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Re: TLG and "Seeding"
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 28 Feb 2001 09:52:03 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jacob Sparre Andersen writes:
> David:
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> > This is my word for TLG's recent penchant for inserting
> > random color bricks SW sets.
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> It is done in all kinds of sets. And it has happened for
> quite some time.
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> While you are right that kids generally don't care much
> about the colours (neither do I for first generation
> models), they certainly grow more experienced and try to
> include more details in their models. At that point it
> is useful for them to have a slightly wider variety of
> colours at hand.
I really don't believe, given the specific wording of the interview answer,
that the extraneous colours are inserted to add variety. I'd wager that they're
put into sets where they are as 'placeholders', so as to make it easier to
assemble the sets as per their instructions. I quote specifically:
> "We have learned over the years that it is difficult for kids to
> build certain models in which there is a large number of one colored bricks.
> To help make the experience better for kids of all ages, we have inserted
> certain color changes into the sets to make this easier."
An individual with a developing sense of spatial reasoning (think target
market/children, i.e. lower age ranges) can be greatly assisted with, say, a
bright red 2x2 brick as a reference marker in a great big field of grey studs.
I think that explanation makes perfect sense. I'd even suspected it for some
time now.
Cheers,
KevinM
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| David: (...) It is done in all kinds of sets. And it has happened for quite some time. While you are right that kids generally don't care much about the colours (neither do I for first generation models), they certainly grow more experienced and try (...) (23 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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