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(...) I doubt it very much. Natural ABS is a slightly translucent cream color, and white is probably the hardest color to achieve. Heavy metal pigments are no longer legal in the US (which is why brown/tan plastic electrical fixtures are no longer (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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(...) I didn't say children don't care about color or are incapable of noticing a color change. My response is to those who question: if the color change is really an improvement then why Lego doesn't hype the color change to their target market in (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Many people have asked what colors are currently considered "universal" or locked. This means that these colors will almost certainly never be changed. Universal colors are colors that we consider to be untouchable for change. While the final list (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.announce) !!
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(...) I was allowed to take photos in the upper level of the Idea House, with the mock toy store, original molds, and 1950s toy store museum (which you have photos posted of). Also, I took them in the basement outside of the vault, with (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree whole-heartedly. I have my issues with the company's direction and some of the decisions they make. But the fact is, I'm not sitting in their meetings and I don't have the information they have. We can all keep ranting about how we (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I think you may be missing some subtilty in the argument here. My son may be a good example of this. He is definitely drawn to certain colours and exciting images when shopping. However... when building his own creations he does not seem to (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) My sentiments exactly. About 5 years ago I packed up my h0 layout, due to time shortage and high cost. Right now LEGO is almost as expensive and I'll have loads more time now that I won't be doing much MOC's anymore either. (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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"Tim Courtney" <lego@SPAMCAKE.timcourtney.net> wrote in message news:Hx9puy.F2G@lugnet.com... (...) area (...) there in (...) hour-long (...) hours (...) Photos in the idea house were not allowed, but I specifically arranged to go to the vault for (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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"Benjamin Medinets" <bmedinets@excite.com> wrote in message news:Hx9JCq.1IL7@lugnet.com... (...) figuring (...) a (...) I didn't see it, but then I wasn't specifically looking for it. It appeared in the 1996 dealer catalogue, but was presumably (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) So what you're saying is only on sets like Spiderman, Harry Potter, Star Wars and the new Ferarri ones will this be in affect? Wasn't aware of the above, thanks. (...) And sometimes they even use the same sculpt on multiple figures (Lalime of (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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Hello! (...) Yes, by doing all the mentioned above you gave us sugar. But by changing the greys and brown you stole our bread. Bye Jojo (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Bummer. (...) Translation: it will embarrass too many people to change back, and now we guarantee that we won't change back and embarrass them! (Humor alert! Do not take seriously! Jusss...ssst teasing...) :-) (...) Really basic bricks: (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Why not change old gray to pink then? You are saying that kids don't care about color, but the color change was still an improvement? (...) I'm really not buying that the subtle, subliminal appeal of the new colors to kids will outweigh the (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm not sure thats entirely accurate. It makes sense to me that certain items or kit are only exposed through an on-line store as retailers are reluctant to carry them. It makes sense to me (from a business point of view) to ensure that you do (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I wish people would stop talking about children like they are idiots. My 8 year-old *has* noticed the change, and she *has* asked me about it. She brought it to my attention, not the other way around. Does she buy multiple copies of the same (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Huw, many thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed looking at the photos. Calum (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I mentioned yesterday (but has probably gotten lost in the multitude of posts) that I'm working on getting this. I hope to publish an update today, but it may be Monday as there is a Danish holiday tomorrow, and it's already getting late in (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I don't know how I missed that. Anyway, I'm really hoping that Lego decides to let the AFOL community know what colors are "universal" and what colors are not. I personally thought that the grays would be "universal" since they've been around (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Because there were some fires in the top management recently, so it's non-zero probability the person is not there or not in that high position ;-) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Why do kids have to actually note a color change between versions A & B for it to be a worthwhile product enhancement? Do most kids buy multiple copies of the same set and compare them? So what if the gray doesn't quite match their older (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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