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Subject:	Re: New Skin Tones coming? (was: Re: Scans from new danish 2004 catalog)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Mon, 2 Feb 2004 05:52:25 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Matthew Miller wrote: > Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote: > > but I am also not sure I think that changing from yellow to fleshtones > > is a good idea. I would have preferred that all figs remain yellow > > fleshed > > Minifigs are one of the huge appeal of Lego, at least to people from my > generation. (The first sets I had had the armless variety.) Mucking with > that doesn't seem like a great idea to me either. I've had mixed feelings about this, but now I am prepared to welcome the changes. While I love yellow minifigs, I believe having the chance to see skin-toned figures will enhance the realism of the LEGO line. -Tim

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		Re: New Skin Tones coming? (was: Re: Scans from new danish 2004 catalog)
(...) I question the need to "enhance" the realism. The Lego world is its own very special and unique realism. Changing the minifigs to be more like exact models of the real world rather than abstract (and well-recognized!) representations is a (...) (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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		Re: New Skin Tones coming? (was: Re: Scans from new danish 2004 catalog)
(...) Minifigs are one of the huge appeal of Lego, at least to people from my generation. (The first sets I had had the armless variety.) Mucking with that doesn't seem like a great idea to me either. (20 years ago, 2-Feb-04, to lugnet.general)

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