Wrong color on set 42000?

[Kim72]

Hi all,

I've just bought set 42000 from the internet. It was a sealed box. However, it seems some copies are wrong. The pistons are more an egg yolk color than bright yellow for instance. Also in the instructions black beams seem to be dark grey. Is this normal for this set, or might I just gave bought a fake?.

 

Kind regards, Kim.

[KamalMYafi]

Can you post a picture of it?

[Victor Imaginator]

I bought some 100% original sets, and pistons yellow seems to vary. Sometimes it's bright yellow, sometimes it's some kind of dull.

[Boulderer]

As far as the instructions are concerned, black and dark bluish grey are notorious for being difficult to distinguish between. It my just be that, nothing more sinister. 

[Jay Psi]

Yellow parts are notorious for colour variation, more of my pistons (in sets from the last 3 years) are an "eggy" yellow so I wouldn't be too concerned about that. I would be concerned that yellow parts vary so wildly, but that's another thread...

IIRC, 42000 is a 2013 set? Recent (2015-*) instructions have made black and dark blue grey much more discernible, but 42000 came along too early for that change.

[Kim72]

Thanks for the replies, lot less concerned now ?

[Gnac]

Have a look at them under UV light for a surprise...

[Boulderer]

5 hours ago, Gnac said:

Have a look at them under UV light for a surprise...

I'd rather not look at 2nd hand LEGO under black light ?

[Gnac]

UGH FINE I'll do it

[Boulderer]

I think you may have got off lightly with those pieces ... pun intended!

[pyro690]

Yellow sucks. I have got yellow parts off of the PAB wall from two different bins that didn't match when I got home. Same Tile.

Edited November 20, 2016 by pyro690

[zux]

For unknown reason LEGO started producing pistons and crankshafts in Bright Light Orange instead of Yellow now. 

[Richard Dower]

Just now, zux said:

For unknown reason LEGO started producing pistons and crankshafts in Bright Light Orange instead of Yellow now. 

yup...i usually try to colour match those parts when i buy them in, they are usually three tones of yellow.

[bonox]

On 11/20/2016 at 9:51 AM, Gnac said:

UGH FINE I'll do it

 

Thanks for that effort. It's fascinating. Are they similar batches, or years apart? (ie before and after the dye injection process instead of coloured pellets?)