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| (...) Oooops, I made a typo, The USA/Canada spare parts pack from 1961/62 to 1965 was actually #280/3. Gary Istok (21 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Slope 45 2 x 2 Double Convex / Double Concave
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| (...) This piece was made from 1958-72, and only in red or blue. When Lego sloped bricks first came out in 1958 (in red, blue slopes came in production in 1960), it was one of a 13 piece roof system. The other 12 pieces are still in production, but (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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| (...) Amen, and ditto to that! And that is all I have to say. (21 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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| (...) If the community is dead set on giving me a migraine over the color issue bringing it up time and time again, do me a favor and listen to Jake. Write a petition and get it signed at brick events [1]. I would be more than willing to put my name (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general) !
| | | | | Re: Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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| (...) has anyone ever thought that TLG could simply reintroduce the original grey? could be an easier solution. I like a lot of the new colors, but I just don't like the new greys. I would get involved in something like this, my time is very limited (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Slope 45 2 x 2 Double Convex / Double Concave
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| Which colors does this part come in? (I am aware of blue and red, are there any others? How rare is this part in each color? (21 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Weetabix Sets
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| (...) Dave, Clark Stephens agrees with you. In this page he states that the Castle may be from around 1970 and that the three town sets came out later in 1977. The page also shows scans of the instructions. (URL) Eric (21 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Weetabix Sets
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| Hi All, I have recently acquired a Weetabix Castle set. I also have all three of the other sets. Now my problem, the castle doesn't look like it belongs. It looks older than the other three, it doesn't have any mini-figs (even the old style) like (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: I love Lego
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| !Wow, God, all the people who replied to this post are so defensive and protective of TLG. This is simply a personally statement of an individual who's valid concerns has caused him to express his feelings to TLG. This is directed to them...not you, (...) (21 years ago, 26-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.people, lugnet.general) !
| | | | | Re: Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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| Oh I'd defintely sign this petition, I am part of this "younger" group LEGO thought they'd reach out to with the new colors, but boy has it put me off! With this the only sets I like to buy are tyhose w/out Lt & Dk Stone, and Brown. The only "Grays" (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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| (...) I have a suggestion for TLG: If they've realized that the colour change decision was a poor one (and they don't really want to admit it), they could reverse this decision without letting us know. Just suppose that the RGB colour values for the (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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| (...) FYI, In the last six months, I've yet to come across any of my colleagues to who don't know and understand the AFOL concern. (...) I'm not sure how far this will get you, but I'll tell you what... if you're able to pull something like this (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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| (...) Does it NEED to be in Danish? English, like it or not, is the language of business, and the CEO of a company as large as LEGO, even one as insular as LEGO is, ought to be able to read, speak, and write English at least fairly fluently. That (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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| Hello! (...) I would sign such a letter. My skills at English, however, are not good enough to write it, though. Let alone my skills at Danish... Bye Jojo (21 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
| | | | | Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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| About a year has passed since we learned of TLG's terrible decision to "improve" the gray, dark gray, and brown colors. Our initial (and ongoing) firestorm was unsuccessful at reversing the change, and with Jake's recent "locked-color" post (URL), (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: Some 2005 sets showing up already in regular stores.
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| Daniel Rubin wrote: > In person, they look OK, less cartoony anyways. It's a pretty decent model of a (...) All of the above should be present in the larger Technic version. Jindroush www.kostky.org - for Czech Lego fans. (21 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2005)
| | | | | Re: Samsonite LEGO in 1960s SEARS catalogs
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| (...) Eric, Many Lego collectors think that the first Lego Motor came in 1966 with the beginning of the Train System (which came out in mid-1966 in Europe). Here it shows that the first Lego motor actually came out in late 1965 in the USA to be used (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.general)
| | | | | Re: Set #271 Policemen
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| (...) Hey Ronald, I did forget one additional thing about the #271 sets. There was also a #1271 set. This was the same set. From 1955-58 Denmark, Sweden and Norway had their own numbering system for Lego sets and Lego spare parts packs that had an (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| snip (...) In person, they look OK, less cartoony anyways. It's a pretty decent model of a kinda ugly car. What it's really lacking are steering, suspension, doors, and for some reason, the window to the engine is build on an opaque plate, I will be (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2005, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Lego Company chooses poorly? (was re: Shifty set)
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| (...) Indeed. Although a headline like "Rich Multinational Toy Company Gives Poor Finnish Children Second Rate Building Bricks for Christmas" could hardly appeal to Lego... Cheers Richie Dulin (21 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.general, lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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