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(...) Colours have a purpose? Cool. So why is blue? Cheers Richie Dulin (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(murfl) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX) !!
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(...) None. Although, if you skip down to some of the less common definitions of 'obsolete', you might be able to claim some.... but while you're claiming obsolescence for your greys, you might like to consider what else in your collection is not (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I note that people have asked in the past for reissues of classic sets in different colours. So some people [will] be excited about the possibility, although this might not be quite what they had in mind. Cheers Richie Dulin (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Aesthetically they go together very differently. Looking at a wall of grey with a few off-color bricks will cause your eye to be drawn to the ones that are different. Just as 3 red bricks in a wall of white would be instantly noticable. While (...) (22 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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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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