 | | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) Always? I don't think so... the first we heard of that policy was at the release of the NBA figures. After all, Speilberg (if the director is Speilberg) is yellow, and Zidane (and he is Zidane) is yellow. Adieu Richie Dulin (2 URLs) Port (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) You assume incorrectly about what you think are my assumptions. "...what primary color would work best a "flesh" tone." I covered that. Nor did I say that there was any overt racial motivation. What I do believe is that Lego didn't think (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) Well, that's true IF you believe that Lego's race card is played across all lines and all themes. From what I remember, they've always been adamant about the race card only pertaining to minifigs and only fictional ones at that. Personally, I (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) Actually, I remember hearing that they did polls to see what the public thought would be more appropriate. The public chose "yellow" (or at least "pre-existing brick color") over "flesh-tones". I'll grant you that at the time they probably (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) I'm really beginning to wish they had as well. I wouldn't be surprised if _they_ are wishing they'd done this. And if they aren't yet, they probably will be in a year or two, especially if that set ever hits retail store shelves. (...) That (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) Thanks for stepping forward to take the slings and arrows. I have witnessed, as everyone else here has, Lego listening to us. We asked for a small stormtrooper pack, releasing old sets, new colors, new train cars and engines, discounts on bulk (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) However, we do have the clear example of (URL) set 215> as skin colour differentiating 'race'; and this set dates back to 1977 - not too long after yellow skin was established. Adieu Richie Dulin (2 URLs) Port Brique Somewhere in the South (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) I disagree with your assumptions. When LEGO first made any attempt at Lego "people", they had very few colors to choose from. Yellow was probably the best looking one available at the time. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I just don't believe there was (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Arrgh! Forgot Brickshelf password
|
|
(...) I got so fed up I just created a new profile and copied the old stuff over. That's why you'll find two members named "Paul Baulch"... :-) Cheers, (URL) Sci-Fi LEGO> (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) It's important to understand that the "race-card" was played a long time ago. A bunch of pale danes sat around a room and decided what primary color would work best as a "flesh" tone. They looked at each other and the choice was ethno-centric. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) Excellent idea (I wish they had done this, in fact), but I don't think the problem really revealed itself until people started begging for a "black" Lando fig. Luke and most of the main characters had already been released by then, so there (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) About three years ago it was revealed that all Minifigs speak Spanish. ("Re: Who's feelin the black pack") (URL) also suggested we have a separate newsgroup just for this issue! (22 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) The NBA situation is easy to figure out on the fact that they include not only the first black minifigs, but also the first white ones. If people complained that there weren't any black minifigs in the regular sets, you could finally point to (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Status of Bricks Magazine?
|
|
"Josephine Shih" <bb573@ms45.hinet.net> wrote in message news:HJEprG.1rn6@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] You and a lot of people. I'd be surprised if you either the magazine or your money. Mike (22 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Status of Bricks Magazine?
|
|
Damn.... I had ordered three ...... I subscribed online and paied through paypal. Does anybody have the same case? "Joel Hoornbeek" <joel@webaccess.net> ¼¶¼g©ó¶l¥ó news:HH59Eo.u9I@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) and (...) see (...) (URL) > here>.?I (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) Brad spoke to this at the BrickFest Q&A session. The NBA minifigures depict actual people. For the most realistic effect, they were made with dark or light skin colors, just like the real people they are modeled after. Generic (yellow) (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
|
| |
| | BrickFest mentioned on CNN Ticker!
|
|
Much to our surprise, BrickFest 2003 was mentioned on the CNN news ticker! (URL) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) make a "black" minifig is precedent setting, and would also mean that every yellow minifig is white, IMO. I was always under the impression that minifigs were colorblind, so to speak. I know this discussion has been had before either in .Space (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, FTX)
|
| |
| | Re: Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
(...) Tim, the easily amused P.S. Who said Bionicle isn't good? Think of the possibilities! (22 years ago, 9-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
|
| |
| | Lando minifig picutre HERE
|
|
BZpower has put up a picture of the new Lando fig. Before you go look at it I want you to repeat after me.... "Bionicle is good" Now, that did not hurt did it? You can see the fig here: (URL) P (URL) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-03, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
|
