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A new basic color seems to have been hit by the "color shift syndrom": yellow. When I opened my brand new (URL) 8455 Backhoe Loader>, I noticed that some parts ((URL) RC Race Buggy'> and (URL) 'Technic Liftarm 1 x 7 Bent'>) had a slightly darker, (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Laughs out loud! Where O where did you get the O Fortuna idea from? Anyway, as soon as you have some pics of these sets, I will start to believe in them.... (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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A co-worker pointed out this item on the web today: (URL) (1) It *appears* to be a new LEGO based game, in the vein of the Creator game. It doesn't yet show up on the official LEGO website (that I can find) but does seem to be available through a (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.games, lugnet.general)
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(...) My vocabulary and my talent to express my opinion on it in english are not enough, so maybe somebody could translate it if you're interested in? Was John hier vorschlaegt, nennt man in Deutschland "geschaeftsschaedigend", so ein Aufruf kann (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.de)
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In lugnet.lego, Scott Lyttle wrote: snipped (...) I certainly did not have the 100,000+ bricks I do today but I certainly had enough of an idea to make my creations color coordinated as a kid (as did many of my friends and cousins who played with (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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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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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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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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(...) 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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(...) Yeah, try this. Organize all your friends. Convince a local TV station to cover your "color boycott-in" as you arrive at TRU to not buy new Gray Lego. They ought to eat up the idea! It's right up there with TI discontinuing home computers, (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Amen, emphasis on the "happily". Peace and Long Life, Tw0nst3r (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, maybe John's idea is not that *brilliant*. At least he's trying something. Anyone has a better one idea that wouldn't mind to share?? Much appreciated, Paulo Renato (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) For those of us who are concerned about this colour change issue, Thomas message is pertinent enough to deserve belonging to this thread (or any other for that matter). If the old greys/brown are in fact being replaced (yes, there are some of (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Which law exactly? I'm curious why simply displaying a person's real name is somehow illegal, especially considering that Lugnet {insists} on members using their real names. I'm also curious as to how Kevin's suggested solution is any less a (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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Luca Giannitti wrote in message ... (...) TITLE, (...) "search" (...) There are three fields to fill in when you create a new folder: Name, Description and Keywords. After multiple error messages (getting more irritated every time because the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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How about "I'm conscracting my head over some of these new sets". Or "What I can build is constracted by these new sets". ;) -Aaron "Todd Lehman" <tsl@tsl.bu.edu> wrote in message news:HozCIn.16HF@lugnet.com... (...) Those (...) "action"... (...) (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) When I see the word "constraction" I don't think "contructible" + "action"... I think "constriction" + "contraction" + "distraction"... But that's probably just me. As in, "My stomach goes into constractions thinking about Galidor." :D --Todd (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hi everybody, Due to few changes under ozBricks server, I wanted to update everybody regarding my sites: 1. The ozBricks links sites new address is: (URL) Links might not work for a while (until the entire changes will be done). Please updates your (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.cad, lugnet.robotics, lugnet.technic, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.trains, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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(...) Then lemme add another voice to those worthy causes (sirnames and folder moves.... ; .tar.gz or .zip , both work under any major OS) :D (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Demanding? Kevin said this: "There is also nothing to stop someone form including elements of their real name in their username." as a solution to the problem of usernames instead of real names. Logically, the next question is : how do I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Yeah, I see that pretty clearly now. Any part that needs to be treated 'gentler' to keep from falling off the model in question definitely has an issue. (...) I'm a little more ambivalent about the click hinges because I found they were great (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That picture is a copy taken from my comparison galleries. Would you please forward me the email of the owner of that folder? I would ask it be removed. I do not want my pictures copied or used elsewhere. Here's the original: (URL) The UM on (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That was the word I was thinking of too. These are just not good. I was playing around with the big yellow pickup truck last nite at Discover Mills and it uses click hinges in the A pillars (the front posts on either side of where the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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"David Simmons" <xenobuzz@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:HotHEv.1GqC@lugnet.com... (...) for (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Last night my son (age 8) and I had a chance to play with the new World City 7043 Fire Boat: (URL) set is actually a pretty (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, our local reseller actually voiced similar concerns - not about people doing this on purpose, just the flow of normal customers returning opened sets because LEGO obviously botched the colours. He already gets pointyhaired when I mention (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I find it very boring and frustrating, I don't know exact the member username and sometimes 2 usernames are very similar... (...) International Privacy laws (...) You have to ask it to the webmaster. (If you can contact it!) (...) If everybody (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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the following is an email i got that regards a previous change to the color grey... the names and stuff have been hopefully changed enough to protect me from getting anyone mad? don't know if this is even relevent. but thought you all might like the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Woohoo!!! Thanks Jake!!! Jen (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) This is in reply to John's post, and a few of the other replies to John's post: Why not just boycott LEGO products for the first six months or so? You get away from abusing store policy, having retailers pull LEGO products, and sneaking a (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I happen to think that the new colors look suspiciously like Mega Bloc colors.........*shudder* Jen (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks. Your empathy is appreciated. (...) Are you saying you don't receive these communications until the products are actually shipping to retailers? Wow. I thought only Lucasfilm was that secretive ;) (...) I'm sure the greater proportion (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) You are. (...) I demand nothing. I was merely asking questions how to work around the change. Can you answer my questions? Allister (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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All I want to know is if the color change can be reversed... if it can't, then I'm afraid my dark age will continue indefinitely oz (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Correct me if I'm wrong, but for someone who is paying nothing to use a service that would normally require a monthly fee, you're an awfully demanding user... And I assume that you are unaware of the difficulties associated with web (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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You know what annoys me the most Jake? ALL THE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE NEW COLORS & SETS! "Lego doesn't care about us" %^$& THAT! If it doesn't go your way, its wrong? WOW calm down, deal with it, THEME'S ARE NEVER "dead". Josh (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) It's not only unethical. It's illegal. It's called shoplifting. A while back, where I live, there was a hullabaloo about people who were abusing store return policies, by knowingly buying products with intent to return them later. It centered (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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Hi Jake, I was so excited when I found out there'll be new HP sets! I LOVE Harry Potter! Can I ask if Lego plans on asking rights to make HP merchandise like you do with Bionicle & Star Wars, etc. Like the pens, keychains, sticker books, backpacks, (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Spray Paint Gone Awry - Need Help
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I'd recommend Nevr-Dull because Brasso is too abrasive. Nevr-Dull will leave the glossy finish of new bricks and remove paint quite quickly. It's great for removing paint from prepainted pieces, so fresh paint like yours should be even easier. Dave (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What privacy concerns? I've got nothing to hide. Quite the contrary in fact. I want people to see my name next to my mocs. (...) There's nothing stopping people who are concerned about privacy from using a pseudonym either. This seems to be a (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I've found that Formula 409 does a good job at taking off paint as well, and it's not as destructive as Brasso (honestly, I've never used Brasso on Lego parts, so I don't know how destructive it really is--just going by other posts here). It (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No, you're correct Lar, it is definitely a change. Oh well, score one more for The Red Tape. ROSCO (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Oh darn! I missed the earlier thread! Oh well. But I'd still like .tar.gz files and folder moves - maybe repetition will help ;) ROSCO (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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Hi all, I quite often used to search for people's galleries by surname, as I know most of the surnames of people I wanna search for. Well no more. I now only have the option to search by username, which is often (mostly?) unrelated to the person's (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Then don't complain to me when LEGO is no longer selling in your area, because all of the stores in your area can no longer afford to sell it there. Harv, I fail to see what the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness have anything to do with (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Excellent idea John, can you imagine if our Founding Fathers had the same attitude as the people who've flamed you in this thread? We'd still be subjects of the English crown! -timewarp back to 1776- George Washington: We should defeat the redcoats (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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snip (...) snip (...) C'Mon Jason... the simple fact he wanted to post it anonymously implies to me that he knew this idea was juvenile and probably not even worth our time... If he really wanted to give me something to sink my teeth into on this (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Since everyone is bashing John, I thought I'd offer a diferent point of view. At first read, I kinda like the idea. It MIGHT get the retailers to put pressure on LEGO. But then I think about the fact that it seems a little unethical to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You're purposely asking the wrong question. I believe there *was* a good deal of complaining when the (inferior) Jack Stone minifigs arrived and started replacing the older minifigs in some sets. When Lego replaces a standard with something (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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Maybe a better idea would be to call up Consumer Affairs and complain about your sets. Then at least LEGO would get the message, as they probably wouldn't via the retailers. Kevin ---...--- Railroad Depot kit: (URL) TOWN PLANNING information: (URL) (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think you're missing the point. The general consensus, I believe, is that introducing new colours is acceptable. It's the REPLACING of one colour with a slightly different shade that's causing all this ruckus - especially when the colour(s) (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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"Jake McKee" wrote: snip (...) Thank you for sharing. The color change will be rather interesting. New things are allways welcome, and a couple of new colors is IMHO a good thing. /Joakim (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) A better idea is to goto the store and pop all the boxes... It'll take far less money, time and effort on your part. You won't even have to leave the store to do the same damage. It can be just like the glory days of Bionicle a few years ago (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Unfortunately, if you did get enough people to do it, I'm thinking the pressure retailers would put on LEGO might be to stop selling LEGO. :( (This is the Business world we're talking about here.) Are the mismatching colors such a big deal (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I think that's extraordinarily lame and petty and won't accomplish what you think it will. The clerks likely won't care why you're returning the sets, they'll either repackage them and sell them as scratch'n'dent, or they'll make their way (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Thanks for the consideration. (...) Now this is interesting. What is TLG capable of? We've seen the quality of Castle sets progressively get worse every year since about 1992. We've seen Bionicle cannabilize the Technic line. We've seen the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) TO be honest, I think it's a pretty lame idea. Either way, there is no way the handful of us adults will make the impact you want to make. AND it will make a well-meaning clerk's day a little bit more stressful. -lenstu (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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I've decided I'm just going to start buying these sets, and then returning them - opened - saying that "these grey pieces don't match the grey pieces I already have..." Yea, it's petty, but if enough people started doing it I guarantee you it would (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general) !
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As Larry said, cleaning this many parts with Brasso would be an enormous job and it wouldn't work on anything textured, like roof bricks, and would take the printing off any printed parts. My suggestion would be to take some of the more disposable (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: (Snipped.) (...) Jake, Thanks. I, like others, hope that this is only an addition to LEGO's colors and not intended to replace colors we've known for decades. I personally feel that will be the case when it's all (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(snip) (...) After the color change announcement (Rocco, this one's for you) I think there will be a lot of wild theories floating around. The train of though goes like this "If Lego will discontinue core colors what else are they capable of?" (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) After the stupendous success of Galidor, I have nothing but great optimism for this product line. (...) I'm sorry, but very often this is exactly the case, at least for several years. The inclusion of juniorization equaled the demise of good (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Dear Jake, you seem to have expected otherwise - I wonder how that could be? Anyway, sorry for your ruined slow week ;) With all the changes going on lately in the LEGO cataloge and the lack of an information flow worth mentioning (despite (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, Tom does raise an important point. However, it is the same point that was raised in all of the "color change" threads, and it is off-topic in this thread no matter how far he wants to stretch a tangent that connects them. Personally, I am (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) People may have been just as upset about the introduction of the minifig[1] and many other product changes over the years, but just didn't have such an efficient means of letting TLC know that they were unhappy. TLC should thank their lucky (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes it does, just in the form of a certain mouse¹... Jason Railton ¹ I'm still curious how much it costs to license a trademark that, according to the law at the time it was registered, should have expired two decades ago... (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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I wonder if people complained as bitterly when Lego came out with the modern minifig. If you want the same toy your grandparents played with - go buy Lincoln Logs. What a bunch of crybabies. "Marc Nelson Jr." <legomarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I seriously don't think cleaning 1000 parts with Brasso is at all realistic. My understanding is that you're looking at at least a minute or two per part if you are really lucky. I would identify the rare parts, brasso those, and replace the (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, I can only second that. Even though I have the next LEGO shop more or less around the corner (half an hour drive+searching for a parking lot ;-), I usually do not buy there. The more interesting sets have been available only through S@H (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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"James" <thug@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:How2FG.1yCq@lugnet.com... (...) mutilation of (...) The (...) ... (...) display on (...) settling on (...) base (...) transparent, (...) parts (...) that can be offered. How much elbow-grease is (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) In case you haven't noticed - Gray is one of the primary colours when it comes to castles ;-) Seriously - Tom raises an important point here: "How reliable is TLC?", and I see close connections between changes in bricks/colours and changes in (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, Anne Carasik wrote: snip (...) Hi Anne, for what it's worth, and from what I recall reading, the profanity was not directed at Lego, it appeared to be a spat between two posters that got out of hand, one guy (can't remember who, and (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Dear Jake, dear Kate (if you are still among us), (...) Thank you for your efforts to help us. Time and again it seems that the internal communication within TLC seems to be the problem. How about using the force of this consumer reaction storm to (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.castle, Jake McKee wrote: snip (...) snip While I greet this news with some relief, I would like to voice some concern over this, some of the recent posts (no, I'm not going to bring them all up again) mentioned that castle has had some (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) You're absolutly right. I fell off the edge when I wrote my message and sunk to an uncivil like tone. I apologize. -Orion (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm closer Mark :P ... but not by much :D I don't see pink or dk-pink listed at peeron or BL for that brick at all. I do see a few of the 2x3's in dk-pink, so it must exist, but not in pink AFAIK. Which leads me to the next question (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Holy cow! What a great refernce to one of my favorite movies. You rock! My wish is that what happened to the boy who suddenly got everything he wanted wil happen to the AFOL community as well. -Orion (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Orion, Agreed. Whining, bellyaching, smart-alecking, name-calling, profaning, baiting, arguing, patronizing, and just general stupidity. Little eloquence. Little organized and gentle nudging of our friend to point out possible error. Much (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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I agree. It's nice to see a company like Lego pay attention to the less than 200 adults who build plastic castles. I hope the new sets in 2004 are worthy of the special post! -Aaron "Rocco J Carello" <rogue27@mac.com> wrote in message (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Sounds like the wife should be putting in the elbow grease. ;) -Aaron "James" <thug@nc.rr.com> wrote in message news:How2FG.1yCq@lugnet.com... (...) mutilation of (...) The (...) ... (...) display on (...) settling on (...) base (...) transparent, (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I want to say that it is very cool to have a representative of a large company personally post responses to the concerns of a minority of a minority. (Castle builders as a subset of adult builders who themselves are a small percentage of (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Did the existence of Jack Stone prevent LEGO from ever making regular minifig scale City sets again? I would guess that there will probably be regular minifig scale pirate sets again someday. However, they have to give the 4 year olds (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) There are already a bazillion threads about the color changes. This isn't one of them. (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Fun! (...) Understandable. (...) Ok, so this is a real concern amoung many of us. We (those who have) worried about this with real cause and personal history know a few good things to shoot for: Aside from the custom case and ultimate packing (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.storage, FTX)
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