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(...) Isn't that just purple in general? I thought the reason was pretty much because the mix of dyes that Lego uses for purple ABS was finicky. Hence since certain parts need to be molded for longer, or at different temperatures, or different (...) (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) I don't see how you can state this, after the Knight's Bus debacle. -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Olof, I wouldn't expect there to be too much problem in this regard. It would be different if they were trying to re-create an old colour that hadn't been used in many years, and there had since been changes in ABS formulation, suppliers, part (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) -snip, skipping the rest of it- Just a small observation, here; if they are mixing new Maersk Blue ABS, and all of the older sets were made with the same batch of pellets, how closely will the colors be matched? Perhaps this will have to be (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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I was going to post this with the debate on the 10152 sets in Maersk blue instead of dark blue, but I didn't want to get involved. Forbes Magazine says that in Denmark there are only 2 billionaire (milliarden) families. The one that owns Lego and (...) (20 years ago, 20-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color)
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All of you, who want the old gray colors back: Just do the same as Maersk did: pay for the ABS in the color you like...... Niels (20 years ago, 19-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX) !
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(...) <snip> That's an amazing story, Ben, and congratulations on becoming a new homeowner! And a fine looking house it is! Now, are you sure that it was blay that was totally responsible for this new home-- a new bride didn't have anything to do (...) (20 years ago, 17-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) First, thanks to David for trying to answer that one for me. I'll fill in the blanks. Thank you Samarth for your kind words. Simply put, my website cost too much money for the little benefits I got from it. I have lost some of the interest i (...) (20 years ago, 16-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) snip Good day, John! Possibly I should be really glad about the bley-thing in the end (without any joking!). Since 1997 I have spent (by far) over 4000 Eur each year for new bricks (90% of these as MISB sets). Next to this, I have partly spent (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) I know how serious you are when it comes to your acrimony over the color changes, and so I shouldn't have made light of it in the first place (but how could I resist? You are such a character:-) FWIW, I think the decision was a unmitigated (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Nice. I have been neutral about the new colors and have just added them into my collection. HOWEVER, whenever I build a MOC and pull out a new "bley" brick and place it on the model. GARBAGE!!!! They look so out of place. I immediately take it (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Hi Samarth, I believe due to time constraints or other issues, Terry took his website down. That said, Terry sent Brad to my place for the fist part of the World Tour, and if you would like to see pics of Brads visit with me, have a look (...) (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.general)
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(...) Why IS one of my fave lego websites offline? I was looking for it the other day because I'd thought of something nice for the latest picture captioning contest. And what about Brad's world tour???? Samarth (20 years ago, 15-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) It reminds me of the page I had on my now offline website , Minifigville.com, asking people: Top 10 practical ways to use new color parts other than building with them. And the top 10 answers were: Put a single Light Gray in a large bin with (...) (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) Haha! That gives me an idea: I need a cover for my kitchen garbage can... -Bryan (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Hi John, and now imagine that the hooks are actually done in SNOT technique! And think somewhat further: the trashcan will surely be filled with all kind of kitchen SCHLEIM sooner or later.... Thanks LEGO for being every day a new toy! Thanks (...) (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.build.schleim, FTX)
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(...) <snip> Oh, bad, wicked, naughty, evil Ben! :-) JOHN (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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Hi all, I just wanted to present my first and so far only MOC in the "cool" colour bley: (URL) These (bley and therefor otherwise useless) bricks substitute the trashcan holder which is available from IKEA for 2.99 Eur. And no - I do not mind (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(...) [Great] list! I guess it will be pretty close to what they finally come up with. Maybe your '56th' colour is in the following list: 56.1 pastel teal 56.2 sand teal 56.3 lilac (that dark/purple pink used in Duplo and Belville or is this your (...) (20 years ago, 14-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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(...) I can get pretty close to 56 colors, but honestly I've got a lot that I'd LIKE to see that I'm not sure currently exist. Assuming that "light" colors are pretty much pastels, this list gives about 12 pastels, 9 transparents, 3 bizzaros (...) (20 years ago, 13-Dec-04, to lugnet.color)
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