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RE: Color Change - Final Update - Track
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lugnet.general, lugnet.lego
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Date:
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Thu, 6 May 2004 13:42:52 GMT
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> The $5000 was tongue in cheek, though the previous cost of changing *to* • the 9V
> system was a true figure. If I have to be much more pessimistic in my
> expectations of obsolescence of Lego pieces, I might have to find another • hobby!
> I fully realise that no-one owes me anything on the products I've bought, • but
> the feeling of it being in extremely bad faith won't go away. The figure • was
> given as the estimated cost of replacing all my train-specific parts, if • that
> were ever necessary.
> Mark
I'm sorry, I just don't get this, When I look at a train layout, I'm not
looking at the damn track... I'm looking at what's running on the track.
And when you think about it, the 'consumer' is a far distance from being
able to see the actual color of the track. Now if the color was changing to
purple or some hot pink color, I'd say we'd be able to see the difference
from a distance.
If the track can stay the old dark grey, than every part can stay that
color. That's just not fair in my mind, we all have parts we've spent lots
of money on that we want to have continuity with building. I've tried to
embrace the change best as possible, and have actually gotten some of the
new sets (x-pods and Designer only) I don't have enough to build anything
with the new colors yet to totally rule them out. Though I have to say,
hearing that track will/might stay dr. grey really made me think this
through again... and made me pretty upset about the whole mess. I think
almost more than the inital shock of the whole deal.
I'm sorry, when it comes to this change, right now I feel it's all or
nothing, it's not fair to give one group what they want and not the rest of
us. I can understand doing a limited run of the track now like you did with
the bricks and when they are gone, they are gone just like for the rest of
us.
Tamy
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Message is in Reply To:
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| (...) I'm just eager that the track should not change *again*. OK, new light grey would be OK, and new dark grey tolerable at a push (it makes old dark grey look silly) but given that track pieces are some of the most expensive ones, changing them (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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