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In lugnet.general, Shiri Dori writes:
> XP .castle
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> In lugnet.general, Jonathan Lill writes:
> > I agree. Licensing is not inherently a bad thing. It could lead to a general
> > loss of creativity but the Star Wars line doesn't suffer from that at all.
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> True. I'm not completely happy about the trend of licensing, but the SW sets
> were better than the rest of the system sets (like Eric mentioned) and brought
> a lot of great new pieces, many of them multiple uses.
Aye, there's pieces in the SW line that I'd been wishing for ever since I can
remember, both new pieces and old pieces in new colors. And the minifigs are
the best I've seen yet; especially the face design. I hope that they continue
this trend.
> > I
> > think what's important is that they choose licenses not for their popularity
> > but for their possibilities as sets. Harry Potter doesn't strike me as a
> > subject that can inspire great sets.
>
> Sorry, gotta disagree here. I definitely see some major potential with this.
> Hogwarts (not Mugwurts ;-) is a very large castle; I don't see one set for it.
> In fact, I'd be thrilled to see TLC create a bunch of modular sets that can
> stand alone yet could be put together to put a complete Hogwarts. (or is that
> wishful thinking...) Rich/spoiled/hard working kids and AFOLs can buy the
> entire system... while the average kid could buy one or two sets of their
> favorite places, etc etc.
>
> Hogwarts strikes me as a fabulous place from the two first books, and I would
> love to see it in lego.
> (Haven't picked up the 3rd and 4th yet... will soon...)
I've never read the Harry Potter books...looks like I might have to start! ;-)
-Chris
> -Shiri
> --I'm too lazy to even say I'm going on vacation. It might take me a while to
> reply after the 15th. :-)
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