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(...) There are two ways to take this explanation: 1. TLC is lying to us The real reason for the color change is that the new colors save a few bucks. TLC gave us the customer complaint story so they wouldn't look like heartless pennypinchers. I (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Jake, thanks for getting us the info promptly. Here's my take on the color change. Its not earth-shattering to me personally. I have a small collection of the gray's, like them a lot, and have a low LEGO budget in comparision to many of you (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) (snip) (...) Jake, Thanks for your reply! As the person who inadvertently started this entire thing, I feel a little guilty. I appreciate you taking the time to answer our concerns and giving us a straighforward explanation. I think it says a (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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richard marchetti wrote: ... [ranting deleted] ... (...) ... [more ranting deleted] ... "We"? If by "We", you are referring to AFOL's, I am almost ashamed to consider myself one of that group if this sort of raving is what is typical of that (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That was my initial thought on seeing the new dark gray, too. Now it won't be so obvious when Lego and Mega Bloks are blended together in a MOC. :-P Mark (ducks) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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I'm not convinced of the need to make all the grays incompatible simply because they are "warm" ("muddy", or more precisely, yellow-shifted and not strictly neutral). However, thanks for the update so that we can be on the look out and plan (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thank you for the quick and informative post. (...) I just don't understand the issue. At all. Why change colors now after 20 years? It couldn't have been that big of an issue if you are only noticing it now. And no, I can't tell that the old (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Jake, I just want to speak up and tell you that I'm not among all the hysterical folks that seem to think the sky is falling in because a few of the colors have changed (I'm not pointing fingers, that's just a general statement based on the 40 (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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"Kyle Beatty" <carbunicle@appleogue.net> wrote in message news:HoKrGu.1MI0@lugnet.com... (...) manner (...) their (...) I wouldn't let it get to you man. Since the dawn of time the only thing I recall marchetti *ever* doing is gripe and post rants (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Good to see the cheerleading squad doesn't miss a beat. TLC was so open to our concerns that they didn't bother to give us a warning before they discontinued 4 colors - even though such a warning would have helped TLC sell more product in what (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Every kid I have ever seen in the Lego aisle has behaved in a more mature manner than the author of this post. And that includes the ones that were bawling their brains out. What a shameful display of bad manners and ill temper. In my (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX) !
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My concern is more with brown going away. Brown was a neglected color. For years, Lego did not make a 1x4 brick in this color, and hasn't made a full set of brown bricks available in a bucket or bulk pack. It was impossible to get the right slopes (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Hmm...that means 2004 Hogwart's Castles are probably going to have the new colors...There's plenty of original Hogwart's Castles at the Lego Outlets in Atlanta! Get your old muddy grays while they last!!! Scott Lyttle (who knows that change is (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Adrian Egli wrote: (URL) (...) Wonders what LEGO molds with the new bricks ? Plus what colours are the result ? (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I hate to sound negative in my response but this color modification news is a bit disappointing. Perhaps I am just a little too traditional in my Lego values, but a modification to the color palette doesn’t seem to be consistent with people’s (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for the info. But I'm still not happy with this modification. Gray colours are supposed to be dull, somehow I can't imagine shiny and "sharp coloured" tank. Right, Lego isn't making tanks... (...) That means old colours will not be (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Has anyone thought that this might be an entirely new color of grey? Blue-grey or metal-grey? Also that "new light grey" seems like the mosiac color of very-light-grey. (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) We now know that this is a moot point, but something worries me about your logic: (...) Your statements are true.... IF we are talking about a product or design that is relatively new... perhaps only a few years old. Then there is the (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Hi Jake, I'm not trying to shoot the messanger, but I want to make sure the LEGO company hears what I have to say. This is an expansion on what I sent you earlier. I'm glad to hear the stud shapes aren't changing. However, I will tell you as an AFOL (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Hello All, Many thanks Jake for your efforts on giving us an appropriate and accurate (as far as possible for now) response to our deepest fears. Now, Dear Lego Unfortunately, my fears became true. I really *don't* understand the reasons (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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