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(...) I agree. one of the cool uses for the 'old' hinges is that by attaching a 1x2 two 'fingered' & a 1x2 three 'fingered hinge witheach piece's studs in opposite direction (one 'up', one 'down') you could easily make a plat thick assemly with (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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| | Re: New colors and other info (ATTN JAKE)
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Look at it like this. Coke knew that 1 in 12 of its customers in focus groups was rabidly, militantly opposed to messing with the flavor. Coke also knew full well that that 1 in 12 had a way of swaying the other 11 in the room, who liked New Coke (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) It doesn't matter which 'color' of 'grey' you're talking about, you're still going to find someone who doesn't like the new 'gray' 'colour'. ;) But seriously.... Bruce, your post is a welcome bit of reason in all of this kafuffle. (...) This (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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"David Simmons" <xenobuzz@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:HooJFE.6BG@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] It is funny that you mention this as I had this very same thought not 10 minutes before reading your post. I (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) Are you saying I got the color wrong? :-) (...) I'm somewhat amused at the apocolyptic visions some have placed on the color changes. I rather imagine it is reasonably close to what you outline above. Sometimes you have to do things for your (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I agree with this. Not so much for the investment factor, but because I think if the old colours were good until now then they are good, period. There's a use for all of the shades... Pedro Silva (aged 21) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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Actually, in 2003 the old school hinge appeared in the T-16, the Jedi Starfighter and in the UCS snowspeeder (holding the canopy)... so they're not completely gone, just a little more rare. It'll be ok folks. I promise. (URL) Admiral Giddens <>< (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) It's 'grey'; learn to spell, colonial scum! :P (...) Very well said. I'm not too fussed by the change, but it would be good to have a comprehensive answer to the reasoning behind it. They don't owe us that, though. From what little Jake says (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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Hey all, WOW! I check in after a few weeks and the whole world ended! I'm adopting a wait-and-see approach to the color change, although having so many different grays will be annoying and time-consuming purely from a sorting standpoint. The change (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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(...) I'm 28... woopdee really, but what about if we convert our eyes to black and white? ;) that could solve loads of problems :D Mel (sometimes, ya just gotta 'ave fun) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yep. The parts that people are seeing today have probably been in the supply chain for 3-6 months. The decision would have been made even farther back. And there are several months (minimum) of new color parts in the supply chain now destined (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Count me in. Christian Allred, 28. New colours are fine, but PLEASE don't replace old standards! (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Brian Williams wrote: SNIP (...) WooHoo! sock it to 'em! hee hee! Jeff (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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"This is the evening news. Let's go now to our field reporter Renaldo Riviera." (2 URLs) "This is Renaldo Riviera on the banks of the stinky muddy river with Mr. R.V. Frisbee who claims to have witnessed something truly fantastic. Mr. Frisbee could (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.org.us.texlug, lugnet.fun, lugnet.town, FTX)
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(...) What could Jake say that would "calm the storm"? I really doubt, beyond saying that the colors will stay the same, anything he says will make a difference to the people that are upset at this point. jt (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) In Jake's defense ... I sent him an unrelated email today, and immediately received an out of office auto-reply. He's out of town until Monday, with limited email access. So, I assume this also means limited internet access. He does have other (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) When I called a couple of days ago, the woman I talked to at Consumer Affairs didn't know about the change. She called me back the next day and gave me the standard line about palette changes for 'sharpness' and 'clarity', but didn't know (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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I AGREE THAT NEW COLORS ARE GREAT BUT REPLACING CURRENT COLORS IS A BAD IDEA. Ralph Döring, 32 I really liked the introduction of very light grey in the LEGO mosaic. Why didn't TLG use it in any other sets ? Or did I miss them ? With more shades of (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I just spoke with someone at Consumer Affairs and explained (very calmly) how the color change would affect serious modelers and train clubs. I was quoted the standard line about "the quality of the bricks has not changed." I then explained (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Do you see what you are saying here? You are proving a point that TLG obviously ignored. If the mass public won't care, and the most vocal, most fervert fans are shocked at the idea, then WHY would they possibly decide to stop making the (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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