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Re: The Bar Does Not Go Down
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Thu, 13 May 2004 20:05:52 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, David Eaton wrote:
> The focus moves more from being "an Alpha Team toy" to being "a building toy", because less importance is put on the aspects that make it an "Alpha Team" set.
I think that's why most of us loved the sets from the 80-90s period. There were
only a handful of themes (Castle, Town, Technic, Space, Train, Basic) and there
was so much room for creativity.
Not saying that we can't be creative now, but every time I see a head with
glasses and scar, grey torso and legs, I have trouble seeing anything other than
Harry Potter in his Hogwarts uniform.
-Bryan
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| (...) You're right, but that's not quite the point-- An Alpha Team set can still be integrated into the rest of your collection. An onion dome piece can still be used as an engine on a space ship. And a Harry Potter head can be any other figure with (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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