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They really need to work out their quality deficits first, a lot of recent mishaps have been inexcusable. You can't sell a $600 display model(which is a ridicu

by meibo 3y ago

They really need to work out their quality deficits first, a lot of recent mishaps have been inexcusable. You can't sell a $600 display model(which is a ridiculous price in the first place) with very visible gate locations from the molding process and uneven colors. These are purely caused by cheap molds and plastic mixes - it didn't used to be this way, but somehow they decided that they had to start jeopardizing their good reputation for some cheap gains.

eastbound 3y ago
Especially since Lego is expensive because of the high quality.
pcurve 3y ago
that's a shame. At least they're pretty good about sending you replacement parts for free
- meibo 3y ago
  Yeah, it is. Sadly for a lot of these cases(e.g. the big 10307 eiffel tower) the parts you would get back are very likely going to look the same way, as the molds themselves are the problem and it's not usually a "bad batch". Might get more lucky with colors though.
markus_zhang 3y ago
Which models are you speaking about specifically? Actually if I want to avoid the lower quality models, is there a list of Lego products sorted by year? I guess after year 2xxx they finally decided to cut corners and then feet, legs, etc.
PostOnce 3y ago
LEGO absolutely has a quality problem now. I am in my 30s and I had never seen a LEGO defect, and I have seen quite a few bricks. In the past year, I have seen several in-person among the toys I've bought for my kids, and several more anecdotally around the internet. Now I even see it here on HN. the LEGO brand had an unassailable, invincible reputation for quality, and now, for what seems like the first time, that is being called into question? I find this fascinating and worrying. Are all good things destined to cheapen and collapse in search of short-term profits eventually?
- danielheath 3y ago
  Pretty sure they switched to recycled plastics in the past few years; I would expect a few more years of issues, at least.
  - PostOnce 3y ago
    That may be it; specifically I am talking about molding defects, dents where the part was injected, sometimes quite sizeable ones.
- lovich 3y ago
  I’ve had two models in the past year have quality defects. In one, the parts weren’t of the right tolerance and it added a flex to the build that caused parts to pop off after a few hours. I’m the second I bought a set that straight up didn’t have multiple bags of parts necessary. I am however, not sure that it’s entirely a cost saving measure as LEGO sent me a replacement kit no questions asked in both situations. It seems more like they are switching manufacturing techniques and working out the kinks, or I would have expected needing to provide some sort of proof of the issue
varjag 3y ago
This is bizarre. At the scales they produce they gain literally nothing by going thrifty on the tooling.

by meibo 3y ago

eastbound 3y ago

Especially since Lego is expensive because of the high quality.

pcurve 3y ago

that's a shame. At least they're pretty good about sending you replacement parts for free

meibo 3y ago
Yeah, it is. Sadly for a lot of these cases(e.g. the big 10307 eiffel tower) the parts you would get back are very likely going to look the same way, as the molds themselves are the problem and it's not usually a "bad batch". Might get more lucky with colors though.

markus_zhang 3y ago

Which models are you speaking about specifically? Actually if I want to avoid the lower quality models, is there a list of Lego products sorted by year? I guess after year 2xxx they finally decided to cut corners and then feet, legs, etc.

PostOnce 3y ago

LEGO absolutely has a quality problem now. I am in my 30s and I had never seen a LEGO defect, and I have seen quite a few bricks. In the past year, I have seen several in-person among the toys I've bought for my kids, and several more anecdotally around the internet. Now I even see it here on HN. the LEGO brand had an unassailable, invincible reputation for quality, and now, for what seems like the first time, that is being called into question? I find this fascinating and worrying. Are all good things destined to cheapen and collapse in search of short-term profits eventually?

danielheath 3y ago
Pretty sure they switched to recycled plastics in the past few years; I would expect a few more years of issues, at least.
- PostOnce 3y ago
  That may be it; specifically I am talking about molding defects, dents where the part was injected, sometimes quite sizeable ones.
lovich 3y ago
I’ve had two models in the past year have quality defects. In one, the parts weren’t of the right tolerance and it added a flex to the build that caused parts to pop off after a few hours. I’m the second I bought a set that straight up didn’t have multiple bags of parts necessary. I am however, not sure that it’s entirely a cost saving measure as LEGO sent me a replacement kit no questions asked in both situations. It seems more like they are switching manufacturing techniques and working out the kinks, or I would have expected needing to provide some sort of proof of the issue

varjag 3y ago

This is bizarre. At the scales they produce they gain literally nothing by going thrifty on the tooling.