 | | Re: New Skin Tones coming? (was: Re: Scans from new danish 2004 catalog)
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(...) Out of curiosity, does anyone suppose that TLG's decision to move toward flesh tones might have been, at least in part, motivated by the fact that successful competitor brands have been marketing flesh-toned figures for years? This, coupled (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) The problem with legos, as I see it, is there really isn't any other term for them besides "legos". Sure the company would like you to call them Lego bricks or Lego toys, and I try to do so in formal writing--only because I am a fan. But no (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: New Skin Tones coming? (was: Re: Scans from new danish 2004 catalog)
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(...) I think that's unlikely. It certainly *decrease* the appeal to me. That's obviously a small sample size, but I've been right before. :) (...) Possibly. I don't mind the not-exact-classic-smiley faces, but I *do* prefer the ones that are more (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: New Skin Tones coming? (was: Re: Scans from new danish 2004 catalog)
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(...) You mean that if there is a competitor with minifigs being 'more human', children would choose it just for that? In such case everybody would play with Ken & Barbie (pun intended). (...) Oh my. The grins (you call that 'facial expression') are (...) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: New Skin Tones coming? (was: Re: Scans from new danish 2004 catalog)
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(...) What if it meant more sales and wider appeal? (...) But TLC is already moving in that direction! Take facial expressions on the minifigs. I think these enhance playability (and apparently so does TLC) over a ubiquitous classic smiley. You are (...) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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