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(...) contain that color. I just looked at a small one ('Dark Tan') which shows as '7' usages. Looking at the individual inventories, I find 9 unique parts. So take the BL numbers with a grain of salt. They are not telling you the number of unique (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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In lugnet.color, Gerhard R. Istok wrote: Snip (...) I agree and would love more of these windows. Unfortunately I have heard that this window mold can no longer be used. Would anyone from LEGO wish to comment on this? Widely used pieces such as this (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) No. I can still do better if need arises ;-) But not in this post. (...) It's the facts that are. not me. (...) You missed every single instance of mismanagement except the bley issue? The failure to keep to their core competences? The Galidor (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) OK, offer accepted. But - as I said - the speedboat model is still on the shelf, and will remain there until I get the other stuff I need to build the MOC I want from the parts I bought the sets for. And it's not much, only a few PaB-pieces I (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) That really is a matter of perspective. For persons who have spent years amassing large quantities of grey and dark grey, these bley pieces are incompatable with their collections. Even if an individual does come upon a large amount of bley, (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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In lugnet.color, Christian Treczoks wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) <snip> (...) Wow! That has got to be one of the most negative posts I have ever read-- "internal communication and information mismanagement" "charge of the colour (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) I think the CEO thinks he can lure some of us back into their thrust with an apology. Since they don't plan on doing anything for AFOLs, a well-written apology and some respectful words is the cheapest, most effective way for them of gaining (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Standing offer to anyone who thinks that their bley and dark bley and bright brown are "worthless", made in all seriousness. I'll take them off your hands, and pay the postage for you to send them to me, to boot. I'd ask that you contact me (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Interesting that BL reports a different order than Peeron does: 1 Black 143939 2 Gray 80050 3 White 71770 4 Red 67956 5 Yellow 52425 6 Blue 45521 7 DkGray 20404 8 Green 13672 9 Brown 8167 10 Tan 6925 11 MdStone 6332 12 Clear 5895 13 TrRed 4319 (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Very odd. Does this include Bionicle parts? I think there are some blue bionicles, so maybe that skews the results? Bruce (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Although TLC itself is having problems, the total financial background of the owners is quite sound. I even doubt that a switchback would drive LEGO out of business. The brand is so valuable, even _if_ TLC would go down the drain, the brand (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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Hey Jake, Well, now that we have a definitive answer from the top, I'm curious as to whether any news has come your way that you can share with us as to which colors will be "locked" AND, almost more importantly, which colors will be cut. (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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Once apon a time, (somewhere around the early 80's I think) Coke-cola changed their formula for Coke and introduced "NEW" Coke. Needless to say it didn't go over very well. The public had a fit and profits plummited. Coke eventually realized they (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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Hey all, Well I got board today so rather than doing laundry or something else productive I decided to answer a question I have been asking myself for months. Actually I think it was John Barns that put the idea back into my head recently. Anyway (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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(...) I agree. Sorry, I interpreted that as a "what can be done now", as opposed to "what can be done regarding next year's sets" -Scott (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) true true. most of what you mentioned could be taken care of at no cost by doing the switch back with new sets rather than redoing current sets[1]. other than that i really couldn't say since well i just don't know what there contracts/and (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) - snip - (...) If enough people decide to take that approach, it would ultimately be self-defeating. There wouldn't be a LEGO company around to produce new bricks in any color. Boycotting the company due to the color change is of course your (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) <snip> (...) Hah!, Try getting into pneumatics in any significantly meaningful fashion. They redesigned the switches and released a couple of set with them, but they are still $3-$10 in lots of <10 for the most part and Shop@Home wants $4.50 (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(snip) (...) (snip) (...) Where has LEGO officially stated color standards? All I'm aware of is part compatibilty standards. I understand your love and appreciation with the elements, but it's like having a sibling--you have to take the good with (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) As a past manufacturing and process engineer with some business management background, I'd say you'd have to factor in the supplier agreements for X amount of color concentrate, cancellation and breach of contract penalties, contract (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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