Author:  funkyb3  Posted:  Dec 3, 2023 16:10  Subject:  I discovered a new color  Viewed:  175 times  Topic:  Catalog Requests  For: Catalog Associate  Status: Discarded Cancel Reply	BrickLink ID Card funkyb3 (281) Location:  USA, Massachusetts Member Since Contact Type Status Oct 11, 2019 Buyer
Hello, I've been working with Blacklight and I discovered what I believe to be a new color. This color looks very close to standard "blue" but when I shine a blacklight on it, it fluoresces very brightly turning a glowing light blue similar to "medium azure". As far as I can tell, this color is very rare. I only have a few pieces in this color. I found it in this minifigure set: https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?G=852543&name=Magnet%20Set,%20Minifigures%20Pirates%20II%20(3)%20-%20Captain%20Brickbeard,%20Pirate,%20Imperial%20Soldier%20II%20-%20with%202%20x%204%20Brick%20Bases%20blister%20pack&category=%5BMagnet%5D%5BPirates%5D%5BPirates%20II%5D#T=S&O={%22iconly%22:0} It's the magnetic block. Bricklink lists the color as "blue" but it's not the regular blue. it's this other blacklight-activated version of blue. Please see the pictures below which shows this part next to a standard 2x4 blue brick. The first picture is with regular lighting, the second is with the blacklight. I would like to find more parts in this color if that is possible.

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Re: I discovered a new color - tec (62)

while we wait for Ryan to pop up... what if it's not the pigment, but the material? I. An overweight brick is less durable. When it falls or is thrown around (think [...] (6 months ago, Dec 5, 2023, to Catalog Requests)

Re: I discovered a new color - randyf (442)

[...] Many colors can fluoresce under a UV light if the material that the part is made in tends to fluoresce, and LEGO uses a lot of different materials to make everything [...] (5 months ago, Dec 31, 2023, to Catalog Requests)

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