Deliberately Restricting Coloured-Pieces.

[DeLaSouth]

i mean Do you think certain coloured pieces are only coming out in certain sizes deliberately? for instance The only orange piece (not including Nex's nameplate) is the Size-1. the majority of the yellow pieces are Size-2. Red is only in Size 1&3. you'd think for the 3.0 & 4.0 series they would bring coloured pieces to new sizable dimensions. But they've kept them generally the same. if you can understand that.

[BioGio]

Just to be clear, you're asking whether we think that LEGO is deliberately releasing pieces of certain colors for a few restricted elements. Yes? If that's the case, then I'd say that it's probably not a huge conspiracy or something, but I agree with you that the current style of building would seemingly make it simpler to release pieces in any color (and vice versa). It's quite possible that LEGO wants to keep an aesthetic appearance beyond color that remains constant across different incarnations of the same characters to keep them recognizable, in my opinion. Also, there are other elements with the colors of orange and yellow--namely, the helmets and chest armor--, but I can see that you're talking more about the limb pieces. ~ BioGio

[Aanchir]

I think the reasons for fewer orange shell pieces is just that there have been fewer primarily-orange sets, and those which there have been work perfectly well with just 3M shells in that color (it's better if you refer to them by the numbers on the back so it's less ambiguous). Just as in BIONICLE, introducing parts in new colors can be costly, so if parts that already exist in those colors can be used it cuts down on the cost of producing the sets.

[Sumiki]

You can't expect all parts to be released in all colors for the first few years of a new building system. The longer Hero Factory stays around, the more recolors we will see. LEGO has never done this in the past. Why should they start now? Restricting colors deliberately would be fiscally irresponsible - it's cheaper to recolor a part than to design a new one.

[GeluNumber1]

I don't think so. There's not a good reason to.

[Daiker]

Just now, in the new wave, thornraxx contains at least 1 orange size 5 piece But yeah, having in every color would be nice, but remember: Lego's parts don't grow on trees (Though I can't imagine recoloring is THAT hard).

[Mesonak]

As Daiker said, this year the size 5 shell in orange makes it debut in Thornraxx. Wrong. The majority of the yellow shells are size 4, with several size 2 shells as well as the alternative size 5 shell (the more bulky one). Red will be expanded this year as well, with the bulky size 5 shells being released in said color as well. White and black were released in size 3 shells this year as well. Lego doesn't recolor armor pieces just for the sake of recoloring armor pieces. They only do it if there's a set that will be in a specific color that needs a certain size of armor (be it small or large) to make the set look better. Some sets look fine with the current armor. Others need a recolor. It's not a conspiracy. -Mesonak

[Aanchir]

As Daiker said, this year the size 5 shell in orange makes it debut in Thornraxx. Wrong. The majority of the yellow shells are size 4, with several size 2 shells as well as the alternative size 5 shell (the more bulky one). Red will be expanded this year as well, with the bulky size 5 shells being released in said color as well. White and black were released in size 3 shells this year as well. Lego doesn't recolor armor pieces just for the sake of recoloring armor pieces. They only do it if there's a set that will be in a specific color that needs a certain size of armor (be it small or large) to make the set look better. Some sets look fine with the current armor. Others need a recolor. It's not a conspiracy. -Mesonak

I think yous guys are using different terminology than one another. When he says "size 2 yellow", he means the size above the smallest shell-- size 3 in your terms, size 1 in his. This is why I just use the more general 3M and 4M (M standing for "module", or one stud in System) for these two shells. Thus, for him a 5M shell is size 3. But you're right, there's no signs that they're deliberately restricting which parts come in which colors. The only reason it might seem like that is because armor pieces are less often "cloned" than in BIONICLE-- thus, instead of each set having a certain number of designated thigh armor pieces (and many of those being color variations of certain designs), certain sets might have many entirely different armor shells than their differently-colored teammates.

[HordikaMode]

Thornraxx has a size 4 orange shell on its stinger. Rocka has one or two size 3 gold shell on his left arm. Iron Man has one on the back of his head too.

[Akuna Toa of Sonics]

I think it's just money restrictions, is all.

[Omicron Squad Leader]

All of this different terminology is confusing! :DAnyway, I think LEGO's producing enough as it is, I don't see the point of making, let's say a size 5 yellow shell, because the size 4 version does the job just as well.

[Peach 00]

I don't see why - there's no reason for it. And as Sumiki said, as long as HF is around, we'll be seeing more recolors.