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Dear Jake, Long letters ask for long answers. Let me give you what you asked for ;-) Jake McKee wrote: > While we certainly have communication issues, I'm not sure this was or is the > source of all our problems of past and late. Certainly it plays (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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(...) As a followup, I too would like these windows available in other colors. When one looks at how many different colors the 2x4 bricks (for example) are now available in... I think I counted somewhere about 38 different colors in Bricklink. And (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Ben, I don't think the 1x2x2 classic style window will be retired any time soon. The reason is the same reason that it is still in production.... a large number of the Legoland Parks Miniland buildings have the 1x2x2 windows in them. I believe (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) I must appologize for my poor choice of words. Obviously children are LEGO's core market. That being said, to ingore even 5% of your market is a pretty serious oversight. Do you really think that this colour change improved LEGO sales? Do you (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(snip) (...) Ok, it's a known fact that AFOL's make up from 1-5% in sales for TLG. How does 5% translate to a "core group of consumers"? Now, if you managed to get 40%, that would be a stronger point for debate... Scott (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Assumptions. How are you equating the owners to TLG? Those are separate statements that don't have commonality. Yes, TLG is a private company, but the owner of the company isn't the CEO. You "doubt a switchback would drive TLG out of (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(snip) (...) Ok, there's your market strategy....video tape them saying that, or have them write a letter to TLG... If you really want old gray back, don't make it look like someone's whining about their color collection--make it business. Get the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:ID3w61.61z@lugnet.com... (...) I would like to know what future changes LEGO is planning (if any) regarding the light bluish grey color change. It seems clear to me that the change to (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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(...) So... if I am interpreting the above numbers correctly... MdStone now has been seen in 37% of the variety of parts that Gray has ever been known to have been produced in (but not neccessarily the same base group tho). Not bad for ~1.3 years (...) (20 years ago, 10-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Ben, Thanks. TLG, thanks. I'm one of those who strongly regret the color change. However, I didn't hope for a change back, since the 'damage is already done', as the different shades are already out there. But I was waiting for some point in (...) (20 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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I'm not going to get into color change discussion, but Christian brings up a few points about other stuff that I'd like to take a few minutes to respond to. (...) While we certainly have communication issues, I'm not sure this was or is the source (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I had posted this locked (or Universal, as we've been calling it internally) list a while back: (URL) don't have, but am looking into, as I get time, the list of "cut" colors. Hope that helps. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Yes, I'd also like to know which are the 52 colours that have come out of the consolidation process, so that I can sort discontinued colours separately. If possible Jake, please would you post a colour chart showing the 52 surviving colours (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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(...) A simple (and admittedly single item) look at the Bricklink price guide shows , for the last 6 months, the following sales: 2x4 Dark Bluish Gray ---...--- Times Sold: 38 Total Qty: 283 Min Price: $0.03 Avg Price: $0.12 Qty Avg Price: $0.12 Max (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) I can't change Peeron, but I did do a query against the data, counting unique parts found for each color. Here are the heavy hitters: White 2326 Black 2145 Yellow 1910 Red 1877 Blue 1353 Gray 1313 DkGray 842 Green 795 Brown 499 MdStone 487 Tan (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Have you ever read any of Christian's posts before? :) (...) Well, I *would* agree except insofar as they've said that if they *had* known our reaction that they *wouldn't* have made the change. It says to me that in their view, the cost of (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) and show the 'unique parts' for each color ? That might be most revealing to show which colors have had the greatest variety of parts produced. Ray (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Incompatible would be me receiving a Toyota quarter panel for my Dodge Dakota--a Toyota part cannot fit on my Dodge--that's the definition of incompatible. If I receive a dark grey Dakota panel whereas my truck is light grey, the part is (...) (20 years ago, 9-Mar-05, to lugnet.color)
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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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