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  Re: New colors and other info
 
Jake, As many others have said, thank you for your (relatively) timely post to inform the community of LEGO's decision. I say relatively, because it seems this is something that probably should have been brought up before the color change was (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: Petition against permanent color changes
 
(...) I'll cast in my lot as well... Still too stunned to really comment... John Rudy, 18 (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: New colors and other info
 
(...) I meant "Have you actually tried to make the new ones (meaning long studless beams) connect end to end?" You'd have to use 2 1/2 wide lift arms, 4 3L axles and eight bushes instead of 2 1xn plates like you do with the old ones. Steve (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Petition against permanent color changes
 
Greg Muri, 32 The corporate marketing speech that Jake posted is a total crock. I will not be purchasing any new sets that contain these colors. Honestly I am still unsure if I will continue Lego as a hobby at all. TLG did such a wonderful job (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)  
 
  Re: Petition against permanent color changes
 
(...) Okay... plenty of words from the adult section of LUGNET, allow me to repeat the expressions of one of my children with whom I have talked about this issue. My son, btw, is 17 now, and has been a *HUGE* LEGO fan for about a decade. It was he (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: New colors and other info
 
In lugnet.general, Leonard Hoffman wrote: SNIP (...) well at least it appears the arm redesign allows traditional pieces to be attatched. Jeff (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
 
  Re: Petition against permanent color changes
 
Rick Hallman, 18 (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Petition against permanent color changes
 
Rick Hallman, 18 (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Petition against permanent color changes
 
(...) Changing the color of light grey Lego components is like removing the cornerstone in a building. Children care little about the exact shade of a color and a lot about the shape and content of parts offered. They are more interested in the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
 
  the "muddiness" of the “LEGO Brand”
 
(...) How many "consumers" pointed this out, and how was the data collected? (...) Is that a subjective comment based on a single scan? (...) Do you get paid for saying stuff like that? ;) More and more I associate the “LEGO Brand” with poor (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)  


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