I recieved a lot from eBay this morning. The seller described it as his collection
from the 1970s.
The blue pieces all look like this. The 2×4 with the old logo is the color in
question, the 2×3 is a modern piece for comparison.
I can't tell if they're discolored from age, or a different color entirely.
The whites are all faded to Ivory or even Cream. The reds all look good. The
yellows and the light grey base brick look a bit faded, and all of the parts
are quite dirty and played with.
So, are these standard blue, and just discolored? Or are they another color
entirely? Perhaps Maersk Blue(looks too dark to me, but i have no comparison
piece).
On a side note, I'm overjoyed to have some old logo studs, and some no-cross-support
2×4s and lots of pat pending pieces!
I recieved a lot from eBay this morning. The seller described it as his collection
from the 1970s.
The blue pieces all look like this. The 2×4 with the old logo is the color in
question, the 2×3 is a modern piece for comparison.
I can't tell if they're discolored from age, or a different color entirely.
The whites are all faded to Ivory or even Cream. The reds all look good. The
yellows and the light grey base brick look a bit faded, and all of the parts
are quite dirty and played with.
So, are these standard blue, and just discolored? Or are they another color
entirely? Perhaps Maersk Blue(looks too dark to me, but i have no comparison
piece).
On a side note, I'm overjoyed to have some old logo studs, and some no-cross-support
2×4s and lots of pat pending pieces!
[…]
So, are these standard blue, and just discolored? […]
Yes, old standard blue, a bit discoloured.
In the Great Colour Shift of 2003-2004, all the colours were changed because
the way they are made changed, so even a pristine old Blue isn’t quite like the
modern Blue.
Plus, there’s LEGO colour quality
In the Great Colour Shift of 2003-2004, all the colours were changed because
the way they are made changed, so even a pristine old Blue isn’t quite like the
modern Blue.
Some were deleted in that period, while some were newly introduced, but most
of the "perennial" colors (blue, yellow, red, green, white, black) were unchanged.
It wasn't until... I want to say 2006—2008?... that Lego started mixing their
own colors instead of receiving precolored granulate from their suppliers.
Regards,
Ryan Howerter
(I made my own account since I'm not living anywhere near my mother's
BL store anymore, but it's still me! )
In the Great Colour Shift of 2003-2004, all the colours were changed because
the way they are made changed, so even a pristine old Blue isn’t quite like the
modern Blue.
Some were deleted in that period, while some were newly introduced, but most
of the "perennial" colors (blue, yellow, red, green, white, black) were unchanged.
It wasn't until... I want to say 2006—2008?... that Lego started mixing their
own colors instead of receiving precolored granulate from their suppliers.
Yes, I think 2006 is the year most-often advanced for the start… for the end,
well, it’s TLG’s usual stock management.
I mixed up my dates (points in time; no rendez-vous nor fruits were harmed during
this brain fart).
Thanks for the correction
Regards,
Ryan Howerter
(I made my own account since I'm not living anywhere near my mother's
BL store anymore, but it's still me! )
Some were deleted in that period, while some were newly introduced, but most
of the "perennial" colors (blue, yellow, red, green, white, black) were unchanged.
It wasn't until... I want to say 2006—2008?... that Lego started mixing their
own colors instead of receiving precolored granulate from their suppliers.
Some of the dark blue in the R2D2 set were so all over the place, that it could
have been TLG trying their hand at colorizing neutral ABS. Some were transparent
dark blue and some were translucent dark blue. If so, that would kick the date
back to ~2002.
Some were deleted in that period, while some were newly introduced, but most
of the "perennial" colors (blue, yellow, red, green, white, black) were unchanged.
It wasn't until... I want to say 2006—2008?... that Lego started mixing their
own colors instead of receiving precolored granulate from their suppliers.
Some of the dark blue in the R2D2 set were so all over the place, that it could
have been TLG trying their hand at colorizing neutral ABS. Some were transparent
dark blue and some were translucent dark blue. If so, that would kick the date
back to ~2002.
The blue pieces all look like this. The 2×4 with the old logo is the color in
question, the 2×3 is a modern piece for comparison.
I can't tell if they're discolored from age, or a different color entirely.
The whites are all faded to Ivory or even Cream. The reds all look good. The
yellows and the light grey base brick look a bit faded, and all of the parts
are quite dirty and played with.
So, are these standard blue, and just discolored? Or are they another color
entirely? Perhaps Maersk Blue(looks too dark to me, but i have no comparison
piece).
On a side note, I'm overjoyed to have some old logo studs, and some no-cross-support
2×4s and lots of pat pending pieces!
They are standard blue, just faded/yellowed/discolored. I have many of them!
Honestly they don't look too bad to me.
They are standard blue, just faded/yellowed/discolored. I have many of them!
Honestly they don't look too bad to me.
Same here, all the ones in this thread look like standard blue to me just different
amounts of fading. Some parts have been abused over time. Sat in attics or garages
for years, used as an animal toilet then sat in a strong bleach solution for
days and days to sanitise them. Or left out all summer in a sandpit in bright
sun.
They are standard blue, just faded/yellowed/discolored. I have many of them!
Honestly they don't look too bad to me.
Same here, all the ones in this thread look like standard blue to me just different
amounts of fading. Some parts have been abused over time. Sat in attics or garages
for years, used as an animal toilet then sat in a strong bleach solution for
days and days to sanitise them. Or left out all summer in a sandpit in bright
sun.
Put them in the sun behind(!) the glass/window, color might come back
They are standard blue, just faded/yellowed/discolored. I have many of them!
Honestly they don't look too bad to me.
Same here, all the ones in this thread look like standard blue to me just different
amounts of fading. Some parts have been abused over time. Sat in attics or garages
for years, used as an animal toilet then sat in a strong bleach solution for
days and days to sanitise them. Or left out all summer in a sandpit in bright
sun.
Put them in the sun behind(!) the glass/window, color might come back
Well, not the bleached ones that is those are lost forever
They are standard blue, just faded/yellowed/discolored. I have many of them!
Honestly they don't look too bad to me.
Same here, all the ones in this thread look like standard blue to me just different
amounts of fading. Some parts have been abused over time. Sat in attics or garages
for years, used as an animal toilet then sat in a strong bleach solution for
days and days to sanitise them. Or left out all summer in a sandpit in bright
sun.
Same in my collection, blue pieces discolor badly - those look rather ok compared
to some things I have.
Btw., I've been wanting to ask for some time: What is still acceptable to
sell here? I'm rather reluctant to sell anything that doesn't look new
anymore, but if I stick to my standards I basically can't sell anything blue
- I list some pieces with the note "slightly discolored", but I'm not sure
what that means exactly, and I suspect the prospective buyers won't be either...
They are standard blue, just faded/yellowed/discolored. I have many of them!
Honestly they don't look too bad to me.
Same here, all the ones in this thread look like standard blue to me just different
amounts of fading. Some parts have been abused over time. Sat in attics or garages
for years, used as an animal toilet then sat in a strong bleach solution for
days and days to sanitise them. Or left out all summer in a sandpit in bright
sun.
Same in my collection, blue pieces discolor badly - those look rather ok compared
to some things I have.
Btw., I've been wanting to ask for some time: What is still acceptable to
sell here? I'm rather reluctant to sell anything that doesn't look new
anymore, but if I stick to my standards I basically can't sell anything blue
- I list some pieces with the note "slightly discolored", but I'm not sure
what that means exactly, and I suspect the prospective buyers won't be either...
Personally, I wouldn't list anything heavily discoloured but then I rarely
sell heavily used parts as I don't buy to sell used lots. Even if I did,
selling bad parts worth very little is likely to backfire for not much profit,
so not worth it.
They are standard blue, just faded/yellowed/discolored. I have many of them!
Honestly they don't look too bad to me.
Same here, all the ones in this thread look like standard blue to me just different
amounts of fading. Some parts have been abused over time. Sat in attics or garages
for years, used as an animal toilet then sat in a strong bleach solution for
days and days to sanitise them. Or left out all summer in a sandpit in bright
sun.
Same in my collection, blue pieces discolor badly - those look rather ok compared
to some things I have.
Btw., I've been wanting to ask for some time: What is still acceptable to
sell here? I'm rather reluctant to sell anything that doesn't look new
anymore, but if I stick to my standards I basically can't sell anything blue
- I list some pieces with the note "slightly discolored", but I'm not sure
what that means exactly, and I suspect the prospective buyers won't be either...
Personally, I wouldn't list anything heavily discoloured but then I rarely
sell heavily used parts as I don't buy to sell used lots. Even if I did,
selling bad parts worth very little is likely to backfire for not much profit,
so not worth it.
Those bad parts can be sold as 'filler' bricks for low price
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