First of all, that's a rendering and NOT the actual final product.

As for the blues being different, unfortunately Associated picked one of the most difficult colors to anodize. Blue ano is such that it's very tough to duplicate the same hue consistently because it's much more sensitive to climate changes, anodic bath temperature and the lye simply doesn't retain its potency for as long as other colors. As such, Blue lye needs to be replaced frequently and the anodic bath as well so the sulfuric acid in the mix is at it's maximum strength. My T4.1 FT's blues are a washed out, almost denim blue and my 4.2 buggy's blue parts are a nice deep blue, though the hues vary slightly from part to part. And if Associated's own components shift in the blue hue, JConcepts' anodizer's blue will surely be of a different hue. Now, "IF" JConcepts wanted to match Associated's blue more closely, they can simply send genuine Associated parts to the anodizer for matching and they would come really close, and in some cases exact.

I wish someone would begin doing Slime Green ano on their parts because that's my color of choice and relatively easy to replicate almost exact every time. I might just send all my parts to a friend and have him Slime them up for me.