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Re: Color Change - Final Update
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lugnet.general, lugnet.lego
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Thu, 6 May 2004 02:27:14 GMT
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> Bad news first – After much discussion and debate internally, the color change
> will stand.
I figured as much. Oh well what can I do about it except stop purchasing brick
or act like a spoiled 5yr old. Personally I don't want to do either so you can
consider this a positive reply to your post
> There was some good thinking that went into the color change
> (although, yes, the implementation fell flat),
well that's an understatement (sorry couldn't resist)
> * The three new colors (light gray, dark gray, brown) will now be classified as
> "universal", and these colors will NEVER be touched again.
I as well as others are very interested in what other colors made it to the
universal list. I look forward to reading your findings in the future as
promised.
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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!" :) )
Humm "the whole range of parts" J/K I know this isn’t a realistic option and I
wish everyone understood this.
My parts list:
Train track
In the normal product range verses a service packs. Basically this is so that
all train track from 1990 on up will match even if other parts of sets don't.
Color continuity on train track seems like a minor issue since colors vary in
real life but, Lego isn’t real, it's a toy. Basically in short; Lego set a
standard, whether they realized it or not, on the color of Lego train track and
they need to stick to it
Large baseplates
Since it wouldn't affect sets this is a minor request that is very important to
afol's and easy to do.
Burps
I didn’t realize until I read this thread but burps are something I use all the
time and would be lost without. A bulk pack with more rectangular burps than
triangular burps would be very useful to a lot of people including the non adult
Lego community and would likely prove to be a huge hit as long as it wasn't
overtly expensive. $1 a burp would probably be the price you would want to shoot
for when assembling a service pack. Anything more than $1 per burp would defer
interest from most customers including me.
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> * 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.
Thank you, however I hope this doesn't happen any time soon.
> I know this isn’t the silver bullet update you were hoping for, but hopefully
> this bears some good news for you.
Well it's more of a lead covering but hey I’m a lot cooler than I was when I
first posted on this issue so it must be working.
> Again, I know the color change upset many of you, and I don’t mean to re-open
> wounds.
Well it's more like a scar now but hey I’ll live.
Thanks again for including us even if it was a little late. I if not all afols
do value the time and effort you put into your job and I hope you don't take
things too personally as a lot of us are simply venting our frustrations with
the Lego company through you. If I have done this in the past I apologize.
Later,
OnDrew
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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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