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There will be a little while longer with some smooth slopes coming out because they haven't quite got the new moulds ready yet, but they will be switching back to texture for the foreseeable future. hooray! Steve (17 years ago, 11-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) Hooray! Good work, guys. I'll sure be looking forward to the textured slopes coming back. Now, just bring our 9V Trains back, too! -Jordan Schwarz (17 years ago, 11-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) ... Well, as said, we asked again, and here is what we've been told to answer: TLG is switching back to textured slopes. So it turns out I was wrong about molds wearing off (and as some poeple pointed, it didn't quite fit anyway); apparently (...) (17 years ago, 11-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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In lugnet.ambassadors, Ross Crawford wrote: snip (...) If mold deterioration was the case, the "pits and mounds" would appear the same, just "flattened". The parts of the mold that makes the "pits" would be in contact with the molten plastic first, (...) (17 years ago, 11-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) If you look closely at your photo, especially the corner slope, you'll see that the surface is mottled, not smooth like bricks. This seems to confirm that it is a consequence of the deterioration of the molds. But note also this (URL) pic (...) (17 years ago, 10-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I have noticed that too. I do not expect Lego to pay much attention to such a complaint or should I say as much attention as they did to the change of colors. They will probably tell you that in their research the kids liked the smooth rather (...) (17 years ago, 10-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I think you'll find that there has always been variation in the depth of the texture on slope bricks, it's just that the variation is now greater. I'll hazard a guess and say that TLG are using their molds for longer to save money. If you (...) (17 years ago, 10-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.off-topic.debate) !
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Why have textured slopes been arbitrarily abandoned? The last few retail purchases of Lego sets that I made disappointed me greatly in that the pieces I'd most desired, 2x2 medium-slope corners and 2x2x3 extreme-slope bricks, both in dark red, were (...) (17 years ago, 9-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Well, there have been (URL) issues>, and a vacation in the between time.... Patience, grasshopper. :-) JOHN (17 years ago, 8-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) it's been well over a month now, what gives? ondrew (17 years ago, 8-Sep-07, to lugnet.general, lugnet.ambassadors) !
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(...) Nougat/Light Nougat are the "flesh" colors we know, to my knowedge. Beige is Tan. (...) uh-huh. (...) sjf (17 years ago, 7-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) Here is a list from Peeron of what presumably are official LEGO colors: (URL) and here is a chart from them that I have found quite helpful for comparing colors that have different names on different databases: (URL) Maggie C. (17 years ago, 7-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) This had been discussed back when I was an Ambassador. Essentially, as hard as it is to believe, there is NO official list of color names. When you think about it, working in different languages and now with computer generated models, having (...) (17 years ago, 7-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) I'd like to just see some internal consistency on what TLC calls various colors. I'd first like to know if Jake's color names are still the official locked colors : (URL) so, then why are color descriptions on the shop-at-home site different (...) (17 years ago, 7-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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In response to this (URL) smart move> by TLC, as well as (URL) this>, my question is: Can we get more colors locked? Also, what's the chances of getting any retired colors unretired? My 2 faves are Sand Red and Dark Turquoise. The forner is worth (...) (17 years ago, 3-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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Hey all, Forgive me if this has already been discusses in some other ng that I don't happen to read. Have any other Lego colors been confirmed for "retirement?" My reason for asking is that I'm culling pieces from my collection to sell and I'm (...) (17 years ago, 3-Sep-07, to lugnet.ambassadors)
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(...) I'd like to see support for pictures as well as LDRAW and Track Designer Files. Automatic reduction and file size optimisation, or just an outright ban on people uploading large pictures or BMP formats. Thumbnailing for galleries. Mid-size (...) (17 years ago, 30-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
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(...) This may be true, but they always managed to be top notch before. Now, with all the changes to save money, they are slipping a little. Almost anytime I order from S@H they have items backordered. If demand is higher than usual, they have the (...) (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) Yep:-). Demand was also higher than previous years for sets too. I should also point out that production for sets is a lot like printing - there's a lot of lead time needed to get a set production run done. So what seems obvious now in terms (...) (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) Ah, so unlike last year, when they decided that the best time to shut down production in Enfield and move everything to Mexico was just in time for the holiday season (leaving many stores, including the Lego brand stores, fairly bare of bricks (...) (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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