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(...) Ummmmm... It's gray. It's supposed to be dull. Trying to make gray "brighter and sharper" is like trying to make orange not quite as vivid--it defeats the purpose of the color itself. (...) I imagine that S@H bulk orders in regular shades of (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Lame advice -- give up on the Lego hobby whenever you feel ready to do so, just as TLC has "given up" on the traditional colors that they have been producing for going on 20+ years! Yeah, yeah -- we're 5% of the market. Whatever. I have always (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Jeff Szklennik wrote: SNIP oops sory about the bold-i tried to use parenthesis in brackets, but forgot to check that ftx was on. also sorry to post to self Jeff (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Wow, I had heard a rumour about this last year, and was afraid that it was true... LEGO has been going crazy with bringing out new colors over the last few years. How many of us remember when there were only 10 or 12 colors produced? I sure (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) <SNIP> (...) ... and here is the Orlando LIC PaB selection, as of 17Nov2003 Brick 1 x 1 : TransBlue TransDarkPink Brick 1 x 2 : Black Lime Teal Brick 1 x 2 without Pillar : TransYellow Brick 1 x 3 : DarkPink Brick 1 x 4 : LightGrey MediumBlue (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Dear Lego, I don't care why you changed the gray shades (color palette reasons, or because they are more "beautiful" or because you save 1 cent for every billion parts molded - I suspect this is the REAL reason -), but the result of it is that (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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What about his first question? Are bulk packs going to be in normal gray or new gray? If LEGO is going to make bulk packs available in the new grays, then I think they should have new product numbers and be listed in the catalog and website as "new" (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: SNIP (...) Woo hoo! this made my day! Thank you Lego! Thank you Lego! Thank you Lego! Thank you Lego! Thank you Lego! Thank you Lego! Thank you Lego! Thank you Lego! Thank you Lego! Thank you Lego! but please don't (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Jake, thanks for the info. It's a relief to know that the studs aren't going to change. Now, about those colors... (...) In (...) didn’t (...) Where do the "sand" colors fit in this new world of brightness and light? I would have called them far (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Amaury Jacquot wrote: [SNIP] (...) Guess, replying to myself is probably bad practise... I just happened on a picture representing the new brown, and am apalled. there is NO way this new dark pink is going to be appropriate to (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Jake, Thank you for the information. It shows a lot of respect to the LUGNET community for LEGO to be this forthcoming with the reasoning behind these changes. I feel compelled to publicly mourn the demise of my absolute favorite LEGO color, (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I believe that most of us AFOL's will be able to adjust eventually. After all, if we all love the hobby, what choice do we really have. I for one will try not to complain to much(WAAAAAAAHHHH). But there is no way I am going to switch to MB or (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The only place that "old" gray exists is sets that are a) already produced and b) not 2004 sets. From what I've been told "old" gray is no longer being used in production. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liason LEGO Community Development (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: <snip> (...) Yes, thanks for taking the time to fill us in and put many minds at ease. Well, admittedly I'm in the camp that doesn't like the idea of common colors becoming obsolete but it's nonetheless (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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Thanks for the info, Jake. As for the rest, I'll just quote myself from Bricklink -- the de facto (last?) source for the grey bricks... Methinks my focus is shifting away from lego hobby-wise -- the price in time, the money, the lack of the needed (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Jake, Thanks for the info, but this is simple BAD in so many ways for many AFOLs. more similar colors to sort and deal with to build something consistent will require a new large investment and time inability match old expensive parts will (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) :) Worth a try, anyway. For the record, "Brucey-Wan" is the other Bruce from the San Fernando Valley. Bruce (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: [SNIP] (...) I have noted however some precision problems in the shape of the stud, it seems the logo-carrying part is separate from the vertical part, and they are not allways aligned properly See (URL) for details (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Your Jedi mind tricks won't work on me Brucey-Wan. All I'll say about this is that textual lists of leaked set info often cause more confusion than anything else. Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liason LEGO Community Development (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Hello Jake, Thanks for your detailed answer on this hot topic! (...) (great relief sigh!) - though I really doubted that LEGO could modify such a cornerstone of the building ;o) (...) It would be really great if the new colors came with some (...) (22 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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