Why doesn't Blicklink make a distinction in their catalog between frosty-looking
parts and traditional crystal clear parts? I am puzzled by some sellers who send
frosted parts.
Can you post photo’s of the frosted parts please, interested to see what you’ve
received ( not from me ).
In Catalog Requests, kt_100 writes:
Why doesn't Blicklink make a distinction in their catalog between frosty-looking
parts and traditional crystal clear parts? I am puzzled by some sellers who send
frosted parts.
Why doesn't Blicklink make a distinction in their catalog between frosty-looking
parts and traditional crystal clear parts? I am puzzled by some sellers who send
frosted parts.
It is similar for most modern day clear parts, with the shift in plastic from
polycarbonate to MABS. They are not intended to be frosted, they are intended
to be clear and LEGO and bricklink do not distinuish between plastic types.
I can understand why, it would be very problematic to try to distinguish between
the two, especially for used parts. The last new set I bought that had clear
windows in, I honestly couldn't really tell they were not the old trans clear
unless put side by side with other parts under bright and direct light.
I don't think frosty or frosted is the right way to describe them. Frosted
would imply that they are translucent and that you can't see clearly through
them. That is (clearly!) not the intention.
I don't know about the hard part, but does it mean that all clear parts will
be changed to
this hazy color from now on?
If so, the lightsaber will lose its shine, and that very regrettable.
I don't know about the hard part, but does it mean that all clear parts will
be changed to
this hazy color from now on?
If so, the lightsaber will lose its shine, and that very regrettable.
I believe so, as it means they don't need the plasticiser BPA which is not
a sustainable chemical and also can have health issues if ingested. Not a big
deal for adults, but bad if kids chew on them.
Personally, I like the slightly hazy look for the lightsabers, but I'm not
so keen on the clear glass parts for windows. Although the recent ones I received
were much better than the ones from about two years ago that were faintly milky.
It might also be a positive for the amount of transparent parts we can get, as
now they can use the same moulds for transparent parts as for coloured parts,
and do not need new moulds for each new transparent part. With polycarbonate,
it shrinks more when cooling, so they needed different moulds to produce the
parts in transparent colours. That is why now many clear parts have the same
part IDs on lego.com as the equivalent coloured parts.
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