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Relax, then rush out and get some of these new colors, and look at them side by side with your old colors. The grays are different. I like them. There is no chance I will confuse them when they are mixed with the old. Remember the excitement when (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Actually that wasn't me that said it but a someone from the semi-recent film 'Gods and Generals'. Glad you like it, though. :) (...) Oops, yes, of course. Don't know what I was thinking. I only remembered California and Billund. Thanks for the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Thank you, and you're welcome. I haven't gotten any response on it the other place I posted it so I'm glad to get some feedback here. I'm glad you enjoyed it. :) ~Mike (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Two questions: a) At what point in history did LEGO bricks become so difficult to assemble that a fundamental change was required to the very mechanism upon which this construction system was based? b) If you are already having difficulties (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) That's my guess about what's happening. Chamfering would make parts somewhat easier to assemble (just like in carpentry, the dowels for a dowel joint are chamfered for easier insertion) at a cost of some gripping. I'll have to buy some of (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Ray Sanders" <rsanders@svic.net> wrote in message news:HoF20M.21xM@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ...] (...) then see (...) Good points. I decided to go to TRU and buy the 4492 to see what all of the fuss was about. There is no doubt that the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I have 3 of the new Star Wars Mini sets (Mini ISD, AT-TE, and Imperial Shuttle), and they have the 'different' grey. The new X-Wing, though, has the 'old' grey. (...) So far, it appears to be the Star Wars sets. (...) I did 3, and others on (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I did some goolging and found this interesting page. (URL) LEGO has been spending serious bucks into the plastics recycling business. Now, the way I see it, if LEGO is putting all this money into this then I'd think they did some serious (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) even if its true that the greys are being changed, this is not the first time or the last during Lego's long heritage of producing building blocks that a change has been made. I would imagine that if the internet had been around when they (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Right on brother. The mighty Brick Shaman went on to say: "Do it fast, do it slow, do it lovely, do it ugly - it's all the same to me." is the centre of LEGO!* M. Thorn Sweetness. However I woudn't be your bro if I didn't hook you up on this (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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