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Re: Color Change - Final Update
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lugnet.general, lugnet.lego
Date: 
Wed, 5 May 2004 16:45:16 GMT
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> Additionally, like Thomas Main suggested, I'd like to see BURPs, both
> shapes, available in both light gray and dark gray.  I'd also like to see
> the large grey baseplate remain available in the original color as well
> although that one wouldn't be nearly as high on the wish list as train • track
> and BURPs.

Hmm, BURPS. Actually, I think you could almost get away with the rectangular
ones. The triangular ones aren't that useful in bulk. I did use a bunch in
my cliff scene, but only because I wanted to conserve rectangular BURPS. If
I had twice as many rectangular ones, I would not have used any triangular
ones.

Grey baseplates is another good one. Hmm, while we're at it, could we have
the 48x48 baseplate in a few other colors (blue would be way cool).

> While I know many in the community hoped the answer would be for TLC to
> issue a response such as "you were right, we were wrong, we're switching
> back" or something to that effect, I didn't expect it would happen.

Agreed.

> While I don't agree with the color change I am willing to accept it an • move
> on but I would like TLC to make it easier for me to embrace the color
> change.  Right now I have a few parts in these new colors.  I don't have
> enough of them to make much use of them so they are no different to me • than
> some of the oddball Belville colors I have in my collection.

Agreed.

> I would like to see TLC issue a bulk tub which contains a good assortment
> (not a tub of 1x1s like 4407 is) of bricks, plates, slopes, in the new
> colors.  I don't know how well these would sell on the shelf at Target,
> probably not well at all.  If they were augmented with some castle walls,
> turets, and some castle figs, they could be marketed as a Castle "Designer
> Set".  For those of us who are not castle people, we could still get a • good
> quantity of bricks and plates and probably find "homes" for the other • stuff
> we didn't want.
> 
> So I am asking TLC to help me make lemonade out of what is now a small
> basket of lemons.  If you want me to embrace the new colors, make them
> readily available in a broad palette of elements and I'll get on board. • If
> I need to part sets out to get them, then it will be years before I have a
> suitable supply to build with.

This is definitely true. If I could buy tubs with a wide variety of parts in
the new colors at 5 cents a brick or less (at least 75% greys and brown, but
hey, if you want to throw in some of the other colors, that would be cool
also), I would buy a  bunch of those right off the bat to be able to create
decent constructions in the new colors. Heck, price them right, and I might
acquire more brick in these colors than I have in the old colors.

Frank



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  Re: Color Change - Final Update [padding,padding,padding,padding]
 
(...) It is available in blue (URL) not as a service pack. The 48 x 48 baseplate is the most important choice for a part to have in gray, and it would be great to see service packs of that baseplate in gray, blue, and maybe tan, green, and clear. (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
  Re: Color Change - Final Update
 
(...) - SNIP - (...) Yes.. BURPS is a good suggestion. Most of us have enough old grey Lego to connect these together to make decent size hills. I think the same is true for the castle walls from another post (Anthony's I believe). To suggest that (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
  Re: Color Change - Final Update
 
(...) That's a fine suggestion--I'd love to see (or perhaps love to sea) a modular ocean base a la the modular space base. I wouldn't even mind a green 48x48, while we're at it. And was it ever determined if the trans-white was officially available? (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Color Change - Final Update
 
(...) I'll add my voice in with Frank and Mike on this one. The bulk tubs in the new color (as some suggest, maybe even with Castle-specific parts) would be an excellent way to get the new colors into circulation. Maybe as a S@H exclusive or (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)

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  Re: Color Change - Final Update
 
"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:Hx8uCD.19rs@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) likely be (...) train (...) which (...) you (...) All five of the current 9v track elements should continue to be produced in the (...) (22 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)

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