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March 22, 2021 at 9:57 am #38849
Rich MillichParticipantSome trans-black windshields of part 57783, Windscreen 3 x 4 x 1 1/3 Large Glass Surface, fluoresce under UV/Glow Zone conditions in a noticable medium blue. Some do not.
March 22, 2021 at 10:19 am #38853
Matt RedfieldKeymastero_O
March 22, 2021 at 11:51 am #38856
JoshKeymasterPic or video?
March 22, 2021 at 9:46 pm #38857
Rich MillichParticipantHere are the #14 and #31 cars side by side, normal room light.
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Rich MillichParticipantLights out. UV light on the 31. Windshield does not glow.
(Note the red fins on the back of the roof. One fluoresces, the other doesn’t. WTH LEGO. Not the point of the thread, though…)
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Rich MillichParticipantNow for the 14’s trans-black windshield. BLUE.
Why, LEGO? WHY?
What have we learned? UV your builds and parts all over as you build, as Glow Zone will have unpredictable effects across the board.
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Rich Millich.
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Rich MillichParticipantBy the way, closer look at two Red parts side by side under UV I mentioned earlier.
*disappointed sigh*
However, there IS an upside. A builder could hide a message in a Red or Orange wall (Orange being already notorious for different dyes) that only shows up under UV.
A builder could also intentionally use unassuning parts as greater contrast color blocking under Glow Zone conditions.
Pretty wild stuff. I think @tfdesigns knows this already. Have you intentionally used this technique usong differently fluorescing normal color bricks, Tom?
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JoshKeymasterA builder could hide a message in a Red or Orange wall (Orange being already notorious for different dyes) that only shows up under UV.
…i like where this is going
March 23, 2021 at 8:50 am #38872
DanParticipantWow! I’m going to have to try this myself!
March 26, 2021 at 9:16 pm #38912
Tom FrostParticipantPretty wild stuff. I think @tfdesigns knows this already. Have you intentionally used this technique using differently fluorescing normal color bricks, Tom?
I have not used this before. I did accidentally find that one orange wheel on one of my rovers was glowing, but I thought it was just the angle of the light or something. This is very interesting…
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