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Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray?
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:09:11 GMT
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Allan Bedford <apotomeREMOVE-THIS@altavista.net> wrote in message
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> > In lugnet.lego.direct, Jack Gregory writes:
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> > Certainly would have expected these to come out before a new color like • sand
> > red. There clearly couldn't have been demand for that.
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> Oh, I don't know that I agree with this statement. To my eye, the color
> looks somewhat like faded old brick (a la turn-of-the-century building). • At
> least it looks a lot more like brick than the traditional 'red' LEGO • brick.
> I think the new colors are fine, but if not produced in reasonably priced
> quantities of basic bricks, then they aren't much more useful than... more
> trees.
My point was that there couldn't have been demand for a color that we didn't
know about, whereas there is clearly demand for bricks in the colors that we
all have a lot (but never enough) of. I agree that it is not a bad color; I
can see making a sand-red castle -- if I had a lot of pieces. But I have a
lot of gray parts already, I need to supplement the ones I have with bulk
packs. You would have to come out with sand-red arches, tiles, etc to make
it viable. And even then, my kids would call it pink.
I agree that there is also demand for bricks in new colors, and I think it
is good they respond to that. But I still don't understand why Light Gray
was not the first color to "cover" all of the bulk parts now available:
bricks (which are available in Lt Gray), plates, tiles, slopes, etc.
I want to distance myself from some of the harsh remarks made by Doyle et
al. I strongly support LEGO direct, I don't expect everything I want over
night, and I am patient. But being patient just means I am not buying yet,
because I can get the pieces I want. At the same time, I am thrilled with
LEGO getting into the bulk business in a serious, sustainable way.
I just want to vote for coverage in Light Gray. It is a color that is
compatible with any other accenting color, has many special parts available
to enhance creations, and I think would be the biggest seller in bulk.
As a by-the-way, I think the new "sand" colors are superior to the candy
bright colors -- but that is based on the kind of stuff I like to make. It
is hard to make a tank, or mech, or military anything look serious in red,
yellow, and blue.
--Jack Gregory
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| (...) Well, at least we are talking about this! And that’s what I wanted. I really hope if we keep talking about this subject of light gray bricks, we just might see them next year? Was I harsh......Maybe, but I don’t really feel so. Brad is a CEO (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) I agree. A whole bunch of trees aren't much good if you don't have enough bricks to build a building around which to put your trees. (...) Oh, I don't know that I agree with this statement. To my eye, the color looks somewhat like faded old (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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