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Re: vanishing LEGO chromatology
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:28:04 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Andrew Saada writes:
> Hello all,
>
> Having gone through some miscellaneous bricks (primarily Belville) late
> Friday "night" in search of some car body pieces, I became a bit
> annoyed/perplexed/frustrated, as I imagine most have, with not having a
> given part in a wanted color. (Especially when it seemed that it would have
> aesthetically made sense to do so in a certain set. :-D ) Afterwards,
> having searched through the 2003 catalog--plus recalling what I remember
> seeing from ToyFair--my hopes for some neat tonal combinations were crushed
> (temporarily i hope!). Thought some more and here's the outcome (noted some
> this afternoon and spent some time on Peeron.com, but just wrote the
> rest...it's 4:00...i should sleep):
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> "the color sand red is quite possibly dead;
> purple of similar shade was just briefly made;
> extra light on the blue was quickly thru;
> both shades of pink were gone in a wink;
> pastel green and light yellow were quantitatively shallow;
> the differing pinks, dark and light, were soon both out of sight,
> while their sister magenta still possesses some fight;
> greens of medium and pastel simply did not do favorably well;
> uncommon swamp green, its lighter, and lime,
> all have been doing unseemly fine;
> earth orange--almost entirely found in organic pieces,
> bright green--mostly around in movie-related sequences;
> and, as it turns out, the sharp looking teal did not make a big enough deal."
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> did not include violet as well as some others...feel free to add
> (I was just going to write "why couldn't have the 2x1 curve brick been made
> in light pink" but just now having located the link
> http://peeron.com/inv/parts/6091 I see it was...hehe. ;-P Silly me for not
> referencing it last night. <<)
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> ciao&salaam
> -Andrew Saada
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> GardenSLUG
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> > > With that said, anyone have any extra 6409-1 - Island Arcade or 6403-1 - Paradise Playground ? Think feminine vehicle in disguise. ;-]
Well it seems I was wrong about the pinks, in brick-form that is. I missed
this http://www.fbtb.net/ny2003/explore2.JPG until now. However, I still
think that we could use more light pink and sand red parts! Any thoughts??
-Andrew
who realizes that 4:00 AM Sunday morning is NOT the ideal time to post. ;-P
GardenSLUG
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