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(...) Those arches are probably Pink. The only parts I've seen in the new 2004 Pink are a plate and brush. Here's some pics: (URL) LtPink on Peeron was listed incorrectly. It is a color name used on Bricklink generally for Paradisa (pre-1995) pink (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Universal Color List...finally
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(...) That's fine, but the bricks I used were all from the period 1970-1980, as they were put away when I began my 20 year dark age in 1981, and I have since always kept them separate from my new bricks. I actually picked out the bricks that looked (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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(...) [Snip - quality issues] (...) I can imagine, that a wild mix of used bricks from 196x till nineties have different clutch forces and similar tolerance spread as the plates now. But if you took only bricks of one colour and type out of one type (...) (20 years ago, 21-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Hi Ben, while those stacks look bad, I don't see any stacks of older plates beside them to compare. I stacked my older bricks and found much variation, I would be interested to see your findings. A lot of people say LEGO tolerances have become (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: Snip (...) Ok Jake, I am ready for serious discussion on the "blays". Let's change them back. You have my vote. Whom inside the executive management do we need to convince? ;-) Played well. Ben (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, FTX) !!
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(...) Hi Rosco, I am not asked, but I did and felt upset about these nearly as much as if they were blayish. Because these are rubbish of lowest quality. (URL) Jake wrote a while later on Lugnet the 2004 plates come in height tolerances of up to (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Saying that "no other elements availible in light gray anymore" is stretching the situation a bit. There are reasonably large quantites of both 'classic' grays available on BrickLink. The 'floor sweepings' tubs/boxes/etc from both 2003 and (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Hello! (...) Thanks, I accept that. I have no reason to doubt you tell the truth. I was just hoping... (...) Maybe because in Europe there are three Legolands and some LEGO Stores where you can buy loose bricks (oldgrey and oldbrown amongst others) (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Ah, so they're just not sold out yet ... was wondering myself there. I confess I'm feeling a bit guilty for not buying my share as AFOL. Well ok, I DID buy around 40 copies of gray baggies and still I could have bought more ... but what would (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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Hi Ross, (...) Yes, actually I bought my share. And have to tell you that I didn't buy more because of the limited to 9 quantities of grey bricks pack, that make each purchase more expensive due to shipping costs. (...) I don't have a clue what is (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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