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Re: Talk me into Bley at BrickFest
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Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:45:24 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Matthew J. Chiles wrote:
Explain the benefits, show how you have
integrated bley into your collection, how you build with it, and how (or if)
you combine it with old greys.

All of the above was actually pretty easy to do.  I just kept buying sets and
building stuff.  I freely mix the old and new greys and browns.  If the color
looks off at some point, I swap the part out till it looks right.

I have a hard time letting the color change ruin my hobby.  I can still build.
The worst that happens is that I get a friendly ribbing from people when I show
up at a train show with a MOC with mixed greys.  I usually shrug and say, "Yeah,
I didn't have enough of [whatever color]."  I don't let it ruin my day, and in
the end, I've still enjoyed building something.

Like I've said before, I'll build with whatever they sell me.

-Elroy



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  Re: Talk me into Bley at BrickFest
 
(...) I will echo this without question. I would also mention that shortly after the change happened and people were avoiding these colors on Bricklink, I was buying while they were inexpensive. Even if you don't like the colors they are priced very (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.color)  

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  Talk me into Bley at BrickFest
 
Yes, Bley Sucks. I know that, Jeremy Rear knows that. And a good number of the rest of you out there know that too (maybe even a majority). But unfortunately, it looks like bley is hear to stay. I'm stuck in my dark (bley) ages as a result. I can't (...) (18 years ago, 21-Feb-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.color, FTX) ! 

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