Author:  SylvainLS  Posted:  Apr 3, 2018 10:08  Subject:  Re: parts colour matt or shiny  Viewed:  40 times  Topic:  Suggestions Cancel Reply

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In Suggestions, az0 writes:    To admin, Regarding parts and colour entry. It would be good if there were an entry to say whether the colour is matt or shiny. I have to replace a part on Harry Potter Knight's bus. The original was shiny black but the part I received as a replacement was matt. On this particularly set it is rather noticeable so rather than have to email each seller to ask if they have a shiny black part it would be good if it were stated. Not sure if Lego make the distinction but it makes a difference to the look of the set when its a visible part. All new bricks are shiny. It’s when they are used and get lots of micro-scratches that they become matt. Softer materials (plants, horns…) are matt, but I don’t think there are bricks that come in both ABS and PP or other soft plastic. So, either the shiny/matt clash comes from different materials and it’s useless to differentiate “colour X shiny” and “colour X matt” on BL because no bricks come in both shiny and matt, or the shiny/matt clash comes from new/mint bricks vs. older/scratched bricks and it’s a matter of asking sellers in what condition are their bricks prior to ordering.

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parts colour matt or shiny - az0 (31)

To admin, Regarding parts and colour entry. It would be good if there were an entry to say whether the colour is matt or shiny. I have to replace a part on Harry Potter Knight's [...] (75 months ago, Apr 3, 2018, to Suggestions)

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Re: parts colour matt or shiny - DeLuca (288)

In Suggestions, SylvainLS writes: [...] [...] Actually, part (53451) originally came in shiny (harder) plastic when it was first introduced, but was later [...] (75 months ago, Apr 3, 2018, to Suggestions)

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 Msg 1 - az0 (31) 75 months ago Apr 3, 2018 to Suggestions
 Msg 2 - randyipp (3488) 75 months ago Apr 3, 2018 to Suggestions
 Msg 3 « - SylvainLS (46) 75 months ago Apr 3, 2018 to Suggestions
 Msg 4 - DeLuca (288) 75 months ago Apr 3, 2018 to Suggestions
 Msg 5 - SylvainLS (46) 75 months ago Apr 3, 2018 to Suggestions
 Msg 6 - randyf (442) 75 months ago Apr 3, 2018 to Suggestions