I'm colorblind kid.

[LORD DOOM]

What would you prefer?

More colors?

Or more pieces in the colors we already have?

I personally feel it's an obvious choice of more pieces in the colors we've already got.

The catalogue of colors TLC is ever expanding and that's great and all, but it's getting to the point where I can barely create professional looking models that utilize many of the newer parts because they just don't match up with the older parts or even some of the newer ones. I think three shades of each color in the rainbow plus black, greys, white and metallic colors are much more than enough.

I'm sure others have discussed this before on many occasions but I wanted to make my opinion known.

On the flip side, LEGO© while being a great hobby for people of any age is geared mainly towards children. And I'm sure a large majority of children are far less concerned about matching colors perfectly. However, when I was a kid, one of the factors of my building when compared to that of my peers that really made me proud of my own work was that I wasn't careless when it came to what color parts I chose. I remember spending countless extra hours rummaging through that Lego© bin to make sure my creation looked good while my peers were already finished tearing apart their randomly colored whatever they built.

Just a thought.

[Sir Kohran]

This is a valid point; the endless variations on blue for instance (normal blue, Mathias blue, navy blue, etc.) do get tiring. That said, I do like many of the newer colours; the more subtle shades are very useful.

- Matt

[Lamanda2]

I think there are more than enough colors right now, so I would prefer more pieces in those colors that we already have.

The new metallic colors are a little much. :|

~Amanda

[Sir Kohran]

I think there are more than enough colors right now, so I would prefer more pieces in those colors that we already have.

The new metallic colors are a little much. :|

~Amanda

Actually I really like the metallic colours; the golden/silver armour has been a long time coming.

- Matt

[Traveler]

I may be wrong on this, but I believe TLG has recently been trying to cut back on the number of colors they're producing, as well as the number of different elements in production at any one time in order to cut costs. As we all know, they need all the help they can get financially right now!

[Athos]

I agree. I've got so much lime green, but in weird shaped parts that are very hard to use to create anything.

Another example that really irritates me is we still don't have one of these arches (http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=3307) in Dark Bley! How am I supposed to embrace the new colors when I can't even build a castle with an arched door... This is really inexcusable after 4 years...

Let's quit messing around with new colors and focusing on creating a useful contingent in the colors we have.

Steve

[LEGOFREAK]

I have to agree with this one. I like some of the new colors, and am glad that they accent the old, but if you can't really use 'em then they're just wasted space in the storage bins.

Colors like that light blue in the KK2 line, orange, purple, these don't get a lot of use in my building. I build in the basics. earth tones. I will admit that I am liking the dark red, but it's easier to get that than say.. dark blue.

on another note, I remember when I was eleven, and up to that point had built space stations, castles, whatever in whatever color came to hand. Well for some reason one day I decided to build a space station in layers. The base was black, next layer up was yellow, top layer was red, and then the last layer was white.
It marked a turning point in the way I build - I liked it so much it lasted about a year, and after that I only built in matching colors. I also first sorted my lego then.

I would have taken a picture, but I was out of that explosive flash powder, and it was hard to hold the camera still for three minutes.

[Bruce N H]

Hey,

Great question. As Traveler mentioned, TLC has stated that they intend to cut back the color pallette, which is IMO a good thing. One of the most frustrating things about new colors is that they come out and are only available as a few accent pieces, which are almost never useful. If I could have my way, I'd love to see a full complement of standard bricks, plates, slopes, and arches in:
black, dark gray, light gray, white (very light gray would be great, too) (of course old grays preferred, but I'll stop beating that horse)
Brown, tan
Blue, dark blue, sand blue
Red, dark red, sand red
Green, dark green, sand green
Yellow
Orange
Purple
After than, any other colors would be fine in all the various modified plates, accessories, and other accent pieces.

Bruce

[architect]

We need fewer colors and more pieces in grey.

Ben

[Count Blacktron]

I suppose all of this makes sense as we try to amass larger quantities of brick for our MOC work, but I have found my personal collection was enhanced by some rather off or bright colors. I find that IDIC applies to my LEGO (Star Trek geek definition Infinite Diversity Infinite Combinations). I've been collecting and building for quite a few years and I am really happy with watching colors appear over the years, at first slowly, then gathering strength and numbers. LEGO collecting is like wine collecting; you must have some patience waiting for it's maturity. MOC building should reflect what you have available and your creativity at utilizing it.

More accent colors within a strong basic assortment of main colors make me a happier AFOL.

-Aaron-

[Athos]

I find that IDIC applies to my LEGO (Star Trek geek definition Infinite Diversity Infinite Combinations).

But its not IDIC, as demonstrated by my lack of dark bley 1x6x2 arches...

Steve

[Spongey]

Unlike most here, I would prefer more colours. With LEGO now, more pieces usually means something wierd, juniorized, and bulky. I think that it is necessary for LEGO to cover the basic piece types in a variety of colours. Especially, different variations on brown, grey, green, and blue are important. A real life landscape has a variety of greens, so why should we be restricting ourselves to one uniform colour. Different shades of blue can add texture to water (waves, rapids.), while greys can be used to make different rock tones. Finally, I like the idea of combining two browns to make furniture, since a lot of classic furniture utilizes more than one type of wood. So , I conclude by restating that new colours are great, as long as each one covers the basic pieces of LEGO.

[Count Blacktron]

I find that IDIC applies to my LEGO (Star Trek geek definition Infinite Diversity Infinite Combinations).

But its not IDIC, as demonstrated by my lack of dark bley 1x6x2 arches...

Steve

Patience, until the discontinuation of dark bley...

I never got my 1x1 plate in old brown and it boggles the mind.

[Chrislad77]

I don't mind more colors in theory as long as the price doesn't get put on me the consumer, that being said when the color comes in limited to extremely limited amount of pieces it's just useless. So I'd suggest slowing down some and filling out the pieces range before adding any more colors.

[g2]

Good question Lord Doom.

What would you prefer?

More colors?

Or more pieces in the colors we already have?

Definitely more pieces in the colours we already have. I think the colour range has expanded quite significantly, to include some really nice colours. But we don’t have a huge variety of pieces in the respective colours that do exist.

…when I was a kid, one of the factors of my building when compared to that of my peers that really made me proud of my own work was that I wasn't careless when it came to what color parts I chose.

I was exactly the same as Lord Doom. I tried to match my Lego colours so that my creation had a nice and uniform colour scheme. No rainbow creations for me.