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| | | Author: | LeGoLem  | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2018 02:43 | | Subject: | What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 195 times | | Topic: | Colors | | Status: | Open | |
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| I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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| | | | | Author: | Pippysblocks | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2018 02:46 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 69 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| It's because Lego replaced light grey with light bluish grey a long time
back so now all the light greys are harder to get, unfortunately.
In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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| | | | | | | Author: | uvt203 | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2018 03:04 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Pippyblocks writes:
| | It's because Lego replaced light grey with light bluish grey a long time
back so now all the light greys are harder to get, unfortunately.
In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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That's correct. In 2006 LEGO changed Light Gray to Light Bluish Gray, Dark
Gray to Dark Bluish Gray and Brown to Reddish Brown. So all sets from after 2006/2007
have these 3 new colors and all before have the old colors. So the old colors
become more and more rare - especially in new conditions.
Asger
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | mhortar | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2018 03:34 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 62 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, uvt203 writes:
| | In Colors, Pippyblocks writes:
| | It's because Lego replaced light grey with light bluish grey a long time
back so now all the light greys are harder to get, unfortunately.
In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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That's correct. In 2006 LEGO changed Light Gray to Light Bluish Gray, Dark
Gray to Dark Bluish Gray and Brown to Reddish Brown. So all sets from after 2006/2007
have these 3 new colors and all before have the old colors. So the old colors
become more and more rare - especially in new conditions.
Asger
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I thought the color change was in 2004, but I could be wrong.
Josh
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Hygrotus | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2018 03:42 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, mhortar writes:
| | In Colors, uvt203 writes:
| | In Colors, Pippyblocks writes:
| | It's because Lego replaced light grey with light bluish grey a long time
back so now all the light greys are harder to get, unfortunately.
In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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That's correct. In 2006 LEGO changed Light Gray to Light Bluish Gray, Dark
Gray to Dark Bluish Gray and Brown to Reddish Brown. So all sets from after 2006/2007
have these 3 new colors and all before have the old colors. So the old colors
become more and more rare - especially in new conditions.
Asger
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I thought the color change was in 2004, but I could be wrong.
Josh
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Yes it was in 2004
http://www.brickwiki.info/wiki/Colour_change
https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/44678-why-the-colour-changes-of-2004/
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | StormChaser | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2018 03:43 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, mhortar writes:
| | I thought the color change was in 2004, but I could be wrong.
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You are correct. The changeover from older grays and brown to the newer shades
occurred in 2004.
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | uvt203 | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2018 10:49 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, StormChaser writes:
| | In Colors, mhortar writes:
| | I thought the color change was in 2004, but I could be wrong.
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You are correct. The changeover from older grays and brown to the newer shades
occurred in 2004.
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Sorry my mistake - time runs faster and faster with age.....
/Asger
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | DallasBricks | | Posted: | Jul 16, 2018 16:12 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 72 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| I'm old. Time is whizzing by. Elvis died in 1997 right?
David 
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| | | | | | | Author: | axaday | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 07:45 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Pippysblocks writes:
| | It's because Lego replaced light grey with light bluish grey a long time
back so now all the light greys are harder to get, unfortunately.
In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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It isn't even because it was a long time back. The price of light gray spiked
FAST. People have gotten used to LBG, maybe because they had to, but a year
after the switch light gray was rare and expensive. I think the custom builders
didn't want to make the switch.
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| | | | | Author: | LeGoLem | | Posted: | Jul 15, 2018 05:17 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 94 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| Thank you guys!
I should have run a search on the Internet. I found this now: http://www.brickpile.com/articles/grey-bluish-gray-stone-grey-or-blay/
In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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| | | | | | | Author: | Teup | | Posted: | Jul 16, 2018 18:48 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 63 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | Thank you guys!
I should have run a search on the Internet. I found this now: http://www.brickpile.com/articles/grey-bluish-gray-stone-grey-or-blay/
In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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I had always believed 100% the change was made to save money. That was something
I respected. But now I read this for the first time https://news.lugnet.com/lego/?n=1791
Whoa, was it really that dumb? That's one of the most pathetic things I read
in a long time  and I don't even know where to start.. 1. they don't
even save any money on the change?? 2. I don't even believe that since to
me as an artist the pigments actually do look alot cheaper 3. how can you give
such a dramatic change so little thought 4. what does it even mean when someone
says "next time I will listen to you as well as a group of kids before I make
my decision" 4. how can you apologise so pathetically and give absolutely
nothing and not even make the smallest bsh*t gesture of saying you will pay more
attention next time and literally write there will likely be more "mistakes"
5. ...
It would really have been better if they had not written anything at all. IMO
They don't deserve to have apologised.. Glad I never read it at the time
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | peregrinator | | Posted: | Jan 5, 2024 21:06 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 44 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Teup writes:
| | In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | Thank you guys!
I should have run a search on the Internet. I found this now: http://www.brickpile.com/articles/grey-bluish-gray-stone-grey-or-blay/
In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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I had always believed 100% the change was made to save money. That was something
I respected. But now I read this for the first time https://news.lugnet.com/lego/?n=1791
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I always assumed it was because of Star Wars, that the old grey and dark grey
colors weren't quite up to snuff to depict SW sets.
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| | | | | Author: | journey2020 | | Posted: | Jan 5, 2024 15:35 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 70 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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Hi, I have a big bag full of the old light gray pieces. If you want to send me
a list of the pieces you need, I will see if I have them. I also have a big
bag full of the old dark gray pieces as well.
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| | | | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 04:57 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, journey2020 writes:
| | In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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Hi, I have a big bag full of the old light gray pieces. If you want to send me
a list of the pieces you need, I will see if I have them. I also have a big
bag full of the old dark gray pieces as well.
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Do you realise this thread was from five and a half years ago?
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | coevorden01 | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 05:04 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, yorbrick writes:
| | In Colors, journey2020 writes:
| | In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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Hi, I have a big bag full of the old light gray pieces. If you want to send me
a list of the pieces you need, I will see if I have them. I also have a big
bag full of the old dark gray pieces as well.
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Do you realise this thread was from five and a half years ago?
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those were the days
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | SimplyBricks | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 06:03 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, coevorden01 writes:
| | In Colors, yorbrick writes:
| | In Colors, journey2020 writes:
| | In Colors, LeGoLem writes:
| | I am looking for gray bricks and part, but anywhere I look people only sell dark
or light bluish gray instead of regular gray parts. Why is that? Where are the
good old light gray parts? Why did regular gray become so rare?
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Hi, I have a big bag full of the old light gray pieces. If you want to send me
a list of the pieces you need, I will see if I have them. I also have a big
bag full of the old dark gray pieces as well.
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Do you realise this thread was from five and a half years ago?
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those were the days
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3KEhWTnWvE
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Saitobricks.ca | | Posted: | Jan 6, 2024 11:00 | | Subject: | Re: What's the deal about bluish gray? | | Viewed: | 33 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| Why are we still talking about this, there are many videos on YouTube discussing
the colour grey.(I recommend watching R.R. Slugger he knows just about all there
is to know about old Lego colours and sets)
Please time to move on and try to forget the poor decisions that Lego made.(like
retiring trans neon green)
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