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 Dear LEGO / *4413 (-5)
  Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
 
(...) Thanks for the scan. Bad news to say the least. :( I'm crossing my fingers that it's all a bad mistake and the bulk of 2004 sets won't be plagued by this. If Lego truly wants to get rid of colors that have been in production for ~25 years, (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
 
(...) Further more, the studs are rounded, making (...) Yes, working on a machine shop floor it looks as the NEWER 2004 plate/s is of a different mold note the chamfered edges of the stud the reason for this and I must say firstly that I Have very (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
 
(...) Dunno, but does have me wondering how this change plays vis-a-vis the light and dark gray elements in the 4400 tubs that just hit the street. There are 50-ish lt-gray 2x2 bricks per tub. Is Lego dumping old-color parts ? Will these continue as (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
 
(...) Yeah, this is bad juju. Nobody wants grey elements that don't match with light and dark grey as we have known them. I don't necessarily mind additions to the color scheme as we know it, but to eliminate the greys is just madness. I don't even (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
 
(...) Sorry, Josh, but it's not. The discoloring effect does happen in odd environments, but not like this. I noticed the "bluing" in the dark grey when I bought the Star Destroyer the other day; I initially wondered if it was the light, but yester- (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)


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