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| (...) Actually this contrast almost suggests to me that it's not a replacement, but a new color. It's such a drastic difference. Hmm, reminds me of some gun barrels I've seen that have a "blued" finish. The first thing I thought of when I saw that (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) So this microscopic change to the studs makes them easier to assemble? Worse yet, this suggests that today's kids are not as dexterous as we were 25 or 30 years ago? This is really hard to believe. Any average 6 year-old can use their superior (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
| | | | Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
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| (...) Right--I don't agree with that either. It's not a manufacturing issue or a cost-saving issue, it's a marketing thing probably based on ease of assembly (if it's not a mistake, which I'm still willing to believe based on my Mos Eisley (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
| | | | Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
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| (...) Kid fans of LEGO eventually grow up... and they either become adult fans of LEGO, pass them on to their kids (in which case not as much LEGO is bought for the successive generation, as there is already ample supply), sell them via bricklink, (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) Hey All, After not sleeping last night due to being pissed off about this, I went out today and bought myself the mini star destroyer just to see what I was getting upset about. Upon opening the set I noticed the different colors and put them (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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