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Re: When did "seeding" begin?
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 5 Oct 2000 00:48:20 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Andrew Tyrone writes:
> Anders Johansson wrote:
> > In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > > In lugnet.general, Dave Johann writes:
> > > > From my knowledge, it's a recent occurance. I can't think of any
> > > > sets that came out more than 2 years ago that have this problem.
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> > > We may not like it but I imagine from the TLC perspective there
> > > is a very good reason for it...
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> > I have a guess: Lego think its easier to follow the building
> > instructions if they put a brick in another color as a sort of
> > reference point...
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> Or maybe they want the kids to have different colored bricks for
> them to use when they take apart the set (I already have enough red >:o).
IMO the main reason is as a reference point for building, with a
fringe benefit that it makes the overall package (polypaks) more
colorful. When you've got a bunch of black plates interlocking all
over the core of a 5571, a hidden blue brick is quite helpful actually.
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| (...) Or maybe they want the kids to have different colored bricks for them to use when they take apart the set (of course I already have enough red >:o). -- Andrew, Agent 0007 (24 years ago, 1-Oct-00, to lugnet.general)
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