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Re: Appreciating what TLG and Lego Direct have done for AFOL's
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Date: 
Sat, 20 Nov 2004 03:04:51 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
Hi Jake,

I NEVER get involved with controversial issues on LUGNET, but I couldn't stay
quiet any longer (or I might explode into a million minifig parts).

First off, the color change thing.  OK, it's a done deal.
People GET OVER IT!!!!   If you don't like Lego anymore, then fine.  Just leave it to your nephews or nieces and buy Megablocks, and quit bugging the rest of us!

thank you, I've been thinking the same thing!

Lego castles will look much better with 2 shades of gray mixed together, it will
look real and not perfect.

that is true, and now you can achieve an even better look with 4+ shades of
grey, try throwing in a couple of black and white pieces as well, awsome! not
only that, but you can still get the assorted grey bricks from LEGO, and not all
that bad of a price, when you consider the free shipping, and no sales tax,
(thats a big savings in NY!).

And for the Factory, they started with Town.  So what!  It seems like everytime
TLG starts some initiative (for the AFOL community) there are always people who
whine about it.  Oh what about castle or what about space or what about this or
that.  Heck they cannot do everything at once for everyone.  Besides Town has
been ignored for quite a number of years.
Today we can buy Lego elements in colors we never even dreamed of 4 years ago.
Today I can buy dozens of different parts in Maersk Blue in Bricklink (or dozens
of other colors).

YES, and all these new pieces and colors make great contrast for buildings. just
go into your town, and take a closer look, do you see 8 colors? I don't, I see
thousands!

But some people just are caught up in always looking at the
negative.

TLG is not perfect, neither is Jake.  But they are trying (and in Jake's case,
trying very hard).  That is more than TLG did for AFOLs in the previous 40
years.

case in point, I just stopped in at walgreens, and bought several sets at
retail, (I haven't done that in a while!), and ended up paying just over $.01
per piece. not junk, either, I think I'm going to hold onto 80% of them for
future use. thats my two cents, Darren



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  Appreciating what TLG and Lego Direct have done for AFOL's
 
Hi Jake, I NEVER get involved with controversial issues on LUGNET, but I couldn't stay quiet any longer (or I might explode into a million minifig parts). First off, the color change thing. OK, it's a done deal. People GET OVER IT!!!! If you don't (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-04, to lugnet.lego) !! 

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