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Are weilong v1s still in production? If I ordered one, would a v2 be sent instead?
Yes, I can confirm that they are still in production and that the V1 will be sent if you order that one
When is the MoYu 1x1 expected? If it's soon, I may just have to wait... LOL.
Heh... The MoYu 1x1 is already available -- just add a MoYu logo to any 1x1
Which shades are the closest to Cubesmith's half bright with bright blue? (http://cubesmith.com/3x3hfbrtwbrtbl.jpg)
It looks to me to be white, red, fluro yellow, fluro green, fluro bright orange?, and I'm not really sure about the blue
I can confirm what Lid and idreamincubes have already pointed out -- that the blue in that set is sky blue, and the other colors are correct as you have listed them. Hope this helps!
Personally, I'm holding out for a stickerless 1x1.
While you wait for a more official answer, I'll just say that if you're looking for the brightest shade of blue, the one with highest saturation, I think you may want to try the one called "Ocean Blue". As far as I know, it's the only blue shade that has the white backing of the fluorescent stickers. Even the so-called "Fluro Blue" doesn't seem to have this white backing layer. In tests I have done with a UV light, "Ocean Blue" fluoresces, but ironically enough, "Fluro Blue" does not. Here is a picture of various shades of blue stickers, with "White" and "Fluro Yellow" included for comparison.
The rightmost shade of blue is "Fluro Blue", and the one just to the left of it is "Ocean Blue".
In that picture, the light is provided by the camera's flash. Now here is the same picture taken using a UV light source:
As you can see, the "Ocean Blue" appears significantly brighter under UV light than the other shades of blue, including "Fluro Blue".
My guess, and this is mere conjecture, is that the color known as "Fluro Blue" received its name when a truly fluorescent blue vinyl material was as yet unavailable, named thus as a way to complete the full-bright set, and that later, when a truly fluorescent blue vinyl material became available, the new color had to be given the name "Ocean Blue" to avoid confusion among those who had come to expect a specific non-fluorescent shade from the name "Fluro Blue".
If my guess is wrong, perhaps someone in-the-know could correct me.
Very nice comparison of the colors! And yes sir, you are indeed correct about the Fluro Blue and Ocean Blue. Ocean Blue is a true fluorescent blue, but it wasn't originally available and we didn't feel comfortable changing up the colors, as that would just serve to confuse those who had already established their color preferences. It's a nice color that is basically a brighter version of sky blue, and I personally like it a lot.
P.S. I had no idea about fluorescent colors glowing brighter under UV light. Very cool!
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