HELO{"id":99999999108570,"date":"2022-03-03T16:29:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T16:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brickfanatics.com\/?p=9999999999108570"},"modified":"2022-03-30T05:10:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T04:10:57","slug":"metallic-gold-c-3po-could-break-lego-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brickfanatics.com\/metallic-gold-c-3po-could-break-lego-rules","title":{"rendered":"A metallic gold C-3PO could break LEGO\u2019s own design rules","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rumours abound that this year\u2019s May the Fourth set will include a drum-lacquered gold LEGO<\/a> C-3PO minifigure \u2013 but would that fall short of the LEGO<\/a> Group\u2019s quality standards?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a tentative report from Instagram user legohio<\/a> (who, it should be noted, has yet to be proven as a reliable source), this year\u2019s rumoured<\/a> Ultimate Collector Series 75341 Luke\u2019s Landspeeder will include an entirely drum-lacquered gold C-3PO minifigure, using the same shiny coating we\u2019ve seen in sets like 80012 Monkey King Warrior Mech<\/a> and 76191 Infinity Gauntlet<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a decoration typically seen across tiles and other smooth, non-studded elements, for the sole reason that drum-lacquering a piece isn\u2019t the same as manufacturing that element in a specific colour: instead, the brick is simply covered in the metallic gold or silver coating after the fact. And that means that with enough use, it can eventually wear away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n