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(...) Oops, note: Gray - 1961? -> 2003 (CA/ABS switch in 1963) Brown - 1974? -> 2003 (ABS in 1977?, 1974 in different, flexible plastic) Dk Gray - 1977? -> 2003 So, at least 41 years for Gray ABS, and 27 years of Brown and Dark Gray (31 years for (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Well, there will always be AFOLs who will forever vocally belittle, despise, and challenge the color change. And you'll just have to deal with it. My guess is that the majority still *very* much hates the color change (that's certainly the (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Dear Rich, you cried for this, so let me answer: - Ignition started - counterstatement launched - get a deep breath Blay sucks and will suck forever. I think this is a fact for the majority of AFOLs I know. Ben P.s.: I appreciate the existence (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.color) !!
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Hello! (...) Sic est. Bye Jojo (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Where are you getting your information from? Every survay I've seen at best comes up with keep both colors but never have I see a survay that says bley is perfered by a "majority". If you want to start an argument you should have some facts by (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) I THINK you're right about the proportions, Rich, I really do, but you speak as if you KNOW you are. I think it's dangerous to assert one is in the majority on a question if one doesn't have metrics to back it up. So... What do you base that (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) I am, and it is a correct assumption. You in the minority will just have to deal with it. (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) I much prefer the new transparent orange, although the old one worked OK for flames. I didn't find it very usable for much of anything else, as the color was too saturated, and its hue was a bit too far on the red side of the spectrum. For (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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(...) That is true. I have plenty of "old-gray" bricks, and there will probably be plenty "old-gray" elements on bricklink for a long time to come, but my main issue is that elements introduced after the color-change (like the 3x12 wedge-plate) will (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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I think that the new "Trans Orange" was also reported as being present in the recent arctic alpha team sets. In fact, mabie that explains why Trans-Orange is not in the universal color list. Because they have dropped the classic transparent orange (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego)
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