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(...) I want to emphasize (2) as well with respect to the future of classic colors vs. new colors. Whatever classic color parts may be supplied it is of utmost importance to clearly identify them. This was obviously done with the limited edition (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I should take a moment to thank you for your courtesy in addressing my concerns, since I flatter myself to think that you might know my MO here on LUGNET, so I'm hardly the biggest income source for TLG. Thank you. I don't mean to lay a big (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) But how can we trust those words, if you already broke those words, despite your corporate values and such? Sorry Jake, but apart from changing the stud dimension LEGO committed one of the worst mistakes any such company could make and it (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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I thank you for continuing to advance this news to us. I suppose it's really not so bad, as long as LEGO colors don't bounce all over the rainbow range every few years. Given enough time, I will be able to build a collection of the said colors in (...) (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:Hx9Aox.251s@lugnet.com... (...) themselves. Jake, then why can't we hear from TLC, the people driven company, why they thought reversing 20+ years of product design was "good." ? We (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes! The 6 packs that were done for us recently used up 6 SKUs. We've been told in the past that there's an SKU shortage. Bulk tubs use up a LOT less SKUs than their equivalent in service packs, ne? Run off 2 or 3 bulk tubs with a decent (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) Adding my voice to this, a new bulk castle tub would be fantastic. Bulk as in 3 cents per part, or lower mind you. Also, if adding the cost of the tub made the set prohibitive, I still think it would sell if packaged otherwise. Those tubs are (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) A few of us asked way back at the beginning of the thread this very question... Tracey (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I'll add my voice in with Frank and Mike on this one. The bulk tubs in the new color (as some suggest, maybe even with Castle-specific parts) would be an excellent way to get the new colors into circulation. Maybe as a S@H exclusive or (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I suppose, you could be right, but I think it misses the entire point of why we would ask for feedback in the first place. Why would we even bother to ask if we didn't think we would somehow use it? The point of us agreeing to include AFOLs (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(this is pretty much a translation of what I wrote on 1000steine.de already) (...) Sorry I can't see ANY good news, all I see is a big PR blurb in a desparate attempt to regain some lost ground. (...) So much for your corporate values then.... (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.general, Mark Bellis wrote: (and it bears repeating) (...) (snipping of more great ideas) I agree with all of this. Very well written, Mark. There is really nothing else for me to add. Jake, listen up! ~Kevin Blocksidge (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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Hello Jake, I know that you have heard a lot of... concerns, but I would like to add some praise along with my input. I am glad that TLC has decided to retain the gray, brown, drk gray colors. I was terribly afraid that TLC had done away with these (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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Ooops - *** I *** agree. I can't speak for you. (...) Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 BAYLUG / BAYLTC (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I look forward to the list of 'universal' colors! (...) I'd like to see train wheelsets (trucks)(2878c01) and decorative sides (2871) maintained in the old gray color. It would be nice to have some variety for train modeling. I agree that the (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I like my Lego people as classic yellow smilies too. I don't really like the new minifigs with different expressions and stuff. I like them yellow, smiling and maybe with sunglasses or a pirate face. But then I'm a 1970s-mid-90s kinda gal... (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) You HAVE to be joking.... there's NO railroad tie, either wood, concrete or whatever other material that has such a blue tone in it. They'd even do better to simply convert it to brown than to use the new dark grey color. -- Jan-Albert van Ree (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Thanks for listening and understanding. Sorry your ears are taking a bashing! You're doing better than other companies would do. Please explain the "good thinking" though. IMHO "good thinking" would be to make future new colours more realistic (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego) !
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Speaking of baseplates, U agree that 48 x 48 in Trans-clear would be fantastic (I could easily buy a couple dozen). But more importantly, can we have some BROWN large baseplates?? The 32 x 32 baseplate in brown was only available in one set (#232), (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'm shocked no one has asked the following question: Just which colors are "universal" and which colors aren't? I'm assuming from what you write that non-universal colors can be changed, from time to time. As an AFOL, it would be great to know (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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