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| | | Author: | loggedin  | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2023 13:13 | | Subject: | Different Shade Light Bluish Grey in same set | | Viewed: | 117 times | | Topic: | Colors | | Status: | Open | |
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| Hi,
I'm going through some old Lego Star Wars Lego sets.
At the moment I'm looking at 10188 Death Star.
I didn't even open all the boxes on this set and all parts or original.
See the 2 x images below:
The image on the left is slightly less 'blueish' then the one on the
right.
Flipped over (the less blueish one is now on the right), the underside is a lot
more glossy where as the (IMO) true light blueish grey is a more matt finish
on the underside.
There are about 8 of each in this set and all of the left have one shade, all
of the other have the slightly different shade.
I think I'm seeing this in other Star Wars sets from around the same too
where the greys are ever so slightly different.
Why is this? Have I somehow mixed pieces up - which would be difficult seeing
as I don't have those lager grey pieces anywhere else?
Appreciate some advice!
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| | | | | Author: | jennnifer | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2023 13:25 | | Subject: | Re: Different Shade Light Bluish Grey in same set | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, loggedin writes:
| | Hi,
I'm going through some old Lego Star Wars Lego sets.
At the moment I'm looking at 10188 Death Star.
I didn't even open all the boxes on this set and all parts or original.
See the 2 x images below:
The image on the left is slightly less 'blueish' then the one on the
right.
Flipped over (the less blueish one is now on the right), the underside is a lot
more glossy where as the (IMO) true light blueish grey is a more matt finish
on the underside.
There are about 8 of each in this set and all of the left have one shade, all
of the other have the slightly different shade.
I think I'm seeing this in other Star Wars sets from around the same too
where the greys are ever so slightly different.
Why is this? Have I somehow mixed pieces up - which would be difficult seeing
as I don't have those lager grey pieces anywhere else?
Appreciate some advice!
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Lots of this going around:
https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1342522
~Jen
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| | | | | Author: | outofthe60s | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2023 13:25 | | Subject: | Re: Different Shade Light Bluish Grey in same set | | Viewed: | 26 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, loggedin writes:
| | Hi,
I'm going through some old Lego Star Wars Lego sets.
At the moment I'm looking at 10188 Death Star.
I didn't even open all the boxes on this set and all parts or original.
See the 2 x images below:
The image on the left is slightly less 'blueish' then the one on the
right.
Flipped over (the less blueish one is now on the right), the underside is a lot
more glossy where as the (IMO) true light blueish grey is a more matt finish
on the underside.
There are about 8 of each in this set and all of the left have one shade, all
of the other have the slightly different shade.
I think I'm seeing this in other Star Wars sets from around the same too
where the greys are ever so slightly different.
Why is this? Have I somehow mixed pieces up - which would be difficult seeing
as I don't have those lager grey pieces anywhere else?
Appreciate some advice!
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I have run across the same issue. Especially with Star Wars sets but have seen
it in others too. I'm not really sure why this is but you're not going
crazy.
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| | | | | Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2023 13:29 | | Subject: | Re: Different Shade Light Bluish Grey in same set | | Viewed: | 29 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, loggedin writes:
| | Hi,
I'm going through some old Lego Star Wars Lego sets.
At the moment I'm looking at 10188 Death Star.
I didn't even open all the boxes on this set and all parts or original.
See the 2 x images below:
The image on the left is slightly less 'blueish' then the one on the
right.
Flipped over (the less blueish one is now on the right), the underside is a lot
more glossy where as the (IMO) true light blueish grey is a more matt finish
on the underside.
There are about 8 of each in this set and all of the left have one shade, all
of the other have the slightly different shade.
I think I'm seeing this in other Star Wars sets from around the same too
where the greys are ever so slightly different.
Why is this? Have I somehow mixed pieces up - which would be difficult seeing
as I don't have those lager grey pieces anywhere else?
Appreciate some advice!
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That set was released in 2008, so 15 years ago. I have witnessed parts, from
sealed sets, that were subtly changing hues. If all of one part is one shade,
and all of the other part is different, it may be down to the age of the parts,
how they were stored at the factory, and any number of factors over that time
span.
Nita Rae
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| | | | | Author: | here4bricks614 | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2023 13:32 | | Subject: | Re: Different Shade Light Bluish Grey in same set | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, loggedin writes:
| | Hi,
I'm going through some old Lego Star Wars Lego sets.
At the moment I'm looking at 10188 Death Star.
I didn't even open all the boxes on this set and all parts or original.
See the 2 x images below:
The image on the left is slightly less 'blueish' then the one on the
right.
Flipped over (the less blueish one is now on the right), the underside is a lot
more glossy where as the (IMO) true light blueish grey is a more matt finish
on the underside.
There are about 8 of each in this set and all of the left have one shade, all
of the other have the slightly different shade.
I think I'm seeing this in other Star Wars sets from around the same too
where the greys are ever so slightly different.
Why is this? Have I somehow mixed pieces up - which would be difficult seeing
as I don't have those lager grey pieces anywhere else?
Appreciate some advice!
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Is one more translucent?
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| | | | | Author: | outofthe60s | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2023 13:46 | | Subject: | Re: Different Shade Light Bluish Grey in same set | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, loggedin writes:
| | Hi,
I'm going through some old Lego Star Wars Lego sets.
At the moment I'm looking at 10188 Death Star.
I didn't even open all the boxes on this set and all parts or original.
See the 2 x images below:
The image on the left is slightly less 'blueish' then the one on the
right.
Flipped over (the less blueish one is now on the right), the underside is a lot
more glossy where as the (IMO) true light blueish grey is a more matt finish
on the underside.
There are about 8 of each in this set and all of the left have one shade, all
of the other have the slightly different shade.
I think I'm seeing this in other Star Wars sets from around the same too
where the greys are ever so slightly different.
Why is this? Have I somehow mixed pieces up - which would be difficult seeing
as I don't have those lager grey pieces anywhere else?
Appreciate some advice!
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I added this disclaimer to my terms and conditions page.
"Some parts, especially Dark Red, Pearl Gold and Light Bluish Gray (amongst
others), have been manufactured in various shades. Please be aware that these
shades are not differentiated in my listings and that you may get parts with
different shades."
Feel free to use this or something similar. Any suggestions for better wording
are appreciated.
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| | | | | | | Author: | loggedin | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2023 14:51 | | Subject: | Re: Different Shade Light Bluish Grey in same set | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, outofthe60s writes:
| | In Colors, loggedin writes:
| | Hi,
I'm going through some old Lego Star Wars Lego sets.
At the moment I'm looking at 10188 Death Star.
I didn't even open all the boxes on this set and all parts or original.
See the 2 x images below:
The image on the left is slightly less 'blueish' then the one on the
right.
Flipped over (the less blueish one is now on the right), the underside is a lot
more glossy where as the (IMO) true light blueish grey is a more matt finish
on the underside.
There are about 8 of each in this set and all of the left have one shade, all
of the other have the slightly different shade.
I think I'm seeing this in other Star Wars sets from around the same too
where the greys are ever so slightly different.
Why is this? Have I somehow mixed pieces up - which would be difficult seeing
as I don't have those lager grey pieces anywhere else?
Appreciate some advice!
|
I added this disclaimer to my terms and conditions page.
"Some parts, especially Dark Red, Pearl Gold and Light Bluish Gray (amongst
others), have been manufactured in various shades. Please be aware that these
shades are not differentiated in my listings and that you may get parts with
different shades."
Feel free to use this or something similar. Any suggestions for better wording
are appreciated.
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Thanks @everyone, nice to know it is an actual 'thing' and not me questioning
my memory!
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| | | | | Author: | maxlego | | Posted: | Nov 11, 2023 16:52 | | Subject: | Re: Different Shade Light Bluish Grey in same set | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| Unfortunately, Legos quality control took a big step back about 15-18 years ago
and hasn't improved much over time. Many colors have different shades now.
Pearl gold is a big one where I have noticed about 4 different shades of that
one color alone. Some mixed together like you noticed in sets and some reasonably
stable. Nowadays you tend to get damaged pieces, missing pieces or extra pieces
not belonging to the actual set. Extremely rare if had these issues with older
sets. Colors were mostly stable. Some exceptions are out there though.
Getting a few customers now and then asking if I have the older type white in
some parts instead of the newer white. Huge difference between whites made 15+
years ago compared to now.
Brett.
In Colors, loggedin writes:
| | Hi,
I'm going through some old Lego Star Wars Lego sets.
At the moment I'm looking at 10188 Death Star.
I didn't even open all the boxes on this set and all parts or original.
See the 2 x images below:
The image on the left is slightly less 'blueish' then the one on the
right.
Flipped over (the less blueish one is now on the right), the underside is a lot
more glossy where as the (IMO) true light blueish grey is a more matt finish
on the underside.
There are about 8 of each in this set and all of the left have one shade, all
of the other have the slightly different shade.
I think I'm seeing this in other Star Wars sets from around the same too
where the greys are ever so slightly different.
Why is this? Have I somehow mixed pieces up - which would be difficult seeing
as I don't have those lager grey pieces anywhere else?
Appreciate some advice!
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