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Re: Nicely now. What do you think of the new colors?
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Thu, 15 Jan 2004 21:06:17 GMT
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Oh man, must resist the urge to go off again. :)
Seriously though.......
The new grey colors are too blue and look very faded. The light much less
than the dark grey, but faded and blue none the less. As for the brown, the
old brown was perfect. The new brown has too much red in it to be brown
anymore. If it were not for the fact that Lego has chosen to replace the
correct light and dark grey colors, I would not care, I would simply not use
them. But replacing staple colors like light and dark grey with something
that is not even compatable with the old colors is out of line. Had you
replaced light and dark grey with new shades that were complimentary to the
old ones, I would be fine with it, even if I don't agree with the move. At
the very least if you can not be convinced that these new colors should be
eliminated, re-formulate them to be compatable with the old ones.
For me personally, this change will impact my purchase of new sets to the
point it will basically stop. As an example, I had put aside money for 20
of the mini ISD sets because they looked to be such a fantastic parts
selection (most of what I build is space related right now). Obviously that
purchase will never take place. This will carry through to any future sets
that contain more than a very small amount of these new colors (man what a
disappointment the Millennium Falcon will be). What little I do buy would
likely be limited to creator buckets. Even then, I have no intention of
using Megablock quality colors in my Lego creations.
A VERY unhappy AFOL who has only been back to the wonderful world of Lego
for two years. :(
Greg
"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message
news:HrInyA.22B1@lugnet.com...
> It's only a couple of weeks in the new year, and it looks like it's going • to be
> an interesting 2004!
>
> I have a request, but before I go any further, let me say that personally, • I
> understand the concerns surrounding the color changes. I know many of you • think
> of me as a marketer here to shill products. I'm an AFOL too with a healthy
> collection of light and dark gray, so I can understand your concerns.
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> As both my duty as the Community Development Manager, and as an AFOL, I'm
> interested in helping to make sure that the LEGO Company fully understands • the
> issues you have as well. I'm looking for your help to deliver the message. • To be
> totally clear, this is me asking in order to have answers ready if and • when my
> colleagues ask.
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> I would ask that you reply to this thread with your thoughts and feelings • about
> the color issue, both for and against. One post per person, I would think • would
> make sense. I would ask that the debate be restricted to other threads, • and that
> all posts be rational, calm, and non-hateful. This will ensure that I can • more
> easily pass along the information, and that the message isn't bogged down • in
> debate.
>
> Please understand that this is simply a fact/feeling/thought finding • mission,
> and does not mean that the decision to change colors is going to be • changed.
> Many of you have asked for the latest status information. There is nothing • new
> to report at this point. The color change is proceeding as planned, and • sets are
> rolling (and have already rolled) off the line with the new colors.
>
> But I know that you don't like this answer, so please use this opportunity • (as
> well as continuing to direct complaints and feedback through LEGO Customer
> Service) as a way to have your voices heard.
>
> Again, we are not changing the colors back, and from what I know now, we • aren't
> considering it. This is an information gathering mission only.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help!
>
> Jake
>
> ---¬
> Jake McKee¬
> Community Development Manager¬
> LEGO Community Development
> ¬
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