oh… I didn’t notice, so this topic doesn’t matter anymore, that petition was going to be it, all those signs
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Well you could keep it hup to say: Hey, look at this stupid petition I found!
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I really don’t think reverting back to black pins will make building the sets any harder for anyone.
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Honestly lego could easily fix the problem by just selling black pins in bulk for people to buy… and make money at the same time.
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Which is exactly why we need LEGO to put a set’s color scheme ahead of the ability to readily find small pieces, especially when it comes to constraction.
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OR you could just order them off of BrickLink.
you could, but everyone does that so they are almost impossible to find in my experience, supply outweighs demand massively.
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The hatred against them is overblown.
Red and blue pins do have uses, there are multiple sets where red axles and blue pins actually blend in better than having a black pin or axle.
As for the petition, it was clearly done as a joke… probably by someone on the boards solely so a topic like this could be made so Eljay can respond.
The petition has now been closed… so not sure what else to be said…
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I feel sorry for all the kids that have to suffer through blue pins and red axles. Back in my day we had to learn how to sort axles without this color-coding mumbo jumbo!
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You know… this makes me think- when did Blue and red axles start in production?
the guy said it in the petition
“Blue pins have been used since the year 2002, and red axles have been used since the year 2000”
Blue pins have been around since the 2002 UCS Star Destroyer and they were used heavily in the Basketball and Technic themes the next year.
Red pins were first used in the Steven Spielberg Moviemaker set in 2000 for reasons unknown. They’re meant to add reinforcement to supports but there’s no reason for them to be red as they are hidden. I speculate that the pins may represent electrical cord though. In 2001 they were used as an accent color in Alpha Team sets.
The axle color coding system started in 2007 when the Technic Combine Harvester came out and used exclusively red #2 axles rather than black. Next year will mark the tenth anniversary of the color-coding system that we all love so much.
Yeah this thing? http://lego.brickinstructions.com/08000/8274/001.jpg I can see how glaring the pins were. It may have unintentionally stated the hate trend. (aside @Eljay)
You have to remember that in 2007, LEGO was creating Technic sets that dwarfed the complexity of the late-90s/early 00s ones so I suspect that color-coding was done to make it easier for kids to sort axles. Of course, now LEGO is producing sets like the Bucket Wheel Excavator and the Porsche 911 GT3 which are aimed exclusively at adults, and they still include color-coded axles which ruin the aesthetics. A lot of AFOLs are complaining about this, and rightfully so.
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But people talk about Red and Blue pins being glaring on Bionicle while meanwhile the biggest deal it should be in is Technic.
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The Petition has been closed.