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(Posting to both .mecha and .debate now, since the post contains the L-word, but
it’s actually more of a .debate topic... follow-up as you see fit)
Another thing I wanted to comment on in my previous reply, but forgot to include
because I was busy constructing a long sentence declaring how awful I found
those little robots, was the abundance of weapons in these new sets. (by the
way, it’s the metallic plastic, not the design itself, which IMO makes the
minibots seem awful)
In the past, LEGO was quoted as saying something like “we will never make sets
with modern weapons of war” (thus excluding things like the Western rifles or
Pirate guns). Machine guns and rockets seem, to me, to break that “rule”, and I
don’t really like it.
LEGO has a history of making “peaceful” toys, and that is something I (and I
believe many others) have valued. To see them finally give in to some sort of
“demand” of violent toys is a bit sad. (I don’t consider things like police
stations - which obviously exist only because there are criminals in the LEGO
cities - to be “violent” in the same way as a rocket launcher)
On the other hand, I myself and countless others have built realistic weapons
out of LEGO, and I have never seen anything wrong with that. I have drooled over
some of the really awesome mechas and spaceships armed with huge, detailed
weapons. But then it’s the fans doing it, not the company itself.
I guess it just felt good to know that at least one company stood up and had a
more peaceful message than most other.
Any comments?
-- Tobias
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| Hello mecha friends. I have not seen anyone from build.mecha (forgive me if someone did and I missed it) talk about the new theme. I am digging a lot of the parts used but I am not sure about the minifigs and the design. I am not pro or against it (...) (18 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.build.mecha, FTX)
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