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Re: Has Lego begun producing "war toys"?
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:12:50 GMT
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I agree with Karl. It makes a big difference which war is being represented.
Indiana Jones provides a perfect opportunity to provide vehicles from World War
II and the Cold War. LEGO will find them appropriate for their audience for
exactly the same reason Speilberg found them appropriate for his audience.
There is very little debate remaining on whether or not the Nazis or the
Communists were bad guys.
A really bold move would be a Civil War theme. There wouldn’t be many vehicles
to model, but there would be ships and buildings, minifigs and horses. It would
probably look a lot like the Wild West themes. Modeling Civil War battlefields
is a popular hobby among adults, but I don’t think kids are into it.
As far as the new Agents theme being a war toy, it really didn’t strike me that
way. It seems a lot more like a James Bond type fantasy theme with completely
fictional villains, like Batman and Star Wars.
And as far as coming up with a military-like space theme, I think Star Wars
fills that role quite adequately. The good guys call themselves the Republic,
and the bad guys call themselves the Empire.
Maybe an ancient Roman theme isn’t entirely out of the question. Playmobile has
one.
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| (...) Since the start of this thread, I have had a chance to examine the second wave of Indiana Jones sets and the entire Agents line in person and now might be a good time to revisit this thread. It seems like LEGO has a fairly obvious new policy. (...) (16 years ago, 30-Jun-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Has Lego begun producing "war toys"?
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| (...) Thanks John, I think you put to words what many folks feel, but can't articulate. In the US, WWII, has already reached the level of "myth" for most kids. This is of course an unfortunate by product of a collective refusal to honor history, but (...) (16 years ago, 26-Jan-08, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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