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(...) As a test, I sent a friend of mine a copy of the picture of the greys that started off this whole topic, minus the "old" and "new" labels. This friend is NOT an AFOL, just a regular, average parent/consumer...he played with LEGO as a kid, and (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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| | The direction of the company and the average consumer (Re: Petition against permanent color changes)
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(...) Fair enough. I used to think that way, and admittedly I still have a strong brand preference for LEGO, but those MB navy ships were too much to pass up IMHO. I personally feel the main LEGO company is a boat teetering on the edge of a (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Traumatic Events in the Life of a Lego Fan
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(...) <snip> (...) Man, that jogged my memory of the same thought. That was one of the first sets I ever owned and I too remember all the blue slopes. (I also seem to recall that the model wouldn't stand up to too many "landings" before the legs (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) It's brand loyality and 30+ years of doing business with LEGO (never a dark age). I still hear stories from many friends who have had troubles with MB. So I figure "Why spend my money on something people say is starting to work when I've been (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | What about the Master Models Builders? was Re: New colors and other info
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(...) Once I got over the initial surprise, the cynic in me is starting to take over. Legoland parks and their Master Model Builders would fall into the category of "people with already large amounts of grey," wouldn't they? I would really like to (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yes, it's a big deal. LEGO has been a rock. The bricks today still mate with the bricks that say PAT PENDING. The 1st red is today's red. Change for the sake of growth is good. Change for the sake of change is very bad. They can come up with (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, the obvious suggestion is that you not read my posts, since you've correctly identified my opinion re MEGA BLOKS. And let's be fair. My post was a rather obvious jest meant for John, an avowed clone-shunner. Anyway, I usually only post (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Please see (URL) here> If your only complaint is the quality of cohesion then this is no longer a real issue with Mega Bloks. If you are insistent on LEGO brand just for the sake of the name than I respect that. For the record I do not mix the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | If It Ain't Broke...
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The best (only?) good thing anyone has managed to say about the impending color change is that it will open up new building possibilities. I fail to see how a very slight change to a color does this. The limited LEGO palette has always been an (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Uhhhhhh . . . if there are like 100 + colors, what are we angry about?? Sure, only, say, two and an half dozen are produced at any given time, but that's alot. I think it should be okay to alter four or so, it won't totally bring down a line (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I agree that having competitors is a good thing. (...) What I object to is the constant posting of the same old stuff. "Hey! MB is great!" It seems everytime Dave or Rich gets a chance to promote MB, there they are tooting that horn. "Hey! MB (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Never underestimate the competition. I happen to think that competitiors such as Mega-Bloks and the other (legal) clones are good for AFOLs. They keep TLC on their toes, and that is a Good Thing®. That is the free market in action. I'm just (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) MB?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!...!!! I want my bridges to hold up, not fall down. Adr. (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Actually, there's very good point to this. But it also got me thinking that if uniformity is what is really desired, you can still achieve a very nice effect by cycling through a small set of colors in a fixed order... say alternate between (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: snip (...) Thanks for taking your time, Jake! As you might have guessed, I am among the people who do not like the idea of a (very common and very basic) colour being discontinued and exchanged against a new one. It (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, but they can respond to the "petition." I think the poll is good, 'cause it gauges the opinion of those who care enough to be "paying members." James (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hi Jake, without saying my personal opionion to the colour-change, I want to mention this: (...) At least since LEGOWORLD in Zwolle there is the official percantage of 5% of all customers being AFOLs. Let's say only the half of them is disappointed (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Ondrew posted the US Consumer Affairs number to LUGNET in the petition thread, but I fear it got lost in the fray. So, reposting inside a new thread: 1-800-453-4677 If you are upset about the classic colors being discontinued, please call and voice (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general) !!
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(...) Hey look, the MB marketing department is at it again. Beating that dead horse. -Jason (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Of course its a good thing for collectors - they can charge more for the parts, and tout their collection as being more valuable. That's great, if you're selfish. But, if you just want to keep building in your favorite colors, and don't have a (...) (22 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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