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Tom Frost.
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March 22, 2021 at 9:57 am #38849
Rich Millich
ParticipantSome 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 #38853Matt Redfield
Keymastero_O
March 22, 2021 at 11:51 am #38856Josh
KeymasterPic or video?
March 22, 2021 at 9:46 pm #38857Rich Millich
ParticipantHere are the #14 and #31 cars side by side, normal room light.
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ParticipantLights 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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ParticipantNow 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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ParticipantBy 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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Rich Millich.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.March 22, 2021 at 11:05 pm #38871Josh
KeymasterA 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 #38872Dan
ParticipantWow! I’m going to have to try this myself!
March 26, 2021 at 9:16 pm #38912Tom Frost
ParticipantPretty 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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