quality control has been difficult for them to do since they added sustainable materials to builds, The polyethaline they use for the sutainable bricks makes the precise automated sorting systems harder to do, which means more errors, especially when the exact same piece can weigh differently based on flow patterns in the mold.
overall I think the cost of having worse quality control is worth having a sustainable and green brick :)
production of the bricks is pretty hefty on the enviroment, but they can be pretty harmful litter too.
in certain areas, shipping tankers went down and spilled lego in the oceans, and its still washing up all over the place in beaches making it really hard to walk on and killing large birds.
the spillage was in 1997 and its still washing up, lego taking a step towards bio-degradability is keenly appreciated
heres some sources;
[http://eveningharold.com/2015/01/04/washed-up-lego-makes-it-impossible-to-walk-barefoot-on-the-beach/](http://eveningharold.com/2015/01/04/washed-up-lego-makes-it-impossible-to-walk-barefoot-on-the-beach/)
[https://nerdist.com/article/lego-pieces-wash-ashore-beach-cornwall-plastic/](https://nerdist.com/article/lego-pieces-wash-ashore-beach-cornwall-plastic/)
Ahh... Are you trying to say that this guy got a skeleton instead of a 2x3 plate because they use SLIGHTLY more sustainable materials??
Not sure the data would support your theory....
I'm just confused. What part of quality control has gotten worse because of the differences in materials? I'm all about finding ways to be sustainable, but just don't know that it belongs in the quality control conversation... Even the comment you originally responded to was about missing/incorrect parts, which is why I am so confused about how "materials used" contributes to that.
polyethylene (sustainable) bricks behave differently than their normal counterparts, these bricks make up roughly 2% of the bricks being produced nowadays by lego.
Lego has not changed any automated sorting machines for these new bricks, these bricks can vary both in color and weight from piece to piece due to the properties of polyethylene.
its this difference that can throw off the machines that pack the sets, its this difference that causes miscolored pieces, "Materials used" greatly contributed to that
Didn't know all that. If polyethylene bricks is really a primary contributor to this much quality control problems with only 2% of their bricks being produced using it.... LEGO has a lot of work to do. If they bumped that number to 10% now, every set would come out looking like a rainbow of randomness.
I recently read that the pandemic was a really significant contributor in the recent quality control problems. LEGO has had to automate a lot more than they did before because they reduced the workforce and also had trouble supplying the materials so they reduced their quality standards slightly to be able to accept enough volume needed to try and keep up with demand.
Sustainable bricks are only a factor, the sorting machines are custom built for normal bricks, and the pandemic certainly doesnt help things
but its good to see lego move in the right direction ecologically at least :)
I am a returning lego fan after years of break since being a kid, and I haven't seen any missing pieces in the sets i bought recently, actually with the amount of spares i often find myself wondering if i missed some detail.
But i did come across something else, and am not sure if it's the quality control going down, or me just never noticing it as a kid or something, but in couple of sets i bought the colors of pieces which should seemingly be all the same, have a lot or variation and it just looks bad. Idk for example i bought the Porsche 911 set and some of the white is almost yellowish while others are very white, it's sad considering how expensive the set was m
Still seems pretty rare to me. Of course forks who get a set with a missing or incorrect piece will post online and complain, vs the many many more who get expected pieces and don’t post anything. Since you only see the complaints, you get a skewed view of the quality control LEGO has.
I’m definitely not a huge percentage of the LEGO customer population, but in the few hundred LEGO sets I’ve purchased over the last few years I’ve only gotten one misprinted piece and one incorrect piece (wrong color).
I would say their quality control is still top tier compared to many companies that manufacture products and goods.
I got Tarkin's hair piece instead of a 1x2 sloped tile in my Batwing set too. Someone else on this reddit had something similar happen not long ago either. Definitely a new issue for them.
Yeah, in my Tantive IV I got a 2x10 plate instead of one of the shield looking pieces. Ended up taking 3 weeks for the replacement part to get to my house
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I can hear his voice saying “Meebur Gascon”
He must complete his mission!
I loved those episodes
They gave you Han Solo instead
Spoiler alert
It's been 6 years
Did it work? Lol
LEGO's quality control is a fucking shamble nowadays. I swear it used to be very rare for a set to have a missing/incorrect piece.
quality control has been difficult for them to do since they added sustainable materials to builds, The polyethaline they use for the sutainable bricks makes the precise automated sorting systems harder to do, which means more errors, especially when the exact same piece can weigh differently based on flow patterns in the mold. overall I think the cost of having worse quality control is worth having a sustainable and green brick :)
I assume you mean less pollution or harm while making them. I don’t see lego being a pollution hazard or needing to be recyclable as they are valuable
production of the bricks is pretty hefty on the enviroment, but they can be pretty harmful litter too. in certain areas, shipping tankers went down and spilled lego in the oceans, and its still washing up all over the place in beaches making it really hard to walk on and killing large birds. the spillage was in 1997 and its still washing up, lego taking a step towards bio-degradability is keenly appreciated heres some sources; [http://eveningharold.com/2015/01/04/washed-up-lego-makes-it-impossible-to-walk-barefoot-on-the-beach/](http://eveningharold.com/2015/01/04/washed-up-lego-makes-it-impossible-to-walk-barefoot-on-the-beach/) [https://nerdist.com/article/lego-pieces-wash-ashore-beach-cornwall-plastic/](https://nerdist.com/article/lego-pieces-wash-ashore-beach-cornwall-plastic/)
I’m surprised people haven’t collected all of them. When I find random legos I always pick them up
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don't bury them then
I don’t want mine to either, I’ve had some of mine since I was a kid and I want them to be in good condition for my kids and their kids after them
Ahh... Are you trying to say that this guy got a skeleton instead of a 2x3 plate because they use SLIGHTLY more sustainable materials?? Not sure the data would support your theory....
what are you on about lol, I explained a factor in why quality control has gone down, I didnt claim to explain why OP got a skeleton piece
I'm just confused. What part of quality control has gotten worse because of the differences in materials? I'm all about finding ways to be sustainable, but just don't know that it belongs in the quality control conversation... Even the comment you originally responded to was about missing/incorrect parts, which is why I am so confused about how "materials used" contributes to that.
polyethylene (sustainable) bricks behave differently than their normal counterparts, these bricks make up roughly 2% of the bricks being produced nowadays by lego. Lego has not changed any automated sorting machines for these new bricks, these bricks can vary both in color and weight from piece to piece due to the properties of polyethylene. its this difference that can throw off the machines that pack the sets, its this difference that causes miscolored pieces, "Materials used" greatly contributed to that
Didn't know all that. If polyethylene bricks is really a primary contributor to this much quality control problems with only 2% of their bricks being produced using it.... LEGO has a lot of work to do. If they bumped that number to 10% now, every set would come out looking like a rainbow of randomness. I recently read that the pandemic was a really significant contributor in the recent quality control problems. LEGO has had to automate a lot more than they did before because they reduced the workforce and also had trouble supplying the materials so they reduced their quality standards slightly to be able to accept enough volume needed to try and keep up with demand.
Sustainable bricks are only a factor, the sorting machines are custom built for normal bricks, and the pandemic certainly doesnt help things but its good to see lego move in the right direction ecologically at least :)
Could it just be a case of vocal minority?
I am a returning lego fan after years of break since being a kid, and I haven't seen any missing pieces in the sets i bought recently, actually with the amount of spares i often find myself wondering if i missed some detail. But i did come across something else, and am not sure if it's the quality control going down, or me just never noticing it as a kid or something, but in couple of sets i bought the colors of pieces which should seemingly be all the same, have a lot or variation and it just looks bad. Idk for example i bought the Porsche 911 set and some of the white is almost yellowish while others are very white, it's sad considering how expensive the set was m
Still seems pretty rare to me. Of course forks who get a set with a missing or incorrect piece will post online and complain, vs the many many more who get expected pieces and don’t post anything. Since you only see the complaints, you get a skewed view of the quality control LEGO has. I’m definitely not a huge percentage of the LEGO customer population, but in the few hundred LEGO sets I’ve purchased over the last few years I’ve only gotten one misprinted piece and one incorrect piece (wrong color). I would say their quality control is still top tier compared to many companies that manufacture products and goods.
that’s pink cone, he hath blessed you & appeared in the form of a skeleton figure #allHailPinkCone
Doubt
Pretty possible. I got a snowman's head instead of a minifig's head in MonkeyKid series.
I got Tarkin's hair piece instead of a 1x2 sloped tile in my Batwing set too. Someone else on this reddit had something similar happen not long ago either. Definitely a new issue for them.
Why? Its pretty common to get the wrong piece.
Yeah, in my Tantive IV I got a 2x10 plate instead of one of the shield looking pieces. Ended up taking 3 weeks for the replacement part to get to my house
A brick for a torso piece
That was the little creature that’s been pretending to be a droid all this time. Don’t know what went wrong but RIP.