Silver euro armour in 2005 KK2 sets

porschecm2 · Post by **porschecm2** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:47 am

Copied from my post in this thread:

The more I look at those mottled mettalic pieces, the more it looks like silver paint spattered on black pieces. Some(such as the Euro armor) have a heavy spattering, and are almost completely silver, and others(such as the axe) are not as heavily spattered, and hence appear more black. Notice the boulder here. It definately seems to sustain this theory.

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doctorsparkles · Post by **doctorsparkles** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 3:25 am

It's possible that the method used to color these pieces doesn't achieve the same result everytime. One piece might be almost completely silver, while another piece of the same type may be mainly black with silver spots. Maybe that's why we're seeing color variation from piece to piece.

Blueandwhite · Post by **Blueandwhite** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:46 am

doctorsparkles wrote:It's possible that the method used to color these pieces doesn't achieve the same result everytime. One piece might be almost completely silver, while another piece of the same type may be mainly black with silver spots. Maybe that's why we're seeing color variation from piece to piece.

Whatever method is being used, it just doesn't look right. I didn't mind the flat silver used in 7239 (City Firetruck), but I don't think this new speckled look fits well with the LEGO aesthetic. It seems odd that the gold Viking helmet doesn't use this speckling process. It actually looks like its pearl gold, though I may be mistaken.

Later.

JPinoy · Post by **JPinoy** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 7:00 am

David85 wrote:I think you might be right. It isn't new chrome, and I doubt it's new new chrome, so I think you are right.

Of course these are prototype sets, so Lego might have just sprayed them quickly, like they did with the dark green on the latest train set.

I think David might have a the right idea here. Those could well be only sprayed-over prototypes just to get the look rather than the finished mass produced product.

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No those are not "Rogue Knights". The silver guys are Vladek's Elite Shadow Knights who guard his dark fortress.

TwoTonic Knight · Post by **TwoTonic Knight** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:11 pm

JPinoy wrote:I think David might have a the right idea here. Those could well be only sprayed-over prototypes just to get the look rather than the finished mass produced product.

Paint won't get the level of reflectivity that these pieces have. I sincerely doubt that they have been spray-painted.

Sir Vincent · Post by **Sir Vincent** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:42 pm

Who cares about the armour...look it is Johnny Thunder!

But really...most likely this is a prototype piece...and will be replaced with a dark grey one...but who knows...

TwoTonic Knight · Post by **TwoTonic Knight** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 3:17 am

Sir Vincent wrote:Who cares about the armour...look it is Johnny Thunder!

Naw, it's my alter-ego, the Two-Tonic Knight Meets Metalflake.

Or do I have to do that looking-glass style still...

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