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Re: Color Change - Final Update
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lugnet.general, lugnet.lego
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Wed, 5 May 2004 18:14:16 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote:
Hi Jake
Thx for the update. Sounds like LEGO is trying to make the best of a situation
that went bad unintentionally.
> * A certain few parts that are crucial to keep in the old colors will likely be
> created as service pack type items. An example of this would be the 9v train
> track. I am interested in getting feedback from you (via this thread) on which
> elements MUST be produced in the old colors for the long term. (And no, you
> can’t say "the whole range of parts!" :) )
Regarding the service packs. While I appreciate the gesture, I'm not sure it is
necessary. My question is, how long will the service packs be made available?
For something like the Train Track, or grey baseplates, these are products that
have been around for a long time in LEGO time, and will presumably be around for
even longer in LEGO time.
I guess, what I would rather see is the following, parts that are long term
candidates are only produced in the old color. There is already a significant
inventory of these parts in the public domain. If the parts are going to be
available in both colors for a long period of time, there could be some consumer
reluctance to having the other color available.
For example, if you include track with a train set, will the track be the old or
the new color? If you use the new color, and the consumer has existing
inventory of the old color only, they will be reluctant to buy the set, since it
will have track that is the wrong color. About the only solution I see to this
is to not offer track with a train set. Which might not be so bad, as the speed
regulator is only included sometimes.
As grey baseplates are already sold as individual units, the issue is not as
big. But for some element, such as track, that may be combined with other
elements, you need to be careful.
Dave
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| You’d think I would have learned my lesson by now about the color change and just taken refuge in a concrete bunker. Nope, not that bright I think! I come to you with a final update, and some good news, as well as bad. Bad news first – After much (...) (21 years ago, 5-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce, lugnet.lego) !!
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