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(...) (URL) )It would be *great* if it had one. Do you know of anyone that might be willing to volunteer? Perhaps you could encourage them to drop the curator admins (Frank, Lenny, myself) a line? Once it did, the request to add a link to the front (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.admin.curators)
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If you need the letter translated into danish I'll be willing to help you out. Just email it to me, ok? (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Please add a link on the Colors group sidebar to the Isodomos Color Tree Pages: (URL) even provide a direct pointer to the cross-reference Color Tree Roots page: (URL) lot of people seem to be unaware of this extremely useful resource. Thanks to (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.admin.suggestions)
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(...) Why would you want to guess? Go to Clark's Color Tree Roots page: (URL) search the page for color 232 in the "Lego Name & Number" column. That gives you a one-row cross-reference between LEGO, Bricklink, Peeron, and LDraw. What more could you (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) The plates (and the sink) are color 232 Dove Blue, the same color as Greedo's legs. How that syncs up with Peeron's and Bricklinks's color charts is anyone's guess. (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) You're reinforcing my argument. No one thinks the color change is going to sell more sets to kids (1). It has certainly caused many AFOLs to decrease their purchases from TLC. So what was the point? And why not change back (since the kids (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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Conversation with neighbor's kid of about 8 or so: Me:"You know this part is a different kind of gray?" Kid:"No." Me:"It's true, Lego changed the color. Doesn't it matter to you?" Kid:"No." -Stefan--"Whatever, now I can build shiny metal ships"-G. (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) It's not exactly a ringing endorsement of TLC's approach is it? Taking a very broad view of the "market" - ie kids - the market's changing. Kids seem to be abandoning traditional toys and picking up video games earlier. Taking a more narrow (...) (20 years ago, 29-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) I'd like to second this request. It would be very helpful for the LDraw users to know what shade these universal colors are. Andy (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Has it been a year already? wow. I've been away for a long time. I totally avoided the color battle because I didn't want to get upset. Just recently, I returned to buying large amounts of LEGO elements for those "spring cleaning" boxes. I (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hi, the color is named "sky blue" at bricklink where also an invetory is present: (URL) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Hi there, I understand this situation... love it or hate it... the colours I'd like changed back, light/dark grey and brown, also minifigs to be as they are known and loved 'yellow'. For me that represented something different, no-one is (...) (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Does anyone happen to know what color the plates are in the Belville # 5943 Designer Interior set are? From the catalog I can't tell whether they are turquoise, light blue or other? There doesn't seem to be an inventory available yet. Thanks. (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.belville)
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(...) Yaaa...aaawn! (20 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Silence! Do not throw things like 'facts' or 'figures' into the path of the "TLC is beyond reproach" bandwagon that's been making the rounds of late. Things like 'reality' only serve to support the seemingly incessant whining of the (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, William R. Ward wrote: snip (...) The (URL) numbers> (25%-30% drop in sales since 2002) don't support your conclusion that TLC is in touch with their market. That can't be blamed entirely on the color change, but does anyone here (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, FTX)
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Heh, tried to focus so much on being positive I left out the most important request. Honestly, part of me doesn't think they'll ever change 'em back, but I guess it won't hurt to ask. Your name Your Street Address Town, State/Province Zip Code (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.color) !
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(...) If you insist on going at this, why don't you do a petition from a more representative group of LEGO's customers, namely parents? (And they can sign on behalf of their children if you want, as you probably don't want to be "using" children for (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Don't confuse not getting everything you want and them not being concerned with you. It's impossible to please everyone (including themselves), so they have to make tough decisions. It doesn't mean they're not concerned with the people those (...) (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) And you have evidence from inside the company that the net result of all the pros and cons of this change shows that this decision was a poor one? KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Ontario, Canada (20 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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