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Re: Why We Don't Have X-Coloured Elements, and TLC Does...
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Sat, 22 Apr 2000 05:06:33 GMT
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> Now a lot of us complain about how TLC has their own endless supplies of
> brown, lt blue, pink, whatever-colour-you-wish bricks, and how we don't have
> any of those goodies. I think the reason is this: TLC hasn't come out with a
> set that requires the use of those bricks!
I can say this much: if TLG had allowed assorted colors such as pink or purple
to trickle into their town sets back in 1978, I could have been much more likely
to stay with town sets. This is one of the major appeals of Rock Raiders as far
as I'm concerned. Teal is COOL!
> For example, if it wasn't for the Wild West Theme, why make brown bricks for
> public use?
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> Bryan
Simple- how do you build a realistic tree model? Use green and brown.
Conversely, brown signifies dirt or wood. This could be quite useful in a town
for a construction site, or for any underground sets (hint, hint).
Unfortunately, it seems that TLG likes to remake the same sets over and over in
the same colors (ie: police in black and white), rather than the colors we need
(mono black, mono red except for fire fighters). I think you get the picture.
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