Author:  dethkruzer  Posted:  May 10, 2024 19:24  Subject:  Has the quality of lego bricks gone down?  Viewed:  197 times  Topic:  LEGO products Cancel Reply

BrickLink ID Card dethkruzer (18) Location:  Finland, Pohjois-Savo Member Since Contact Type Status Sep 11, 2018 Buyer

So I pretty recently bought the GWP Tahu and Takua set, and have been noticing an alarming number of cracked parts. I put the set together, occasionally pose it a little, but haven't done anything like repeatedly disassembling and then reassembling the set. Most of the time the set is just standing on my little shelf, not under any direct sunlight. Yet it seems like every time I pick the build up, I find a new cracked piece. All three side-stud pieces in both takua's and tahu's head are cracked. both the ingot pieces on Tahu's, cracked. One of the arches making up takua's arm? Cracked. One of the half-pound tiles that makes up takua's toes? Cracked. And that's only what I've found. I have a suspicion that if I were to take the set apart, I'd find even more cracked pieces. So my question is, well, in the title.

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Re: Has the quality of lego bricks gone down? - Nubs_Select (3803)

yes, recent sets seem to have parts that crack easier, whether it be torsos or 1x2 bricks and everything in between (18 days ago, May 10, 2024, to LEGO products)

Re: Has the quality of lego bricks gone down? - Saitobricks.ca (37)

[...] Yep, just look at the renders of this new set. As you can see the colour inconsistency is crazy. (18 days ago, May 10, 2024, to LEGO products)

Re: Has the quality of lego bricks gone down? - kittybrickz (193)

I have been having problems with trans green 1x1 plates and tiles, and white bricks. Super random, but I'll find one every now and then with a big crack. (18 days ago, May 10, 2024, to LEGO products)

Re: Has the quality of lego bricks gone down? - Nikilyn (8452)

My latest purchase direct from lego has tan pieces that appear to be made out of a new material? They are different but the same. I'm not sure how to explain it. I figured [...] (17 days ago, May 10, 2024, to LEGO products)

Re: Has the quality of lego bricks gone down? - BrickDeals (2812)

[...] Yes. For over a decade. The 80s and 90s were really the golden era of LEGO quality. The Samsonite bricks of the early era warped terribly. There are tradeoffs though, [...] (17 days ago, May 11, 2024, to LEGO products)

Re: Has the quality of lego bricks gone down? - tec (62)

Have a look at your dark-red parts for a definitive answer. (17 days ago, May 11, 2024, to LEGO products)

Re: Has the quality of lego bricks gone down? - Elkenwood (174)

[...] I think a lot of quality control issues happens during the pigmentation process. In the 90s, lego used pre-colored abs pellets, now it's all clear plastic that is [...] (17 days ago, May 11, 2024, to LEGO products)

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