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Re: New colors and other info
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 19 Nov 2003 18:27:57 GMT
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Jake,
As many others have said, thank you for your (relatively) timely post to inform
the community of LEGO’s decision. I say relatively, because it seems this is
something that probably should have been brought up before the color change
was decided.
After reading many of the rants I think it finally crystallized in my head what
is bugging me the most. I could repeat most, if not all of the arguments
presented against changing colors instead of just adding colors, but you’ve
heard them all. But, after reading and thinking a lot, here is what it comes
down to for me: it appears that LEGO is shifting away from creativity and
toward simple set-building. There really is no other way to reason the choice
to eliminate colors that have been around for decades. By replacing colors,
LEGO has made it less fun to mix pieces together and build something new.
Because if the colors don’t match, it doesn’t look right.
Here’s a concrete example. Justin Pratt had his excellent
LEGO computer
case Spotlighted a few days ago. Follow the link and look at the picture. Now
imagine how it would look if made from my collection of white bricks, some
dating back to 1970 and yellowed, others brand-new and “pure” white. It
wouldn’t “work” as well as a creation. Notice how the top-corner slopes don’t
look quite “right” because they don’t match. Not-matching will now the
standard; matched colors will be harder and more expensive to achieve.
For me, the only way to make sense of it is like I said: LEGO doesn’t really
care if we’re creative any more. Just buy it, build it, and leave it together,
‘cause mixing up your sets will leave you with inconsistent colors.
That makes me sad, because that was what made LEGO different from other toys.
Creativity used to be the big selling point. Look at the way new elements
always “work” with the old ones, even in ways the designers may never have
thought.
I’d keep going on, but I’m getting more and more depressed... I’ve played with
LEGO since I was 5 or 6 years old. I introduced my kids and some of their
friends to LEGO. I just complimented a Cub Scout in my Pack last night on his
usage of a LEGO element to decorate his sailboat in our annual Raingutter
Regatta. But, when his kids get together with my son’s kids to play with all
the LEGO they “inherited”, their grays won’t match. :-(
James Wilson
Dallas, TX
Lugnet Member #1783
LEGO user since 1970 (maybe 1969)
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