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1. Re: Discolouration/fading of bricks

   

   Comment by brickmatic · April 2011 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   @davee123 Thanks for pointing out the conventional wisdom. I looked for citations and found this, which supports your points and seems to really explain how the color change went down: http://news.lugnet.com/lego/?n=1791 This post makes it clear that the color palette was market tested with children before being approved…

2. Re: Discolouration/fading of bricks

   

   Comment by Istokg · April 2011 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   From what I understand... the supplier used to be the Bayer Corp. (famous for their aspirin).... there is an entire genre of LEGO "test brick" collectors collecting Bayer Bricks (with either A, B, C, D, E or F on the brick studs in a rainbow of different colors). The "A" bricks had the least "clutching power"... the "F"…

3. Re: Discolouration/fading of bricks

   

   Comment by davee123 · April 2011 · Home› Everything else LEGO

   @brickmatic - the color change for gray had nothing to do with practicality, unfortunately. I think everyone in the hobbyist community would've been at least begrudgingly accepting if that were the case! :) The change to new gray from old gray had more to do with the aesthetic look of the grays and browns. Certain people…

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