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-----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Michael Dallaston Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 8:42 AM To: lugnet.general@lugnet.com Subject: Re: New colors and other info (...) being (...) (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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I, personally do not mind the new colors. I think that my Castles and Fortresses would actually look better with a more "stone" like effect with the brick color differentation. However I was wondering why did you decided to create "Galidorized" (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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Nice job Eric. I was wondering how long it would be until you did something like this ;) -Anne (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.build, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Ondrew Hartigan wrote: <snip> (...) <snip> I agree. Keep the old colors. Jason Ellis - 28 (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Indeedy. My wanton accusations were not aimed at you. Like the majority of(but not all) posters here you've stated your disappointment in a fair and reasonable fashion :) I just don't seem able to share that sentiment. (...) I guess amongst (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) WOW!!! I am thoroughly impressed. Welcome back, Kyle. btw, I still have the t-shirt you sold to me. (...) I should claim likewise...though I know a few people in the community that claim to have more!! (...) Anyhow, I hope all the negativity (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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consider it signed Esger (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wow. The ruckus in here is so loud it got even *my* attention---I haven't posted on LUGNET in over 2 years! :) The more things change the more they stay the same... I always found there were a few personalities on LUGNET who were a little too (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX) !
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(...) Count me in, At least, LEGO should have made a POLL of some kind for their faithful and loyal consumers to vote for such a change... Yes, we might move on, but also we should not accept every thing that LEGO throw at us.. Remember, when a lot (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Consider this your official "this poll is flawed because it doesn't have a 'this poll is flawed' choice" post. ;-) I compromised and voted anyway. Thanks for taking the time to set this up. MUCH more constructive than SOME people, I must say. (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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"Now, I had heard that word at least ten times a day from my old man. My father worked in profanity the way other artists might work in oils or clay. It was his true medium." -- Jean Shepherd, "A Christmas Story" (a.k.a. "In God We Trust: All Others (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) nope, technically they are "studless beams" if they are full-thickness and "halfbeams" if they are half-thickness Liftarms contain 1 or more cross axle holes. (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Good point. I'll have to join Ondrew's camp, as it seems he has given this much logical thought with supporting arguments (and not went into profane rants and raves like some others (we can all figure out who the worst ones are). I have not (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think this post does a nice job--WITHOUT LANGUAGE!!! (Remember, we have children checking out this site.) (URL) Lyttle (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hey Bruce S., I didn't reallize you were also local. Is there a requirement that all AFOLs named Bruce live in Southern California? Bruce (Hietbrink, not Lowell or Schlickbernd) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Ken Koleda, 39 (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) To clear up any continued confusion: Bruce Hietbrink runs (URL) Brick Tales> I, Bruce Lowell, or "Brucey-Wan", run the creatively titled (URL) Bruce's Homepage>. (2 URLs) (Bruce) (URL) LEGO @ Bruce's Homepage> (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Seth McCarus, 26 (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Light Gray is my favorite Lego color. I can never have enough of it. The variety of parts that are currently available in Light Gray will *never* be manufactured by Lego in the new color. Eventually this will make complex construction in a uniform (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Open are the double doors of the horizon Unlocked are its bolts Clouds darken the sky The stars rain down The constellations stagger The bones of the hell hounds tremble The porters are silent When they see this king Dawning as a soul Men fall (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) As Ryan noted... kids may not care at all about this, much less even notice it. (...) Then how do you explain the Designer Sets? They were resoundly declared by the community as a positive shift back toward the core values of creativity. I'm (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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To everyone at LUGNET and LEGO, I want to say this: I was first introduced to LEGO when I was five. My family and I were going on a long road trip and my parents bought me LEGO set #565 5+ Build-N-Store Chest to keep me occupied during the long (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX) !!
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(...) There were many complaints about "new colors". Google searches of rec.toys.lego will easily uncover such postings. Here's a quote from Charles B. Naumann (cnaumann@HiWAAY.net) way back on 1998/06/24, "I am personally tired of all the new (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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Grey is for castle walls, Grey is for Space ships, Grey is for Town Churches, 'new-Grey' is for inconsistency... Don't fool yourselves TLC, Kids WILL notice and say: "Mommy look, it doesn't match." And that's just the effect on the youth, on anyone (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) snipped out (...) First, "Thank You." I appreciate that you've done some researching for us and share much the same opinions already expressed. Now, I've got this idea but I honestly don't know if it would work so maybe someone out there could (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Aren't those just liftarms? The regular technic beams are still being made, afaik.... >> Mark (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, John Gerlach wrote: SNIP (...) SNIP (...) 10 or 12?!, wow, I'm OLD, I remember that: red, yellow, blue, white, black, (these 5 were in a wide selection of pieces) gray (few pieces, mostly classic space slopes, plates & tools: NO (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hi all, With all of the 'gray storm clouds' being discussed on LUGNET this week, I fear this MOC announcement may get lost in the brouhaha. But the final pieces arrved from Germany in an amazingly short time (5 days!), so I went ahead and finished (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.build.mosaic, lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc) !!
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(...) Well, you could do something like this: (URL) or build a truss like so: (URL) or: (URL) Probably not quite as strong as the technic bricks, though. Cheers, Mark FUT lugnet.technic (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, FTX)
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(...) Respect is absolutely a two-way street. TLC has none for the adult consumer, not unless it somehow coincides with something they were planning anyway. Much is made of the tiny part of the market we represent, so fine-- that's just proof that (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Richard Marchetti wrote: SNIP um, wow. I guess Lego pieces aren't the only things around here that are 'off-color" Jeff (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Think about what it means when your colors don't match any more. I expounded more on it (URL) here>, but I think this shows a fundamental shift at LEGO, away from creativity (i.e., dump all your sets together and build something) and toward (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You are absolutely correct on this point, and I couldn't agree more. I've been somewhat taken aback by the tone taken by many here the last few days, particularly with regard to the color change and the BioniCastle issue. Abusing Jake is not (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Edit: I know it's bad form to reply to oneself, but I wanted to try to respond to the previous post in the voice of the average, emotionless, lugnet-zombie... <delurk> Gee, I don't know what to say to that...I think I disagree. I want to find (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Chris Phillips wrote: <snip> (...) I didn't state it as clearly as I intended, then--I understand the disappearance of colours. I was having issue with the approach of many individuals--It's like me demanding, in a very unpleasant (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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David, Truly well spoken. I don't care if they say it misses the point or not - I'm in 101% total agreement. I've only been into this for 10+ years, but I think I know what I'm doing well enough by now that I know why I like lego. Sounds like you (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Why wait until 2005? Here are the new castle figures we heard so much about: (URL) Isn't that great! I bet they did a lot of market research on this decision too. Wow, I just love TLC. They make such great stuff. -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, if I understand the tide of sentiment here on LUGNET (as well as the corporate Newspeak dished out by TLG), you need to maintain a special perspective while exmining this issue: When LEGO demonstrates wide (and random) variations in (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Again, this misses the point. I think what most people are upset about is not new colors appearing, but old colors disappearing. Sorry to flog a Dark Grey horse... - Chris. (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And to be fair, my experience with Mega Bloks consists of picking them out of yard-sale lots of LEGO, so I've really only dealt with MB pieces that are relatively old and worn. I must admit that more than one recent MB set design has caught my (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) David, I applaud you. This has been a refreshing post to read due to current events and I thank you. Nathan (who is in total agreement with David Koudys) Wells (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I've observed this in my children, too. And, if Lego's target audience doesn't care, then it just makes the decision to change the color just that much more inane... Mark (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I have to agree. I'm holding a chunk of dark gray blocks from a recent MB set and they all stick together very well, the colors of the various parts match and the bricks themselves line up nicely so that surfaces that are supposed to be smooth (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) That was exactly my point. Steve (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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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)
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(...) 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)
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(...) 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)
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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)
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(...) 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)
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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)
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Rick Hallman, 18 (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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Rick Hallman, 18 (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) 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)
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(...) 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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I wish they won't do that! I haven't seen the new colors, but I don't care! Like many others, I have thousands of parts in the "old" colors and I wouldn't feel very good about having to change those parts because they don't fit anymore with the new (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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Count me in amongst people COMPLETELY AGAINST this color replacement. This is the WORST move in Lego history, yes even worse then Galidor. Stephane Simard Owner of approx. 65000 Lego parts (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Ted Michon wrote: <snip> (...) Thats funny you should mention that. Yesterday I held a building session at my son's school. And during the clean up I noticed a 2x4 MegaBlock brick that was the schools. The teacher seemed surprised (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've seen the same thing happen with the regular sets too. Erm... Actually, *I* do it with the regular sets sometimes. My girlfriend too. She's currently on a kick to get all the sets with Ogel in them. I'm partial to the Adventurers at the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The Peeron page you referenced is the official palette (although incomplete). See (URL) this post> for details. James Wilson Dallas, TX (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I have to agree with this. For years, there has been a real demand for the majority of enthusiasts to bring out REAL bulk from Shop@Home. Lego brand retail has taken steps forward in bringing out Pick-a-brick at its stores, but this has only (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Allan, don’t forget we are talking about toys here, so even if I appear to be a bit upset I’m not dead serious. I’m still really annoyed, though! LEGO isn’t essential for life, but is an essential hobby of mine and it is in danger of becoming (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) So black is the only 'dull' colour now? That is just foolish. It's it common sense that you need dull colour to make the bright colour stand out? To me all these new colour mean major sorting headache. (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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To TLG: Please don't permanently change the light and dark grey colors. I *like* the muddiness. Who responded to this anyway in the market research? Parents of children? Kids themselves? They don't buy bulk amounts of the two colors of (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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The four of us in our very LEGO household use mass quantities of light gray and dark gray - we buy more bulk bricks and plates in these two colors than all others combined. Changing them will certainly affect us a lot! (Annoy is a better word. And I (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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The poll forces voters into compromises. The choices should be simpler. I am in the category "I don't want to lose the old colors and don't mind fleshing out the basic spectrum, but I am opposed to the current explosion of new colors". I don't want (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I rest my case! - Chris. (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) maybe you should try to build some "austin powers"-themed constructions.... (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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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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(...) 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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(...) 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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(...) 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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In lugnet.general, Ondrew Hartigan wrote: (snip) (...) (snip) Ya know, anyone with $4000 worth of the now-so-called "muddy" grey parts oughtta be able to build any sized sidewalk they wanted to. And Jake's mentioned a prospect of parts packs in the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Jason Spears, 24 (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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I slapped together a (URL) poll> about the new colors. PLEASE sound off! James Wilson, Dallas, TX Lugnet Member 1783 (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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If you dare, write to them!!!! As I have seen, petition runs here on LUGNET. Many people are thrilled some way. There is also feeling of betrayal and some craving that TLG doesn't listen to AFOL's alhough it's 5% of the market. If you dare, spend 80 (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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I agree. James Wilson, 39 see my (URL) poll #170> on the same matter. (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Oops, I overlapped posts and missed one. (Sorry, Niels!) The consolidated list: OnDrew Hartigan, 20 Amaury Jacquot, 28 Chris Maddison, 21 Steve Coaller, 38 Keith Goldman, 30 Robin Sather, 38 Matthew Jeffery, 16 Mark Tarrabain, 39 Andrzej M. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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I've attempted to consolidate the list of names from throughout this petition thread. (...) The list so far: (Please forgive me if I've missed anyone!) (...) Christopher Phillips, 38 I've already commented elsewhere. Let's just say I won't be (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Sorry e, but I don't think Jon Palmer deserves any ill will. People have said mean stuff before, and they will say mean stuff again. And what Jon said wasn't even that mean. -Jr.Marshal Hoffman Eastern Block Cosmos Directorate, #1168 (2 URLs) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Replacing my current inventory with the new gray color is impossible until these parts will be available in the new color: (11 URLs) And not to mention many classic space parts (...) Niels Karsdorp, 29 (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) My take on Jake's statement and on looking at the comparative pictures that have been posted is that the colors have been shifted to be chromatically linear. In other words, if you were to map the colors into RGB space, Dark Grey is not on a (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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