority were dark
bluish grey.
I checked the inventory and found that all parts should have been dark bluish
grey. There was no mention of old dark grey parts.
These parts (2* 1x4 plate and 6* Hinge Plate 1 x 2 Locking with 1 Finger On Top)
are definitely old dark grey. They are not sun damaged or faded; they are full
and evenly coloured top, bottom and sides. Also no other colour parts are affected.
So
1) Is this unusual?
2) Can the Inventory reflect that this set may have old dark grey alternative
parts.
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There were a few sets from those crossover years that were reported to contain
a mixture of both grays. Most notably for me, is the beautiful
I don't know about the inventory, but certainly the listing notes can and
in fact, do reflect such info
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I'll add: assuming the logic holds true for both dark and light grays. Which
it should.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Jan 13, 2021 19:37 | | Subject: | Re: Mixture of old and new dark (bluish) grey | | Viewed: | 18 times | | Topic: | Inventories | |
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| In Inventories, popsicle writes:
| | I'll add: assuming the logic holds true for both dark and light grays. Which
it should.
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Hmmmm, not necessarily -- light grey and light bluish grey are considerably
more difficult to tell apart than dark grey and dark bluish grey
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