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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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| | Re: New Skin Tones coming? (was: Re: Scans from new danish 2004 catalog)
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(...) I question the need to "enhance" the realism. The Lego world is its *own* very special and unique realism. Changing the minifigs to be more like exact models of the real world rather than abstract (and well-recognized!) representations is a (...) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Blue 32 x 32 Baseplate Discontinued... nooo...ooo!
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(...) No, because... (...) ...it does. There are many Europe-only sets that will not show up when you choose the US as your country - you'll get Not Available. So if they are pretty much permanently out of stock of something for the US, they CAN (...) (21 years ago, 1-Feb-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Blue 32 x 32 Baseplate Discontinued... nooo...ooo!
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(...) I think this happens because the item is NOT sold out all over the world. Remember that by setting your shipping location, you get different Shop At Home websites--North America, Europe, Australia, etc. They are NOT actually different (...) (21 years ago, 1-Feb-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Blue 32 x 32 Baseplate Discontinued... nooo...ooo!
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(...) Hi there, I just got the new January - May catalogue her in Denmark. And set# 4856 Doc Ock's Hideout does indeed have a blue baseplate. Kecia (21 years ago, 31-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: New colors - an alternative - BULK TUBS for Grays etc.
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Snippage (...) I was thinking the same thing the other day. A bulk castle tub with arches, windows, knights, horses ect. And lots of bulk grey brick of all sizes. I'm not even really into castle and I would buy several. So would everyone else. They (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: New colors - an alternative - BULK TUBS for Grays etc.
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(...) This is a good suggestion, and one that has been made a few times on LUGnet. I think AFOLs are more enthusiastic about the possibility than LEGO is about making it available. (...) Are you talking about buying marked-down damaged sets from (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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