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Just a FYI: Was reading an article over on (URL) Gadgets> on (URL) The Coming Iridescence>, found it rather interesting. If you click on the (URL) gallery at JDSU.com> link, then click on plastics, you'll see some Bionicle parts. --Mike. (17 years ago, 30-Oct-07, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Mixed browns in new sets?
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(...) ah, yes. Thanks! Jonathan (17 years ago, 10-Oct-07, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Mixed browns in new sets?
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(...) Yes, David Gregory mentioned the different brown when he submitted the minifigs from the Dwarves' Mine set to BrickLink. Look at the beard: (URL) Maggie (...) (17 years ago, 10-Oct-07, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Mixed browns in new sets?
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Does it appear that there are two different browns in the set with the boat to anyone else? (URL) it were only the hull, I'd understand, but it appears to be more than that. Maybe it is a new color altogether? Thoughts? I guess we'll see when the (...) (17 years ago, 10-Oct-07, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Still no answer, but the new piece rule is nice to hear
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Thanks for the explanation and contributing positively to this thread, Brian. Like David, I also couldn't quite figure out how limiting its suppliers led to changing the colors, but your explanation does an excellent job. My favorite line in your (...) (17 years ago, 24-Sep-07, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Still no answer, but the new piece rule is nice to hear
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--snip-- (...) I think it's fairly clear what my position on the colour change and people that harp on about it is but I don't believe that the reason for the change is given in that article and the other info from TLG has been a little 'random'. (...) (17 years ago, 24-Sep-07, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Way to go, Brian!
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Wow, Brian, thanks so much! Your thoughtful, intelligent and mature response gives me hope that Lugnet will continue to remain a place where fans can engage in introspective and constructive (pun intended) conversation without devolving into petty, (...) (17 years ago, 23-Sep-07, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Still no answer, but the new piece rule is nice to hear
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(...) By all means ask pertinent questions. Your "questions" thus far have not been so. (...) TLC has clearly stated that they made business decisions that resulted in the current colour palette. Those decisions have ensured the survival of the (...) (17 years ago, 23-Sep-07, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Still no answer, but the new piece rule is nice to hear
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(...) Hmm, I guess I thought it did. They drasticly reduced the number of resin suppliers, which means that a large number of suppliers (who might have been the ones supplying, for instance, old grey) were eliminated, making those resins no longer (...) (17 years ago, 23-Sep-07, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Still no answer, but the new piece rule is nice to hear
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(...) The reason I'm asking this question in the first place is because the person who posted about the article initially said "It also explains the change in color pallets." I was hoping that this meant that they were saying that the article would (...) (17 years ago, 23-Sep-07, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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