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Re: Why Isn't there a newsgroup for Launch Command, Alpha Team or Time Cruisers?
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Sat, 8 Jun 2002 18:33:40 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Matt Hein writes:
In lugnet.general, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
  Actually, I think it's because both of the subthemes mentioned are
  part of "Town."  Yeah, I know.  But apparently that's where they
  fit in TLC's hierarchy.  Sort of like how .technic always got up
  in arms about Bionicle.

Town? How exactly does the time twisters/ Cruisers fit into the town theme?

Well, according to the Time Cruisers official storyline,  Timmie and Doc are
from the present day town, and they built a time macine.

I couldunderstand by the fact that other groups want nothing to do with it,
but I think arranging themes by TLC's standards do more to confuse the entire
layout for the themes, and a lot of themes get needlessly left out.

For example, Alpha Team is generally a good series, and I think it would
do well under the .build category, kind of militaristic, yet modern.
However, I doubt others would agree with me on that, because the general
populus seems
only to revolve around Space, Castle, Trains, Town, technic or robotics/
cad. So, I guess there's no room for rogue themes.

  "Legends" is a line, but not a theme.  Therefore it doesn't have
  its own group (and I have explained elsewhere why I think it shouldn't).
  Galidor *is* actually a theme (ugh).  Got a look at those today--if
  only the little 'mech guy's arms weren't so stylized, they might be
  useful.

Then why would Galidor be a theme? If it's a short run of products that have
basically nothing to do with the Lego concept (besides interchangable arms and
heads), than I do *not* consider it to be Lego, and rather a line of product.

After all, the Galidor parts cannot mingle with the basic brick, have trouble
matching with technic parts, and are generally overspecialized. Think of them
as some of the other lines such as Bionicle Trading cards, Writing Pen (what?)
and other generally useless products that have no purpose IMO.

Znap is also useless.  So why does it have its own newsgroup?  The galidor
parts (especially the arms) have Tchnic pins and connect to holed beams.


Oh wait! I can think of a use for the galidor products, they make *really*
nice doorstoppers and paperweights! :)

I think so too!


So, If they can't combine with the common Lego, I will not consider it a theme,
and see no real reason for the Galidor group.

(in my personal opinion, Lego should scrap the action figure concept
entirely...stay with the bricks, and remain faithful to the original product...)

Hear Here!


<<_Matt Hein_>>
Lugnet No. 1112
Pyrokid17@hotmail.com



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  Re: Why Isn't there a newsgroup for Launch Command, Alpha Team or Time Cruisers?
 
While we're discussing these in the same thread, can someone explain the degree to which Galidor arm joints (aside from the Technic pin) and the new Alpha Team joints are the same? -Erik (22 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Why Isn't there a newsgroup for Launch Command, Alpha Team or Time Cruisers?
 
(...) Town? How exactly does the time twisters/ Cruisers fit into the town theme? I couldunderstand by the fact that other groups want nothing to do with it, but I think arranging themes by TLC's standards do more to confuse the entire layout for (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jun-02, to lugnet.general)

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