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(...) This is not only a valuable achievement, but also a valuable information. Thank You! (...) With the upcoming AFOL event in Frechen in focus, I'll do my best to get something (i.e. list of signatures) done right there. Give my lack of (...) (20 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) True, but new grey is locked. I suppose you could argue that we do not want to change clours, we want to reintroduce old ones. New grey would still be a core colour, it just wouldn't be used in any sets. (20 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) This seems a very valid argument to me indeed. (...) Taking the risk of repeating myself too often, that would be, indeed, the only necessary but yet sufficient move from TLC that would make me believe that they are, sincerely, concerned with (...) (20 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Amen, and ditto to that! And that is all I have to say. (20 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) If the community is dead set on giving me a migraine over the color issue bringing it up time and time again, do me a favor and listen to Jake. Write a petition and get it signed at brick events [1]. I would be more than willing to put my name (...) (20 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general) !
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(...) has anyone ever thought that TLG could simply reintroduce the original grey? could be an easier solution. I like a lot of the new colors, but I just don't like the new greys. I would get involved in something like this, my time is very limited (...) (20 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Oh I'd defintely sign this petition, I am part of this "younger" group LEGO thought they'd reach out to with the new colors, but boy has it put me off! With this the only sets I like to buy are tyhose w/out Lt & Dk Stone, and Brown. The only "Grays" (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) English speaking cross-overs from Germany and Japan have implied the reaction was the same in their own language Lego forems as it was here. How much more of the globe wold you like? I would hope he could be hit with a letter in every language (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) That would be a GOOD surprise. :) But just change it directly back to the old grey - no need for a gradual change. -Bryan (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) I have a suggestion for TLG: If they've realized that the colour change decision was a poor one (and they don't really want to admit it), they could reverse this decision without letting us know. Just suppose that the RGB colour values for the (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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I love Lego. I love creating something totally new that has never been seen before. I love building MOCs in my favorite themes. I love seeing other people's creativity and how they can come up with something new and innovative that I would never (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color) !!
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(...) FYI, In the last six months, I've yet to come across any of my colleagues to who don't know and understand the AFOL concern. (...) I'm not sure how far this will get you, but I'll tell you what... if you're able to pull something like this (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) Does it NEED to be in Danish? English, like it or not, is the language of business, and the CEO of a company as large as LEGO, even one as insular as LEGO is, ought to be able to read, speak, and write English at least fairly fluently. That (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hello! (...) I would sign such a letter. My skills at English, however, are not good enough to write it, though. Let alone my skills at Danish... Bye Jojo (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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About a year has passed since we learned of TLG's terrible decision to "improve" the gray, dark gray, and brown colors. Our initial (and ongoing) firestorm was unsuccessful at reversing the change, and with Jake's recent "locked-color" post (URL), (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(snip) (...) (snip) IF TLC was willing to release a very limited quantity of (...) The only problem I see with that idea is that if the 10K bags of gray weren't sold, that means there's stuff in inventory. The market demand of that set doesn't seem (...) (20 years ago, 23-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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I love Lego. I love creating something totally new that has never been seen before. I love building MOCs in my favorite themes. I love seeing other people's creativity and how they can come up with something new and innovative that I would never (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color) !!
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(...) Hello Brian, I answered the question on the black parts in a different post in this color thread, 1962 is correct as the begin date for black. Those 10x10 thick baseplates you have are a USA/Canada Samsonite item. They were never released in (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Dave, Jan K. of Germany went on a tour of the vault in Billund. Here is her Brickshelf set of pictures from that visit. Check out the 2nd and 3rd picture (1825 and 1826). This is a 1953-56 Lego set, probably a #700/2 or #700/3. Note on the (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Lester, You can blame Eric Strand for it not being ready yet! :-) Seriously, Eric (who is helping me) has found a whole new line of Lego items, namely USA/Canada Samsonite department store catalog sets. These were sold in Sears, Penney's and (...) (20 years ago, 24-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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