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  Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
 
(...) Now I haven't actually seen the new grey colors in person yet but based on the pictures it looks like LEGO is now matching their light and dark grey colors to the ones Mega Bloks uses. Now if the new colors are in addition to the existing (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
 
(...) That was my initial thought on seeing the new dark gray, too. Now it won't be so obvious when Lego and Mega Bloks are blended together in a MOC. :-P Mark (ducks) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
 
(...) This would not be unprecedented. After all, New Coke was an attempt to make the product taste more like Pepsi. (...) There's an easy way to identify the MegaBloks -- shake the model gently and see which pieces fall off! - Chris (20 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
 
(...) Well that was the case 4 or 5 years ago. As of 2 to 3 years ago Mega Bloks is much improved. Only the occasional 1x1 part suffers this problem now but there are usually 10 to 20 extras so you can get one that makes the model work. I am very (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
 
  Re: Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
 
(...) What about the new / replacement colors is "low quality" ??? Is the ABS used in those colors of lesser quality than the "old" greys? Or are you just upset that LEGO is following the lead of another company? James Wilson Dallas, TX (20 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
 
(...) Hi, Ducks: I haven't trumpeted the virtues of MEGA BLOKS for about twenty minutes, so I'm long overdue... Whatever else one might say of MEGA BLOKS, it must be admitted that they have always offered a wider range of colors than LEGO. I would (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
 
(...) I have to agree. I'm holding a chunk of dark gray blocks from a recent MB set and they all stick together very well, the colors of the various parts match and the bricks themselves line up nicely so that surfaces that are supposed to be smooth (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
 
  Re: Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
 
(...) And to be fair, my experience with Mega Bloks consists of picking them out of yard-sale lots of LEGO, so I've really only dealt with MB pieces that are relatively old and worn. I must admit that more than one recent MB set design has caught my (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
 
  Re: Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
 
(...) Well, if I understand the tide of sentiment here on LUGNET (as well as the corporate Newspeak dished out by TLG), you need to maintain a special perspective while exmining this issue: When LEGO demonstrates wide (and random) variations in (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)  
 
  Re: Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
 
(...) blocks is: (...) ~1960) to build something. The 'modern' bricks I have are much better. I *did* like the effect, though, when I built a roof with a mix of old, slightly curved, CA slopes, and modern bricks. It looked more 'live'. -- Anders (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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