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Re: Impact of New Colours -- 1 year later [Was: Deathstar]
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Sat, 26 Feb 2005 10:55:05 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond wrote:
> 
> I am curious how the rest of you have reacted to the colour change. Have
> your buying habits changed? Is this what you would have predicted? (But
> please don't rehash the arguments about the colour change -- you can read
> all the old postings on the  LUGnet archives if you feel the need to
> maintain your rage).


I've bought less Lego in the last year, but then that's mainly due to buying a
(non-Lego) house.

What it comes down to is that I don't yet regard bley parts as an incentive to
buy a set, but they're not a disincentive - e.g. I have bought 4508 Titan XP
(and would like another) for non-bley parts, but I haven't bought any of 4492
MINI Star Destroyer as it's only bley.

When I start bullding with bley[1], I will start buying for bley - and that will
be when I run out of classic grey. That won't happen for a while yet, but seeing
as I rarely take MOCs apart it'll probably happen...

No, what worries me most about bley is that there won't be enough MUGS members
willing to go partsies[2] in sets that contain it!

Cheers,
Paul

[1] I've used a few new(ish) elements in hidden SNOT, I mean when I build
mostly/exclusively with it.
[2] Bringing a set to a meeting and dividing the parts up in a
(pseudo-)diplomatic fashion.



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Impact of New Colours -- 1 year later [Was: Deathstar]
 
[snip] (...) Can you imagine a "diplomatic" Partsies... "Why, yes Member A, you may have that rare highly sort after piece*" "Indeed, Member B, you make take all of these to add to your Bricklink shop" "Of course new Member X, you may have all of (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)
  Re: Impact of New Colours -- 1 year later [Was: Deathstar]
 
(...) Disturbing as it is I have taken a few bley parts in partsies, in fact I'm even building in Dk Bley. Shocking. and I found I need (yes, need) the parts from 2 mini Start Destroyers (3 x 12 wings mostly, but the dk bley elements shall prove (...) (22 years ago, 8-Mar-05, to lugnet.loc.au)

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  Impact of New Colours -- 1 year later [Was: Deathstar]
 
(...) Actually it is interesting to notice the effect that new grey has had upon me. While I was disappointed like many of us with the change to new grey given my existing investment in old grey, I didn't exactly start thumping my fist on the desk (...) (22 years ago, 26-Feb-05, to lugnet.loc.au)

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