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Re: Nicely now. What do you think of the new colors?
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Fri, 16 Jan 2004 05:54:32 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
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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.
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Hmm. Well, let’s pretend for a minute that I haven’t had much time to read
Lugnet posts for about six months, and let’s pretend, just pretend, that I might
have missed all the hub-bub that might have led to your recent posts, and let’s
say that hypothetically I haven’t bought any 2004 sets yet to experience any
color changes, and let’s also say that my theoretical-self also doesn’t have the
time to read all of the responses to this thread to make sense of it. Given all
this pretending, then what excatly is it that we’re talking about?
Heehee! That was fun writing! ...Seriously though, I get that there are color
changes going on. My first question, before I can answer yours, is which
colors are changing? Is it just the shade of gray we are used to being replaced
with a new shade of gray? Or are other colors affected?
Gray was actually a new thing when I started collecting. And the things I
usually build with gray (stone castles, metal spaceships, dirt moonscapes) would
actually benefit from a variety of shades of gray. True, I will miss not being
able to have more of the old stuff. But I can probably live with it.
However, if it is not just gray, then I might have concerns. What are the
primary colors again? Red, yellow, and blue? Each of these have always been
available (in my years of experience) in a specific, classic, and brilliant tone
that is quintessential to its color. Any variant for one of these three would
be an off-tone that not only would not match my current supply, but would break
from the classic “core business” philosophy that TLC executives have been
claiming to want to “get back to” for at least two years now (no, the recent
press release was not the first time such claims were made). Similarly, black
and white are absolutes (well, they should be even if the fashion industry says
otherwise). If black or white were changed, we would just get more variants of
gray.
So in review: I am basing my opinions based on a lot of assumptions about your
question. If my assupmtions are correct, changing gray is okay. Changing red,
yellow, blue, black, or white would be bad. All the other colors I can think of
have not been around long enough or not been around in large enough supply for a
change to greatly affect me.
One more thought: The real big problem is when too many colors are offered.
In recent years, I have picked up some sets (such as from LoM and SW) that
provided many pieces in a color I wanted, but I ended up with a bin full of odd
pastels and off-shades of which I don’t have enough to do much with. The number
of colors in my odd-bin has grown considerably over the past year, but the
number of parts of any one color therein has not. The problem here is that if
sets come with too many colors, it becomes harder for a builder (especially a
young builder who is the “core” audience) to collect enough of any single color.
Only by collecting more of a single color or two or three can a builder really
branch out to building larger models or larger layouts of smaller models.
An attempt at an example: When I was in my teens I fell in love with a certain
series of sets that offered little more than black and yellow pieces. In buying
just a few, I was able to build an army of Blacktron forces for a fun lunar
layout. But if the sets were half made of a variety of colors, my army would
have been half the size.
Of course, this latter issue is a digression from the topic, and one I just
decided to add in here since the forum seems open. :)
Somehow, in the end I am sure I will keep buying no matter what comes of this
(or no matter what it is). The question will be, will I be doing more buying
from S@H or more from BrickLink?
Well, that’s my two bricks. Thanks for asking! :)
-Hendo
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| 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 (...) (20 years ago, 15-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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