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(...) Or use a 1 x 1 Technic Brick with a half pin in the first place... :) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes, I did. And got no really helpful answer, and no answer to my follow-up-question at all. Nice to see though that the "news" of the colour change has reached customer "service" (propably more through the customers mouth than through (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Kyle Beatty wrote: (snip) (...) I'll bite: that's unfair. Ofcourse we all have a life besides the LEGO hobby. If you'll ask anyone around here (well, most of them :-) they'll acknowledge that there's more to life than any hobby. (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:HrInyA.22B1@lugnet.com... (...) to be (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) For the most part, I have stayed out of the color debate. I appreciate the opportunity to comment on this topic, (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Jake, Thank-you for asking. I am very much in favor of TLG bringing back the old colors. The cornerstone of the Lego System is compatibility. The idea that set elements can be combined. Colors are every bit as much a part of the Lego System as stud (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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I bought all four of the new SW mini sets just so that I could comment intelligently on this topic. I couldn't afford the sets with the new brown, so I will restrict my comments only to the greys. I tried with the other colours. In every case they (...) (22 years ago, 18-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Along the same lines, how about someone writes a polite complaint letter and posts it on LUGNET? Then everyone could copy it, print it, sign it, and mail it. Would LEGO's receiving hundreds of identical letters be as influential as LEGO's (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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First off, thanks for putting this out there, Jake. Now, to answer your question: Personally, I LIKE the new colors. I have amassed a lot of "old" light gray and I build a lot of spaceships in that color. I like to use old, worn and faded light gray (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) One can hope. As someone on brickish.org said, these are an excellent way to do portable bot builds too... I think this may be one of the more clever things they've done lately. I like the different ways the case pieces interoperate.... you (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.basic, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.uk)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: SNIP (...) SNIP (...) Overall, I like the new colors INDEPENDENTLY, but I don't think they are better than the old colors, and I do NOT like the fact that the old colors aren't going to be produced any more. Per (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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