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Re: What is Bley???
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lugnet.color
Date: 
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:13:21 GMT
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In lugnet.color, Matthew Crandall wrote:
   Hi everyone!

Humor me--I am somewhat new here, and I am not attempting to rekindle anything ugly. (I am, by nature, a peaceful person.)

What is Bley?

And why is it so disliked? (Please, only calm responses. Like I said--I’m somewhat new, mostly peaceful, and this is simply a request for information only.)

Play Well!

Matthew

Bley is the newer grey color that has been used by the LEGO Group. It’s more bluish than the previous grey, hence the name “bley.” The grey color changed a few years ago without notice, and is disliked not because of the color itself (I like that it’s more of a cool color) but because the change was done without warning, so the old grey became something that is only becoming rarer and rarer as time goes on. For those who use and stockpiled the old gray, this was something that wasn’t taken very well at all.


Joe



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(...) While the lack of warning didn't help matters there are those (like myself ; ) who hold the older colours to be more useful for MOCing (especially landscaping) and don't complain on purely collection adjustment issues. This is why I have far (...) (18 years ago, 13-Feb-07, to lugnet.color, FTX)

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Hi everyone! Humor me--I am somewhat new here, and I am not attempting to rekindle anything ugly. (I am, by nature, a peaceful person.) What is Bley? And why is it so disliked? (Please, only calm responses. Like I said--I'm somewhat new, mostly (...) (18 years ago, 12-Feb-07, to lugnet.color, FTX) ! 

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