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(...) I don't have any insider information about TLC (perhaps you do?), so I can't say with any certainty whether these groups are composed of different people or not. But both projects (assuming they are seperate projects) are doing the same thing: (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Who Lied? (was: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004)
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(...) To add a little clarity to what you said above (should be 'Design Lab' rather than 'Design Group') it would be good to review what Jake wrote back in May of 2004. (URL) It starts around the 3rd para>. My read is that it may have been an (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Who Lied? (was: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004)
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(...) (Hefts large clue-stick) The colour change was initiated in 2000 by the Design Group - as an exercise in improving how the colours play together. The palette reduction seems to have been initiated in 2004 by the "Sourcing for the Future" group (...) (20 years ago, 10-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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| | Re: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004
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I certainly hope that when they refer to "some parts" being too high quality for their purpose that they will NEVER apply this principle to the brick. *gulp* I also think that the reduction in colors is a good idea so that the remaining colors can (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Agreed, I was rumaging through my box of orange yesterday, only to realize I had at least 3 differtn shades! What mad man came up with that, it's freaking orange. Mat (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004
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(...) OK, I figured it was worth asking. :) Steve (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004
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(...) Unfortunately, that image is already (on my 17" monitor) about 50% bigger than the original. (The original is only 5x3 cm) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004
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(...) That's a foolish motto for business. Quality is always a trade-off against cost. You set it as low as you can while still achieving your goals for revenue & market share. The motto is more reasonable as: "Good enough is the best." KDJ (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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| | Re: Who Lied? (was: Halving the colours in the palette - Lego Life Sept 2004)
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In lugnet.color, David Eaton wrote: Snip (...) I couldn't agree more. With the new sets of 2004 and bulk tubs for the last two years, I have enjoyed the many new colors. But there are not enough in any quantity to build anything useful. Reducing the (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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I think this is a new initiative to further cut costs. Its funny one part of Lego decides it needs to control the pallette and amount of "usuable parts" in the system, while another part keeps on coming out with new colors and new parts (molds) for (...) (20 years ago, 9-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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