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(...) I thought the holes in the minifig heads were for safety reasons, to prevent choking if a child were to attempt to swallow them. I think I saw that mentioned in a LEGO book somewhere... C (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) After going though my buttloads of light grey I recognize my "very old" light grey (the "engine oil" shown) from my "current" ones bought in new condition (SAH, BL, sets) the last decade or so. That light grey plate ("new" version) looks much (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Day..." At least, that's from the '70's... If there was a slogan before that, I don't know it :) I seem to recall commercials, and there's a tune to it, but I don't remember the rest... Dave K (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Not that kids can't put them together, but to make it easier--just like holes in the minifig heads made them easier to pull off and slots in the technic pins made them easier to pull out. Making a change to make something easier for the user (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I am no expert on this aspect, but I don't think the logic is that sound here. I recall an article in a train magazine noting the 'graying' of the hobby. They worried that the average age of subscriber was like 56yrs old. I don't think (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Aside from the perspectives already mentioned, two other issues worry me: 1 Replacing or augmenting existing colors with slightly different colors will cause confusion and bad publicity. - We will have a harder time sorting out pieces and need more (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) And while we're at it, "Just Imagine...." was the old slogan :) What's the new one? "Play on"? (URL) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (remove SPAM when e-mailing) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Dear Lego As I sit here and hope for a "This is why we did it" post from somebody I thought of this..... Keep the old colors in production and offer them at S@H bulk sales and the PAB locations. I see no reason Lego could not offer the old light and (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Color change official/permenant WAS Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
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(...) To quote Swiper Fox: Awww MAN! (Why yes, my sister *does* have small children, why do you ask?) Well, not much chance of me stopping building, but it does put a serious kink in my plans to build a life-size model of the Death Star in dark grey (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Color change official/permenant WAS Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
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I saw this posted by 'guybrush' on the FBTB forums: "I've started a new topic so that this one can be free of doubt, wait and see type comments, etc. I have confirmation in my inbox this morning. I'm not sure yet if the person wants to be quoted or (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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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)
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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)
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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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(...) I totally agree. What I didn't agree with was the logic being used to suggest why these changes were being made. I was trying to express my disbelief that changes were happening because parts were getting too difficult to manufacture. If these (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Mark... they're serious. Speaking as someone who used to share your opinion it's important to note that this argument has come up many times in the past. The general opinion has always ended up that this statement is correct. (...) It might be (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Same reasoning why they don't cater to the Macintosh with their computer products - too small an audience. Mark (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Actually, Brad Justus and Jake McKee have always told us that they believe the adult LEGO buyers to make up less than 5% of the retail market. We AFOL's think it's a bit higher, but not much. A good way to put it into perspective is this: go (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Yes, he's serious. By "not big enough", if memory is serving me correctly (too lazy to go digging through Lugnet's back catalogue of conversations), they mean "less than 5% of our sales volume" 95% of the Lego that leaves the shelves ends up (...) (21 years ago, 17-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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