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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) See, you sit around long enuf and it shows up :) Anyway, I completely agree with Larry--when you buy something, you own what you purchased, but that does not, in any way, shape or form imply (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Heh. Well, what can I say? I tend to be an "on the dark side" kind of guy... Harsh, perhaps--but is my assessment inaccurate? Aside from the bottom line, corporations love nothing as much as preserving wiggle room. Dave! (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Wow. That's harsh. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Development (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:Hx92GJ.LJy@lugnet.com... (...) important, than (...) pass (...) 1 x 1 headlight bricks 1 x 2 jumper plates But Jake already knows this - I've been nagging for decent bulk amounts of (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@...areDOTcom> wrote in message news:Hx93pr.vHI@lugnet.com... (...) need (...) brick (...) etc (...) I bet if you add this up, and add a good brick selection, you wind up in the several hundred parts range. (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) My thoughts exactly Yaron "Webrain" Dori (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Maybe.. but perhaps not. In some cases, BL sellers may have sufficient stock of older sets that they are waiting for things to sort out a bit. As an analogy.. some oil wells remain idle until the crude trading reaches a certain level. I think (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Jake, You chose to take the worst possible meaning of "spin" (despite my winking smiley) and I am sorry for that. The definition I intended was merely the interpretation of facts to put the best possible face on a bad situation. That doesn't (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) It's more than just *my* point of view, it's the law, at least in the US. There is typically no implied warranty of suitability to purpose or fitness that is attached to any good sold here. You would need an express warranty to have any (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) First- a "thank you" to Jake for giving us this update. What Ted has said here matches my thoughts. For my creations, plain o'l retangular sizes are what matter to me the most. As long as I can get the old color, I'm happy. The detailing parts (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) That's your point of view - the consumer buys a product from LEGO. Other's point of view - the consumer buys a product from LEGO which belongs to SYSTEM. (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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Hello! (...) Well, you said "you can’t say 'the whole range of parts!'", so leave out this: (URL) and make all of the remaining parts available in the old colours. Make them also available not only in special bulk sets but in every set* you (TLC) is (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Why? I hear the WHINE, but I'm not hearing the WHY. WHY is this important, compared to other things (assume you're making a priority list here) Track varies in color in real life. It just *doesn't* make a high priority list of things in my (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) So maybe the fact that many AFOLs will not buy these rubbish colours for having no mud in their collections bears some good news for you. I think you will agree that i.e. a clear castle-wall in unique grey looks much better than a wall with (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Doh! Uh, well, er, I just, um, wanted to stay current re: LEGO developments. Hey, you're supposed to be in ot.debate! What are you doing here? Dave! (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Nooo...ooo! Chocolate brown track would be a total disaster! The track colour should emulate reality. Old dark grey for steel, old light grey for concrete or old brown for wood, but the new colours are totally unsuitable. Any change to the (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) That's a fine suggestion--I'd love to see (or perhaps love to sea) a modular ocean base a la the modular space base. I wouldn't even mind a green 48x48, while we're at it. And was it ever determined if the trans-white was officially available? (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) - SNIP - (...) Yes.. BURPS is a good suggestion. Most of us have enough old grey Lego to connect these together to make decent size hills. I think the same is true for the castle walls from another post (Anthony's I believe). To suggest that (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) It is available in blue (URL) not as a service pack. The 48 x 48 baseplate is the most important choice for a part to have in gray, and it would be great to see service packs of that baseplate in gray, blue, and maybe tan, green, and clear. (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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Hi Jake, I just want to add my comments on offerings for castle fans Since the color decisions seem to be final, I think that the best option is to ease this transition into the new colors. Castle builders will need basic bricks, wall pieces, (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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