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(...) I seem to recall that when the 10152 was released, TLG made a big noise about how "Maersk Blue" was a limited production run and would never be reproduced (or even reproducible, perhaps). Is this another example of TLG nobly standing by its (...) (14 years ago, 2-Jan-11, to lugnet.promo, FTX)
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(...) Didnt we hear similiar noise earlier about a wide parts pallette (for Lego Brand Retail) and trying not to use lots of SKU's that it would be too costly.... we are seeing TLC making unusual parts and seeing the new catalogue with the 3 whole (...) (14 years ago, 2-Jan-11, to lugnet.promo, FTX)
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(...) An interesting point, but not quite the same thing IIRC. The Maersk Blue issue wasn't a matter of cost; it was (allegedly) a one-time production of a very limited quantity of this very special color, never to be repeated. Until it seemed (...) (14 years ago, 2-Jan-11, to lugnet.promo, FTX)
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(...) I suspect the previous limited production run used a batch of pre-colored ABS granules. Now that many of the molding operations have converted to coloration at the machine, it may be easier to make special colors (ie Maersk blue) in limited (...) (14 years ago, 2-Jan-11, to lugnet.promo, FTX)
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(...) That's my guess as well on the colors... What they said back then was true but not necessarily contradicted. (also, what if this time it's just medium blue instead of Maersk... the ad copy didn't, to my read, claim a rare color, but I could (...) (14 years ago, 2-Jan-11, to lugnet.promo, FTX)
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(...) Haha... good point. Lego trying cash in on the demand. Hypothetical situation... does this mean that if Lego re-released the 10190 Marketstreet set... does that mean they would/could charge in excess of $150 based on market price. (14 years ago, 2-Jan-11, to lugnet.promo, FTX)
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(...) Ah! I wasn't aware of that--I just figured that the manufacturing process was still more or less the same. (14 years ago, 3-Jan-11, to lugnet.promo, FTX)
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(...) As I recall, Jake McKee implied that Maersk Blue wouldn't be available again-- the company as a whole didn't really say anything at all. Then the AFOL community ran with it and made a huge deal over what Jake said. At the time, LEGO decided to (...) (14 years ago, 3-Jan-11, to lugnet.promo, FTX)
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(...) There's one major issue that you left out. There was a vote held by The LEGO Company to determine what color would be used for a Maersk Sealand variant. The choices were dark-blue and dark-green (our dark-green, not, as many suspected, the (...) (14 years ago, 6-Jan-11, to lugnet.promo, FTX)
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