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Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
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Date: 
Sat, 15 Nov 2003 03:21:28 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Joe Meno wrote:
   Hi all,

This is from a friend of mine, Gareth Bowler:

Got into my first 2004 sets today; the MINI star destroyer set, and promptly scrapped them for parts, only to find, to my shock and dismay, that the colors don’t match. Further more, the studs are rounded, making connections significantly weaker, and the parts overall just have a cheaper feel to them.

(pic in original post)

The two parts labelled “old” are both from 2003 sets, and have never had a chance to yellow or been exposed to sunlight. The photo was not altered in any way and is the raw output from my scanner.

Okay.... what happened? Did Lego hire fired workers from clone brands like MegaBloks, Best Lock? This is really sad.....

I think each of us should start making emails and letters expressing our concerns as loyal Lego customers.



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  Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
 
Hi all, This is from a friend of mine, Gareth Bowler: Got into my first 2004 sets today; the MINI star destroyer set, and promptly scrapped them for parts, only to find, to my shock and dismay, that the colors don't match. Further more, the studs (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX) !! 

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