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(...) AFOL means "Adult Fan of LEGO." Clearly you are no longer a fan of LEGO. So please go away so that the rest of us can have our LUGNET back. --Bill. (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
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(...) Ok, I did go a little too far with that comment, I admit that, my mistake. Everything else however, I am standing by it. Perhaps another spin on it: How many times since Lego first introduced train sets have they changed the track size and (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) [snip] (...) Whoa whoa whoa! Not cool. This is a legit report from a consumer that is appropriate for LEGO to hear. My own children don't care about the color change, nor do I think they've even noticed it, but that doesn't mean others (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Request for Feedback - focused thread
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(...) Interesting idea! It does raise a good question, which color is most important if you could change one back. I'd like to suggest (as a reader) that this part of the thread be moved over to lugnet.color, or at least kept out of (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) That is an incorrect assesment of the situation. And uncalled for as well. (...) Yes, it is. Perhaps you should direct your comments to where that is actually happening though. Mel was simply providing an anecdote about how the product was (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Personally, your daughter comes across as being extremely stuck up and nearly teetering on spoiled. The thing that is getting lost in this the most is the fact that Lego, as awesome as it is, is a toy. Everyone who is a member of Lugnet has a (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Color Change - Final Update
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(...) SNIP (...) howbout this?: (URL) Jeff (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Request for Feedback - focused thread
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: SNIP (...) What if Lego would reverse 1 or 2 of the 4 new colors (lt gray, dk gray, brown, & purple-correct?) instead of all 4? would this be a do-able compromise? it could be like choosing the new M&M or Lifesavers (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Request for Feedback - focused thread
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: SNIP (...) What if Lego would reverse 1 or 2 of the 4 new colors (lt gray, dk gray, brown, & purple-correct?) instead of all 4? would this be a do-able compromise? it could be like choosing the new M&M or Lifesavers (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Priority to keep as "old or universal" colors to remain available....Basic bricks, both light and dark gray, in the 1x (1,2,3,4,6,8) are my first choice to keep. I would love to keep ordering them in bulk (100 of 1x2, for example), not in (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Jake did good?
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(...) ... (...) Jake, I too am very disappointed in LEGO as of late. But it is more than the subject-that-must-no...-newsgroup that concerns me. Here are some outstanding issues that have never been addressed to my knowledge by you or anyone else at (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.general) !!
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(...) Wow. Not really sure how to respond to this. It took me quite a while to decide whether or not to reply to this post, but it's hard not to take something like this personally. Make no mistake, my role is a dual one - to take the AFOL needs to (...) (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color) !
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| | Re: Corellian "Corvette" in the Coruscant skyways
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(...) Indeed, you must. This thing is like one re-build from being perfect! Do it! :) -Lenny (22 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, FTX)
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(...) New sets are more likely to have piece inconsistencies than sets that have been in production for a while, as any errors that are made in piece sorting early on would be fixed as they are discovered. My first two copies of the TECHNIC R2-D2 (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Hi Ben, Good news -- there's brand new group, just created today, for the focused discussion of LEGO colors. Here's the announcement: (URL) to single you out; just noticing this while checking back in and seeing Tim's reply. I realize it'll (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.color) !
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For the hot rod enthusiasts, check this out... a few photos of real ones I collected. The lego one would be nice in red, green or yellow... (URL) (22 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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| | Living with the Color change
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Yes we do have a life besides the hobby, and in the grand scheme of life the Color Change is trivial. But within the realm of our hobby, the change is severely annoying on a daily basis, probably for years to come. That's why the issue can't be 'put (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.color, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, i tried a stripe & it didn't look quite right right, so i left it red, but i wouldn't mind trying to mod it & add it to the civilian MOC contest! Jeff (22 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.space, FTX)
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Hello! Not having read the complete thread of suggestions I'll just throw in what I think: I think one main problem with the new colours is that all newly invented parts (for the first time issued in 2004's sets like the Cone Half 8 x 4 x 6 (part (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) You aren't the only one to have the extra Harry legs. I was surprised at that, as all of the other extra pieces I've ever gotten are the small plates. As far as the color control on this, I either got lucky or just managed to put it together (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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