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(...) Hi Anthony, You have made some good points there. Well thought out. I must say I may have been a little overemotional when I wrote that post. Lego needs to be the one supplying the bricks, with juniorization and pillar-brick construction, they (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) even if its true that the greys are being changed, this is not the first time or the last during Lego's long heritage of producing building blocks that a change has been made. I would imagine that if the internet had been around when they (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Right on brother. The mighty Brick Shaman went on to say: "Do it fast, do it slow, do it lovely, do it ugly - it's all the same to me." is the centre of LEGO!* M. Thorn Sweetness. However I woudn't be your bro if I didn't hook you up on this (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
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(...) Everyone should take a deep deep breath and answer the following questions... How many sets have these 'new' colors been seen in ? How many themes have these 'new' colors been seen in ? How many 2004 sets have been examined to determine if (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I wonder if some of the older dyes have become either unobtainable or have been outlawed in Europe. Some of the older dyes, even food colourings, are now deemed harmful. TLC may not have any choice in the matter. As far as rounded edges on (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I kinda agree. A slight variation in color will make things look beter. Mechs, for instance, will look dirtier if two different shades are used. And it will add to "brick" effects on buildings. But, over all, I like the old stuff better. It (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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(...) Rich, did anybody come by who was yellow (i.e. Timmy?) Hope the store is going great--I know your current manager said it was a nice store. Scott Lyttle (22 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hey Cool! I was perusing the "who's coming" section of the BrickFest PDX web site and saw that Rene Hoffmeister, creator of (URL) 1000Steine>, Germany's answer to LUGNET, is registered to attend! That's awesome! I hope more Europeans (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) 2 words: Coke II. But I doubt it is that drastic. As for clutch, I don't think they would have done anything major without hordes of focus groups expressing their joy at how much easier it is to disconnect two plates. For some adults that's (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I havent even seen the new colors i life, but.... IS this is really true LEGO SHAME ON YOU. CORE colors in ANY SPACE set change. How could you? Building with Lego will never be the same again. I was so much looking forward to the new 2004 line. Now (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) We both know that the grays do not fare well with time-- they yellow, and many times older grays look crappy anyway. In the same vein, I would never build with white from the 70's. (...) We must consider the possibility that the apparent (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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Here's the second case design I've built around a mini-itx VIA EPIA 800 mainboard: (3 URLs) The BrickCase is entirely made of Lego bricks and uses no glue whatsoever (but does make use of several nylon washers, nuts, bolts and miniature screws) and (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.general, lugnet.build, FTX) !
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(...) Pic snipped; see original post. (...) This is in actuality, NOT a 'dear lego' letter as it is a COMMAND to Lego: If this cheaper quality is the new standard, I, as a Customer who is absolutely correct in this matter, ORDER you to cease & (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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richard marchetti wrote in message ... (...) building. (...) bricks (...) be (...) OVER! I think this is crucial. IF it's really so that there will be not-quite-matching replacements for some of the standard colors, and IF the new stud design is (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Spare parts - or - Harry Parter part duex (was: Castle Nightmare)
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Well said, Anthony. I wish I'd said it. Alan (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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Three things: 1. I don't think anyone objects to additional colors, they object to color replacement with a different colors. 2. You might well be in a minority in not minding a mottled look to your MOCs, I think many others would be more than (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) enjoyable to read even as it drives the point home. Thanks for sharing that. >> Mark (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) One idea did pop to mind: What if we have a batch of "lemons" here? Maybe it's just some bad bricks that slipped through the system. We've seen elements of poor quality gone to market before; remember the first batch "hydrolic" cylinders that (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
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I think it's fine if LEGO wants to ADD more colors to their spectrum, but REPLACING colors is a bad idea; especially staple colors like light and dark gray. Those 2 colors are heavily used by everyone--space, town, castle--we all need gray. I'm (...) (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: New York and New Jersey LEGO Stores Now Open!
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I thought all Lego employees were yellow? (22 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.general)
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