One word describes your being in You Tube: patience. Everyone knows that projects like your require time and time. You do that for as best end result as possible. You are able to even expand your knowledge for it. Not every day it's met. I see your effort in each detail in your videos. And it always motivate me to improve my way of filming. I hope we will soon see final video of 12V LEGO Trains. And obviously may the COPPA wouldn't destroy your work...Have a nice day ;D

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very kind words! I'll film the 12V layout video in a way that it's sort of COPPA proof ;)

@gratetv6007

4 жыл бұрын

@@almightyarjen Huh! That's very cunning :D

I adore the 80’ vibe of your train layouts and city builds. Hearing that clicking noise of the switches motors brings me 25 years back.

Thanks for making this video! It helpful to know how to de-yellow bricks so if I buy some 80s (and even 70s) Lego sets, I can restore the bricks and make the set look better. Keep up the good work!

Super comprehensive de-yellowing video, good job! I won't say I've seen more than a few videos but your vid is the best so far. A tip I picked up from another video is using a clear pyrex bowl to keep the pieces fully submerged so the light hits all the elements and you don't have to worry about moving anything around to evenly expose everything. Perhaps several new square/retangular pyrex casserole dishes for larger soaking tubs. Unfortunately I don't have the space to create such a relatively elaborate de-yellowing station but definitely on my list if I ever have the space for one! Nicely done Arjen 👍

This is really cool! I need something like this because my studio is in a large commercial building, and I don’t really want to leave my LEGO on the sidewalk or even on the roof unattended, and those are the only two places I could access sunlight

I love your videos! They inspire me to be more creative

That looks like a lot of work. You are very dedicated. I'm glad to see that you have set some videos back to normal (not for kids) since we last communicated in the comments. It is a good thing that COPPA wasn't as damaging as we thought initially. Keep up the good work 👍

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad too that was able to put some videos back. Let's hope it stays that way.

Awesome video

Glad to see a new video. It's your mad Lego train and town designs that inspire me to design and create my own! (Also, first comment! Woohoo!)

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it has been a while, great that I can be a source of inspiration!

@muttproductions2536

3 жыл бұрын

Pro Tip: don't go advertising something that has zero relevancy to the conversation here

Love the 80s sound track at the end :)

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I want to do something similar with the final video of the 12V layout.

YAY A NEW VIDEO!

OMG, you have a lot of lego! amazing!

nice Video

I am a fan!

Nice video

Super

I thought you were gone! But you're not! Yes!!!

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

Nope, definitely not gone!

Great informative video! One of the best if not the best on this topic! Thank you very much! Any chance on sharing the build instruction for the uv setup :D, price? Wish i could build just one like yours.

Nice work, prince Harry 😆

Cool

Great video for showing how to de-yellow bricks. Fortunately I don't have many that would need this treatment but it's a handy resource if I ever need the info 👍 Is there more info about solution strength somewhere?

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. The solution strength is a bit of trial and error. I wrote a bit about it in the article on my website; see link in the video description.

Idea: Either use clear glass blocks or suction cups from the other side to hold the plates down.

Here where I live, we don't get sun in the winter, we don't get sun in summer time neither! I have about 10kg yellowed bricks and some of them are rare staffs! I would love to apply your technic but I don't understand any detail of how you did it. Would you mind giving me some detailed tips to start with? You have me on facebook if you recall. Cheers

Nice explanation of de-yellowing the Bricks with the Ardiono controller. Maybe a suggestion for the software controlling the lights and the fan. Because de-yellowing mainly works around 25 degrees why don`t you use the water temperature measurement for automatically prolonging the time the lights are on in case the water temperature is too low? For example only start counting the de-yellowing time if the water temperature is above a certain value?

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

You could do that, but the process works also below 25 degrees (let's say from 10 degrees and above) but less efficient. How long to process parts is also due to how much they have been yellowed. The last one cannot be measured (easily) so that's why I do that manually. The software itself is pretty basic: enable light bulbs at start, wait until set time has elapsed and disable the light bulbs. In the mean time check temperature and adjust fan speed accordingly.

looks good would be nice if you did an update in a couple of years to see if thay have re-yellowed, is the space set "XT-Starship 6780"

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

Correct, it's the 6780! I'll post an update in a few years about the status of the de-yellowed parts.

@usoniandreamYou

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, how's the colour now? Keen to know if it lasted

Have you whitened your 12V rails and what about junctions / control boxes? Am concerened about the metal / electronics but have heavily yellowed pieces.

@almightyarjen

2 жыл бұрын

No I haven't. The metal conductors of the rails are hollow so there's not a good way to dry them, making them rust from the inside out over time. The same goes for the control boxes.

Nice setup. Reminds me of my 80's Town/Train setup only mine had a slightly smaller railway. I too am starting down the path of the de-yellowing my Lego in the hope to build it up again. Started with the sun idea a few weeks back, and it worked to a degree (am in NZ, so full summer sun). But transparent bricks didn't really de-yellow. Attempting black UV light now prior to watching your video. Not sure if I want to continue that path. Finally a question on you storage units at the back of the town. Are they any particular brand or do you know where you purchased them from? Thanks!

@almightyarjen

Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks, I hope this video has given you some insights in the deyellowing process. I store my Lego in Iris storage drawers, google on that and you'll find them. Not sure if they're also available in NZ though!

@rwinslade

Жыл бұрын

@@almightyarjen Thanks!

Thank you for uploading this, I plan on using the hydrogen peroxide solution myself. I cam across other videos in regards to that solution. It looks like for many people the yellowing cam back after a while even worse. Did you experience the same for the once you did in summer? Thank you and keep up the good work

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

No, I don't have that experience so far. Some parts have been de-yellowed almost a year ago and they still look the same as the ones that have just been de-yellowed. Maybe what you're saying is the case when the parts are exposed to sunlight again. I make sure that there isn't any direct sunlight in my Lego room.

@Liferuiner888

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for answering my question. I will go ahead with the de-yellowing then , I got quite some pieces which I would need to replace anyway due to sun damage.

How do the bricks and pieces you used this process for look now? Was it effective and how well was the color maintained several months after doing this?

@almightyarjen

2 жыл бұрын

The bricks are after 2 years still white as new. I believe the treatment reversed the yellowing process, which means it'll take years before the yellowing is back, like with new bricks.

@tonybeast00

2 жыл бұрын

@@almightyarjen thank you for the update!

I watched a video where a guy did this and he said a couple months later all his pieces turns even more yellow than before. Have any of your pieces turned back yellow?

@almightyarjen

2 жыл бұрын

No none. Parts I deyellowed a few years ago are still white. Maybe if you expose the parts to direct sunlight they would yellow faster than normal.

Forgot to ask, I don't remember hearing in the video or seeing on your webpage; is the solution straight H2O2? Is it reusable? I hope so, you use a HUGE tub of it!

@almightyarjen

2 жыл бұрын

I use 9% but 3% or 6% will do just fine with sunlight. It's definitely reusable! After a while you'll notice that the process becomes less effective and the solution has worn out but that occurs after 15 runs or so.

hello! nice video and i think i will do the same methode as you because in france the sun isnt something you see often in the winter period. i wanted to know what uv light bulb you used and where to get they from? because i have seen other youtube videos where they simply use a blacklight led strip and it works ( the video was on deyellowing a Nintendo controller) so i dont know if it will work for lego aswell thanks!

@almightyarjen

Жыл бұрын

Blacklight seems to work also but not as efficient: you need a peroxide solution with a higher amount of H2O2 in it. I use these bulbs: www.osram.com/ecat/ULTRA-VITALUX%20UV-A-UV-A-Ultraviolet%20lamps-Industry-Specialty%20Lighting/com/en/GPS01_1028569/

@Brickazar250

Жыл бұрын

@@almightyarjen thanks! but do you know any alternatives ? Because these bulbes are extrêmemely expensive, almoste 40€ a piece I jave tried to search for terrarium lamps but i cannot find their rated nm. And by " efficient" you mean it will take longuer to de yellow?

@0:59 Colin Furze eat your heart out! ;)

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

I can't deny I got some inspiration from Colin for that ;)

And that is why you are Arjen the Almighty :)

A question if I may ingenious on how you've done it..... can I ask that you can do a video or can you please send pictures council work has remind after 2 years worth you need to redo them before the 2 years? Truly loving your video hope this idea works

@almightyarjen

2 жыл бұрын

I get this question a lot. All bricks are still as white as before.

Mooie uitleg Arjen. Een vraag voor velen duidelijk beantwoord

I'm using hydrogen peroxide 36% and modified led uv nail lamp 9v in total, made dyi to remove timer to have permanent light, added also some heatsinks on back of leds to cool them a little. I'm keeping yellowed bricks for 24h, sometimes 48h if it's really yellow. Old light grey is very sensitive for uv light exposure, sometimes keep original color sometimes moving a little to white gradient. Sometimes after a year need to re-do whitening because some bricks starts to yellow a little. But after 2-3 cycles, one cycle per year, now some sets after even 2y from last whitening ale still in good shape

@almightyarjen

3 жыл бұрын

36% at 24h is way too long; you'll damage the internal structure of the parts. They look nice but will be less strong for sure.

@klaszczbass

3 жыл бұрын

@@almightyarjen I'm whitening my collection since 4y now, no negative impact... Yet and hope it'll stay so. I can share a lot of whited sets before and after and how they look now on pictures. If I understood You correctly You using 30% yes? I'm using just 9w leds not like you 200w :-)

@almightyarjen

3 жыл бұрын

I’m using 9% as maximum

could you help me with which lamps you used please, trying to find the correct nm! thank you

@almightyarjen

2 жыл бұрын

I use these: www.osram.com/ecat/ULTRA-VITALUX%20UV-A-UV-A-Ultraviolet%20lamps-Industry-Specialty%20Lighting/com/en/GPS01_1028569/

@dimmajim

2 жыл бұрын

@@almightyarjen I'm guessing the cheap amazon panels aren't up to it as they're 395nm i'm struggling with British winter!

Hopefully you make more videos color that COPA

Have you tried this process on printed minifigures? Does it damage the prints?

@almightyarjen

Жыл бұрын

Yes I have. Prints are not damaged.

@marcellosajeva

Жыл бұрын

@@almightyarjen Thank you for the answer. I found a very old sun-damaged Cloud City Boba Fett minifigure and i wonder if this method can fix it without ruining the prints.

Yes

Nice city. The last video you said it was the end and how we might not be able to comment and all that, so I guess it is all ok now?

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

Yes and no. For example this video is not for kids so I can use that setting and that is why you can comment on this video. In the past time it has become clear that the COPPA rules aren't as strict as once thought so that leaves an opening for still making Lego videos.

@paulhaase4371

4 жыл бұрын

Oh ok thanks for letting me know so I can go and edit my videos

Yay I can comment in this video

How strong is your hydrogen peroxide solution?

@almightyarjen

3 жыл бұрын

9%

@15:05, hhhhhhhh that killed me..

Wow I never knew Dutch weather was that bad

I'd can comment and like

do not use peroxide. it will look brand new for 2 weeks then it will go yellow much faster and worse

@almightyarjen

Жыл бұрын

Your 2 weeks is nonsense. I discovered that indeed some parts yellow a bit over time but this starts only after a year or longer. This has to do with the free bromides that go to the surface. That the yellowing is worse than before is not true too. I'm currently running a test for comparison on a long period of time (2 years) without any (day)light.

We went Lego train

👌👌💎👍😎😗

@sergeantstalkercz2433

4 жыл бұрын

Super:-)

for me that method is not permanent. the yellow comes back in some weeks

@almightyarjen

3 жыл бұрын

My bricks are still white though...

This isn’t the end... (COPPA)

Another vid

Wait a second,I though you quit

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah more people thought, but that's not what I said in the COPPA video ;)

@ShampootheSpider2019

4 жыл бұрын

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Make more nice videos

Typisch Nederlands weer

Hello random person scrolling through the comments

@almightyarjen

4 жыл бұрын

Hello