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| | | Author: | linesbusy  | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 15:23 | | Subject: | Brick Color | | Viewed: | 101 times | | Topic: | Colors | | Status: | Open | |
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| How do you tell the difference between Dark Grey and Dark Bluish Grey bricks?
I want to make sure I purchase ones that match what I already have.
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| | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 15:35 | | Subject: | Re: Brick Color | | Viewed: | 42 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, linesbusy writes:
| | How do you tell the difference between Dark Grey and Dark Bluish Grey bricks?
I want to make sure I purchase ones that match what I already have.
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Depends, what do you have? 
If it’s post-2005, it’s DBG.
If it’s pre-2004, it’s DG.
In between, well, the Big Colour Shift happened in 2004 but LEGO used their stocks
for a while 
You can also check the inventories of your sets. If both greys were used for
a set, it’s generally noted in the inventory (Alternates section).
Also some parts exist only, or are much more frequent, in one dark grey.
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| | | | | Author: | Stuart9 | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 15:38 | | Subject: | Re: Brick Color | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| If I have both together, the dark grey has a brownish hue compared with the dark
blue grey.
This isn't easy to see in artificial light, impossible for me, i won't
check mine unless I have daylight.
In Colors, linesbusy writes:
| | How do you tell the difference between Dark Grey and Dark Bluish Grey bricks?
I want to make sure I purchase ones that match what I already have.
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| | | | | | | Author: | iprice | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 18:18 | | Subject: | Re: Brick Color | | Viewed: | 30 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, Stuart9 writes:
| | If I have both together, the dark grey has a brownish hue compared with the dark
blue grey.
This isn't easy to see in artificial light, impossible for me, i won't
check mine unless I have daylight.
In Colors, linesbusy writes:
| | How do you tell the difference between Dark Grey and Dark Bluish Grey bricks?
I want to make sure I purchase ones that match what I already have.
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I concur with the brownish looking older greys.
The light greys look yellow compared to lbg.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 18:28 | | Subject: | Re: Brick Color | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, iprice writes:
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I concur with the brownish looking older greys.
The light greys look yellow compared to lbg.
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Yes. The “Bluish” aren’t bluish, they are really grey. They only appear bluer
than the old greys because those were actually yellowish. But they already had
a name and people were used to their names and tints, so the newer ones were
named “Bluish.”
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| | | | | Author: | Adjour | | Posted: | Oct 10, 2019 19:35 | | Subject: | Re: Brick Color | | Viewed: | 31 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, linesbusy writes:
| | How do you tell the difference between Dark Grey and Dark Bluish Grey bricks?
I want to make sure I purchase ones that match what I already have.
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It's basically modern vs "vintage". If you are new(er) to lego you probably
have the bluish versions.
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| | | | | Author: | linesbusy | | Posted: | Oct 11, 2019 17:49 | | Subject: | Re: Brick Color | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | Colors | |
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| In Colors, linesbusy writes:
| | How do you tell the difference between Dark Grey and Dark Bluish Grey bricks?
I want to make sure I purchase ones that match what I already have.
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Thanks to all that responded to my inquiry. Responses were very helpful and
informative.
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