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| | | Author: | arpyesque  | | Posted: | Dec 28, 2022 19:06 | | Subject: | Identifying colors for prototype pieces | | Viewed: | 86 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| Hello all,
I am looking to list some rare Bionicle prototypes/recolors I have from back
in the day and wondering what to classify some of the colors as.
For the weapons and mask, would you say the darker color is pearl dark gray,
trans-black, or something else? They look closest to pearl dark gray in normal
lighting, but they are also translucent when backlit (second photo), which pearl
dark gray is not. For reference, I have included some pearl dark gray beehives,
the Vahki leg (lower center) is definitely pure trans-black, and the Zamor sphere
balls are pure black with red marbling.
Also, for the shadow leech (lower right), would you say it's trans-orange,
trans-neon-orange, or something else? It seems a bit redder than trans-orange,
but it's not completely neon.
Thanks for any thoughts!
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| | | | | Author: | pikachu3 | | Posted: | Dec 28, 2022 19:35 | | Subject: | Re: Identifying colors for prototype pieces | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, arpyesque writes:
| | Hello all,
I am looking to list some rare Bionicle prototypes/recolors I have from back
in the day and wondering what to classify some of the colors as.
For the weapons and mask, would you say the darker color is pearl dark gray,
trans-black, or something else? They look closest to pearl dark gray in normal
lighting, but they are also translucent when backlit (second photo), which pearl
dark gray is not. For reference, I have included some pearl dark gray beehives,
the Vahki leg (lower center) is definitely pure trans-black, and the Zamor sphere
balls are pure black with red marbling.
Also, for the shadow leech (lower right), would you say it's trans-orange,
trans-neon-orange, or something else? It seems a bit redder than trans-orange,
but it's not completely neon.
Thanks for any thoughts!
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I would guess Trans-Black. Transparent colors always look more opaque in polypropylene
plastic — see the vahki eye parts for example. (that said, polypropylene Black
parts are slightly more translucent than ABS black parts...)
For the shadow leech, the usual test is to shine a UV light on it and see if
it glows, but being rubber that might not be as reliable. It might even be an
even marbling of two colors like some squid ammo.
Very nice parts, I'll watch for them to be listed 
Ryan
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| | | | | | | Author: | pikachu3 | | Posted: | Dec 28, 2022 19:37 | | Subject: | Re: Identifying colors for prototype pieces | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| ...they might just be black with not enough colorant, too (a manufacturing defect).
That happens sometimes even in released sets. Without colorant, materials like
polypropylene and ABS are just milky white.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | arpyesque | | Posted: | Dec 28, 2022 21:24 | | Subject: | Re: Identifying colors for prototype pieces | | Viewed: | 55 times | | Topic: | Help | |
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| In Help, pikachu3 writes:
| | ...they might just be black with not enough colorant, too (a manufacturing defect).
That happens sometimes even in released sets. Without colorant, materials like
polypropylene and ABS are just milky white.
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Good points, thank you for the insights!
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