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Re: Less-Common Colors
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Tue, 21 Sep 1999 14:31:34 GMT
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On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:16:50 GMT, "David Eaton" <wpieaton@wpi.edu> wrote:

In lugnet.faq, Scott Smallbeck writes:
In lugnet.faq, Steve Bliss writes:
The historical answer "green and brown (and a few other colors) can be
easily used for military models, and LEGO is non-violent, so green and
brown aren't allowed, except in limited situations".

My question is for Steve... where did the quote come from? And what other
colors did they mean, I wonder... Maybe Gary should do a 'History of Green and
Brown Bricks' or 'History of LEGO Weapons' next! :)

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply it was a direct quote.  The words in quotes
are my attempt to re-state what I perceived to be the long-term reasoning
from TLG.

Steve



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  Re: Less-Common Colors
 
(...) I think the answer that Todd suggested (at the last NELUG meeting) was that swords, lances, etc., were added because they're 'historical'... and also you "can't have knights without swords"... as for the cannons, rifles, and pistols, well, I (...) (25 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.faq)

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