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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 04:38:18 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Daniel Warren wrote:
> 1) Why make the road plates 6 wide when 90% of the cars are only 4 studs
> wide? Isn't that brand new ambulance in the Spiderman 2 set only 4 wide? YES
If the roads are only 4-wide, the cars will clip each other as they drive past
in opposing lanes (ask Steve Ringe how much of a problem that is). Also, not
everyone builds 4-wide cars. The only one I've ever built uses the 5-wide twin
bucket-seat piece, the "trunk" (such as it is) is 6-wide, and the rear tires are
slightly over 7-wide. 4-wide lanes just aren't going to work for my little
roadster.
> 2) Dislike the minifigure's head color change. Keep it yellow.
Okay, _this_ I've actually heard a believable explanation for. At Toy Fair, I
was told that the reason for shifting to skin-tones in the licensed sets is
because the major retail chains have been leaning on TLC to do just that. If
the retail chains aren't happy, they'll stop ordering as much product, and that
will have a severely negative impact on TLC's bottom line. It doesn't matter if
the consumers care one way or the other if the big retail chains make their
orders based on a perception that they do.
> If I want realism I'll buy McFarlane toys.
Accounts of their realism are greatly exaggerated. They've got detail out the
wazoo, but very little of it is realistic, and the paint jobs are often
hideously blotchy.
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| (...) So what you're saying is only on sets like Spiderman, Harry Potter, Star Wars and the new Ferarri ones will this be in affect? Wasn't aware of the above, thanks. (...) And sometimes they even use the same sculpt on multiple figures (Lalime of (...) (20 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Personally, for myself, the only problem the new colors represent is storage. I cannot possibly mix them in with the old colors. What I don't like is how the new Strata 1000pc tub comes with the stupid lime, orange and light blue colors. It (...) (20 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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