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 Dear LEGO / 4417 (-5)
  Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
 
I think it's fine if LEGO wants to ADD more colors to their spectrum, but REPLACING colors is a bad idea; especially staple colors like light and dark gray. Those 2 colors are heavily used by everyone--space, town, castle--we all need gray. I'm (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
 
(...) Well, if it's true about the connections being weaker, I'd say that's bad news. But in all honesty, as a town building and landscape builder, I welcome a slight color variation! Mix up all of those color variations and you have buildings and (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  The Real Reason Why LEGO Is So Popular
 
I waxed philosophical this morning and wrote this piece in a fit of passionate loyalty to LEGO. It hit me like a flash of inspiration two days ago and I felt I had to write it down. I thought you all might like to read it. Comments enjoyed but not (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)  
 
  Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
 
(...) Just a thought with no evidence to back it up, but.... Assuming that this is not simply an error, like bent cypress trees or low-quality train wheelsets, could there be a technical reason? One reason that occurs to me is the colourfastness of (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
 
(...) Thanks for the scan. Bad news to say the least. :( I'm crossing my fingers that it's all a bad mistake and the bulk of 2004 sets won't be plagued by this. If Lego truly wants to get rid of colors that have been in production for ~25 years, (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)


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