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Re: Desiring Machine (was Re: You get to choose!)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Daniel Crichton writes:
> "J. Irvine" <irvinej@accuvera.com> wrote in message
> news:GuGM3J.6po@lugnet.com...
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> > I have to jump in and add my agreement to this post. Speaking as someone • who
> > did not have the opportunity to get the Battrax when I was younger, I am
> > thrilled to have another chance at getting it now that I have the • purchasing
> > power to do so. I couldn't care less if it's "not the original" - it's • close
> > enough for me.
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> I agree here with this - when I was younger I had a couple of small Classic
> Space sets but they disappeared a long time ago. With the release of the
> Star Wars sets my LEGO interest has been renewed, although I've also started
> looking at Space sets for sale. While the Battrax looks dated I think that
> adds to the appeal - I would love to get my hands on one of these to remind
> me of what I missed in my "dark ages". I wouldn't keep it in the box, it'd
> get put together and displayed in my LEGO room (yep, I have a whole room
> available to set out my LEGO although my computer shares it too) and
> probably let my daughter play with it (and it'd reduce the chance of her
> wanting to play with my 8448, although she seems to have taken a liking to
> the Snowspeeder at the moment, quite scary for a 2 1/2 year old when she
> even makes the sounds of the lasers and the noise of the AT-ATs!). In my
> opinion LEGO isn't for stacking away in the hope it'll be worth something
> one day, I enjoy building the sets and watching the sparks of creativity my
> daughter shows with her Duplo and my LEGO.
>
> Dan
I tried to not to be too much of a "me too" person around Lugnet, but I
thought I would have to throw in my agrument here too. On Beneke's opinion.
When I was younger, I never had a chance to get my hands on a Battrax,
Yellow Castle or even a Black Falcon's fortress. Instead, the only sets I
had a chance to get were exploriens, unitron and royal knights, not the best
items, but still great sets. However, I never got a chance to get my hands
on the
real sets" such as classic castle and space sets.
I never collected Lego for value, no way! I took up the brick solely because
I wanted to build something awesome. But what Beneke wrote about turning
Legends into "faked up sets" I firmly disagree with. If you re-release a
set, most likely you will see changes (i.g old parts thet no longer can be made)
Even though some parts have changed, and the sets are now a current product,
does that really change the set? I think not!
Legends were made for a reason, they were popular sets with a wide appeal to
a variety of collectors, adult and kid alike. Even though the cash value of
the set has been lost, think of it in a good term, now Lego fans of all ages
can get an equal chance to get their hands on something they couldn't get
before. Lego isn't about value. Adult collectors shouldn't be the only
people to get thair hands on a particular set. Unfortunately, some people
seem to think so.
Remember, Lego wasn't made to be stacked brick by brick locked in a safe.
Lego was meant to be built.
Anyway, J. Irvine's opinion pretty much sums it up, but I thought I had
to add my two cents to this deal. You see, well...that's my nature...
Just my two brickz...
<<_Matt Hein_>>
Lugnet No. 1112
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| (...) Amen! I have to agree. And I, for one, have grown up with UFO, town JR, and Insectoids, and believe me, I ain't happy with it! :-) Lego Legends are supposed to be that: legends. I think that if you don't count a set as a legend just because (...) (22 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| "J. Irvine" <irvinej@accuvera.com> wrote in message news:GuGM3J.6po@lugnet.com... (...) who (...) purchasing (...) close (...) I agree here with this - when I was younger I had a couple of small Classic Space sets but they disappeared a long time (...) (22 years ago, 12-Apr-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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