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Subject: 
Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
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lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 17:06:03 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mike Stanley writes:

TLC lost its moral high ground on not modelling war toys a LONG time
ago. • **snip**
You can't be a little pregnant and you can't only make "some" war
toys and not others and claim to (or be praised for) only make
nonviolent toys.
Sorry to nitpick - I personally love the weapons and such, but I
have to laugh when I see people say they don't want to see tanks or
M16's but don't mind swords and knives (or rifles).

  Maybe there's no ammunition in the Lego universe, though we still have to
deal with the blades and light sabers.  And I guess you could make a tank with
no ammo...
  Do you suppose the new, smaller treads on the Arctic sets might foreshadow a
future treaded vehicle minifig-scale product?

     Dave!



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
 
(...) Minor correction: Those treads are not new. They were featured in the 1999 set 6456 Mission COntrol. (24 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
 
(...) For what? Rifles, six shooters? Why would you want LEGO ammunition? 1x1 cyl. bricks are great for multiple ammo for various applications. (...) Unless it doesn't use ammo and uses lasers, missiles, etc. (...) I know I am going to use them for (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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  Re: Introducing LEGO Direct
 
(...) TLC lost its moral high ground on not modelling war toys a LONG time ago. Otherwise we wouldn't have six shooters and rifles (that are essentially the same today as they were a hundred years ago) in the Wild West theme. Spear = sword = musket (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)

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