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Re: Color Change - Final Update
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lugnet.general, lugnet.lego
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Wed, 5 May 2004 16:23:33 GMT
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message
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> * A certain few parts that are crucial to keep in the old colors will • likely be
> created as service pack type items. An example of this would be the 9v • train
> track. I am interested in getting feedback from you (via this thread) on • which
> elements MUST be produced in the old colors for the long term. (And no, • you
> can't say "the whole range of parts!" :) )
All five of the current 9v track elements should continue to be produced in
the original dark grey color. Just producing straights and/or curves
(although there are probably enough curves floating around) isn't
sufficient.
Additionally, like Thomas Main suggested, I'd like to see BURPs, both
shapes, available in both light gray and dark gray. I'd also like to see
the large grey baseplate remain available in the original color as well
although that one wouldn't be nearly as high on the wish list as train track
and BURPs.
> * We also have received confirmation from colleagues that in the future, • we will
> include both the adult and kid enthusiasts in any testing related to
> modification or change of the core building system. (Please note that • there are
> not any plans whatsoever in the works for making changes)
That is good news.
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> Again, I know the color change upset many of you, and I don't mean to • re-open
> wounds. Thanks for your patience while we worked on getting this put to • bed once
> and for all. As I've said before, out of all bad things comes something
> positive. In this case, the positive is that there are many more people
> internally who understand your passion and interest.
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While I know many in the community hoped the answer would be for TLC to
issue a response such as "you were right, we were wrong, we're switching
back" or something to that effect, I didn't expect it would happen.
While I don't agree with the color change I am willing to accept it an move
on but I would like TLC to make it easier for me to embrace the color
change. Right now I have a few parts in these new colors. I don't have
enough of them to make much use of them so they are no different to me than
some of the oddball Belville colors I have in my collection.
I would like to see TLC issue a bulk tub which contains a good assortment
(not a tub of 1x1s like 4407 is) of bricks, plates, slopes, in the new
colors. I don't know how well these would sell on the shelf at Target,
probably not well at all. If they were augmented with some castle walls,
turets, and some castle figs, they could be marketed as a Castle "Designer
Set". For those of us who are not castle people, we could still get a good
quantity of bricks and plates and probably find "homes" for the other stuff
we didn't want.
So I am asking TLC to help me make lemonade out of what is now a small
basket of lemons. If you want me to embrace the new colors, make them
readily available in a broad palette of elements and I'll get on board. If
I need to part sets out to get them, then it will be years before I have a
suitable supply to build with.
Mike
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Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com
http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club
http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com - Carolina Train Builders
http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mpw - CTB/Brick Depot
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| (...) track (...) Hmm, BURPS. Actually, I think you could almost get away with the rectangular ones. The triangular ones aren't that useful in bulk. I did use a bunch in my cliff scene, but only because I wanted to conserve rectangular BURPS. If I (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| You’d think I would have learned my lesson by now about the color change and just taken refuge in a concrete bunker. Nope, not that bright I think! I come to you with a final update, and some good news, as well as bad. Bad news first – After much (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.lego) !!
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