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Reducing the number of colours in the palette seems like a win-win. It means Lego can be cheaper, and it also means that AFOLs will find it easier to build a decent selection of parts in each colour. (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Indeed. I have a bag of 41752's here. I keep looking at the tread surfaces on both sides and the Technic pin holes and thinking... 'now if they could put pin holes in a rubber-band holder, why couldn't they do the same for the big hailfire (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) The rubber band holders come to mind. Those are curiously over-designed. (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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In lugnet.color, William Howard wrote: (snipped) Thanks for sharing these and thanks especially for checking to see if it was OK first! Both are much appreciated. (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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So we can expect to see them get rid of those pastey new flesh tones...right? (Please oh please oh please) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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I can't believe what i just read: "... we are investigating to see whether some of the parts we make at the moment could be produced in other, cheaper materials:... and whether the quality of some of our parts is simply too high.." Didn't Ole once (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color) !
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(...) An interesting look into the process. Now all that the "bley" haters have to do is provide an alternate source for 3.7 million kroner and bing-bang-boom! everybody is happy. (20 years ago, 8-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004
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(...) Déjà Vu. (20 years ago, 8-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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Teaser - (URL) - (URL) are unedited (except to remove some names from the yellow block at the bottom of the article) (secondary links to same scans Teaser - (URL) - (URL) (20 years ago, 8-Dec-04, to lugnet.color) !!
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Hey all, After reading the responses to my last draft and the other threads on this board, I've lengthened the letter quite a bit, taking into account the suggestions offered, especially Mark Jordan's excellent list, of which I've incorporated quite (...) (20 years ago, 4-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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