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Peter F. Guenther wrote in message ... (...) Halloween (...) There are several distinct shades of orange. Bricklink calls them Orange, Medium Yellow Orange (these two are very close, but definitely different - the second one is lighter), Light (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Tim, You work at one of these stores????? And you didn't tell me??????? Hey buddy!! Buyddy ol' pal ol' buddy... ;) Dave K -trimmed .lego 'cause they don't need this headache anymore :) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I was just at the LIC in Orlando yesterday and I can say that the PaB was doing quite well with the general public, I had to keep pushing those pesky kids away so I could get to the bricks I wanted ;) jt (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) I've seen many, many more parents and kids fill cups than AFOLs. Though we do have a handful of AFOL regulars who come in and pack cups. -Tim (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Care to venture a guess as to what percentage of sales TLC projects from the Pick-a-Brick walls in the new Retail Stores? From what I've observed in the stores, these sales are driven almost entirely by the AFOL market. And I'll tell you that (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Nope..that's exactly the point. Remember that most children don't have enough Lego bricks to make huge color-coordinated MOC like most of us AFOL's. To most children, the fact there are Lego bricks is all they need. Color coordination doesn't (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Not Really About 2004 Castle Products
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Rocco, I think you need to reread my original post. It was about the Castle line. I used the color issue to point out that rumors of Castle demise were perfectly understandable. Reread, and chill out. It's not your thread, you don't own it, anyone (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Thank you for providing an answer to this question! Believe it or not, I am not going to debate you on this point. I know this discussion became tiresome for all of us a long time ago. The main reason it keeps going in circles is that a lot of (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes yes yes... we know, we know. Colors won't entice kids where color doesn't matter into buying more LEGO than they already do, so this change seems aimless. But I have a suspicion that's not the point of this whole mess. Having thought about (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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snipped the message :) Hey Rocco, Way to go! I agree with you completely! Keep threads seperate, that is the point of having threads. I have been trying to avoid the color threads (that doesn't sound right...oh well) but have been reading the new (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Where to find info on inlays?
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Hi, I recall reading a post where one could find info on what inlays (plastic, cardboard) a certain set contains. I can´t find it when I searched Lugnet, or maybe I was dreaming that such an info existed.. =) Anyone who knows where such info can be (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) If the color of the bricks means so little to him, is Little Timmy or his mother any more likely to buy LEGO because one grey is lighter than the other? Regardless of what percentage of their sales we adults represent, I still don't know too (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Thank you Jake, and hi all. I'm sure I might get flamed and/or hate mail for this but..... LEGOs are TOYS, a CHILD'S PLAY THING! TLC is in the business to make toys for children to play with. Yes, the adult/collector base is large, but the child fan (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Changes to Brickshelf?
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(...) The Brickshelf.com Privacy Policy URL: (URL) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Speaking of old color changes, here are two I haven't seen mentioned anywhere: I KNOW that blue changed sometime over the course of its history. I have a fair mix of two very slightly different blues. I first started noticing it about 2-3 (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) All that time could be spent airbrushing as well :D (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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Well, but whats the point? OK, a limited run of 4085a had a messed-up grey, which passed QC unnoticed. But nobody ever expected TLC to run a whole collection of brick in this colour. It only - erronously - appeared for a sigle run. The reason for (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, John Patterson wrote: [snip] (...) I'd speculate the same here. (...) I don't know where you're getting your info from. From everything I've seen, both Clikits and NBA are popular series. I believe they are successful lines for (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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I just got my first two sets with the new colors. While they are nice improvements, I must say that it does cause a problem with the bricks that I already have. I wish I just had 4000+ dollars of the old colors. I have a lot more. So probably I will (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I could be wrong, but I don't think it's okay to hijack any thread you want with color complaints. No message is that important. That just seems like simple posting etiquette. What is the point of starting a thread to discuss a topic if the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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