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(...) Hi, Ducks: I haven't trumpeted the virtues of MEGA BLOKS for about twenty minutes, so I'm long overdue... Whatever else one might say of MEGA BLOKS, it must be admitted that they have always offered a wider range of colors than LEGO. I would (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) They take 'em to the school yard and have their little matches sometimes. I don't know much about the Bionicle, but with the elastics and triggers and stuff on some--they try to knock each others masks off. At home my nephew keeps his Bionicle (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
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(...) What about the new / replacement colors is "low quality" ??? Is the ABS used in those colors of lesser quality than the "old" greys? Or are you just upset that LEGO is following the lead of another company? James Wilson Dallas, TX (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) A question, just because I'm curious: Are they fans of Bionicle to *play* with, or to *collect*? Do the sets get used, or are they just built and set on a shelf somewhere? I've been in too many stores where I heard some kid point out a (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well if you read my posts on this topic, you will see that I have not even once suggested that my existing bricks will become "worthless" or "incompatible" because of this change. I am merely disappointed that two of my favorite and most (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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This may come as a surprise to many people, but one of my hobbies is creating things with LEGO bricks. Shocked? I know that my parents still are, and this after 30+ years of me playing with the 'Automatic Binding Brick'. It's my chosen hobby--a (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general) !
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(...) Remember that Jake was the guy brave enough to post this news, in the hope of presenting some facts to help minimize speculation and rumor. He is not the person(s) who made this decision, so don't take your dissatisfaction out on him. (...) (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thank heavens I'm from San Gabriel Valley, Brucey-Wan. :-) And I'm with Leonard - it's a sick joke on Lego's part if the picture he posted is correct. All we can do is hope that it will go the way of Gallidor as quickly as possible. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) What Chris said :( Make sure you fill out a petition! (URL) Henmi (formerally Carasik), 29 (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
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(...) Well that was the case 4 or 5 years ago. As of 2 to 3 years ago Mega Bloks is much improved. Only the occasional 1x1 part suffers this problem now but there are usually 10 to 20 extras so you can get one that makes the model work. I am very (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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Jake, Thank you for the information on the color change. I think the biggest feeling I have is disappointment. Things like this just serve as reminders that Lego is a corporation like any other, and prone to the same misguided, goofy decisions that (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Jeramy Spurgeon, 27 The only logic I can see in all of this is that TLG is TRYING to match the colors of MegaBloks. It has been the sruggle for MB with their inferior plastics to match LEGO in quality and color, and now LEGO takes a step down (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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The Richmond LEGO® Users Group (RichLUG) will be participating in its fifth train show event the weekend following Thanksgiving – November 29-30, 2003. This is the (URL) 26th Annual Model Railroad Show> hosted by the local Richmond Freelance and (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.richlug, lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.hardlug, FTX)
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(...) Its really a sick joke! I was very hopefull when there were castles on the agenda....now I know that I can wait for a bit before spending a bit of cash.... however there still a few 2003 sets that I am still interested in.... perhaps a Dragon (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Jake, Any responce to this picture? (URL) tell me this is some wacky joke. hmf. -Lenny (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) A "big, shiny marketing campaign" isn't going to happen here. LEGO will just start putting the new colors into sets, and hope people don't notice that the parts don't match their existing collection of pieces. Here on LUGNET where some of the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Why does every color have to be "bright & sharp"? Are you going to replace black with neon green because it's brighter? Can we see the official LEGO color palette? It must be documented somewhere. Peeron has their (URL) color palette>, (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I wonder how much confusion would arise from having two sets of such similar colours on the shelves at the same time (I imagine the transitional period is going to be complicated enough). I can see why people with alerady large amounts of grey (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Jake, you must have lost your mind if you really believe LEGO customers will be happy about ANOTHER two new colors. Especially about a color that replaces a beloved color that virtually has been around since day 1. No, I don't mean light gray. I'm (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego now making Mega Bloks colors (was Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match...)
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(...) This would not be unprecedented. After all, New Coke was an attempt to make the product taste more like Pepsi. (...) There's an easy way to identify the MegaBloks -- shake the model gently and see which pieces fall off! - Chris (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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