"Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELETE-TO-REPLY@apotome.com> wrote in message
news:Hqz22E.14GA@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.technic, Dennis Bosman wrote:
> > I just found this fire truck on Brickshelf.
> >
> >
<<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/danomac24681/firetrucks/mb-fire006.jpg>>
> >
> > There are strange pieces on it but it looks very accurate.
>
> It sure does. If it's not the MegaBloks one, it was certainly inspired by • it.
>
> > But:
> >
> > At the <http://www.lowlug.nl LowLug forum> someone posted an article • about
> > Megabloks. I was in search for it but didn't found it. But I just found • the
> > <http://www.megabloks.com/eng/products/description.php?iID=178&subCat=1#
> > Megabloks website>. So it definately isn't LEGO .....
> >
> > I wonder why LEGO doesn't bring out such models.
>
> Because LEGO thinks that fire trucks should look like race cars:
>
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/8454
>
> Which is frustrating, considering that they do know how to realistically • model
> construction equipment:
>
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/8438 (Crane Truck)
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/8455 (Backhoe)
>
> Oh well... there's always next year. :)
>
> Allan B.
Hello
Lego does make some good models, but then they make things like the "Fire
Truck" and "Tow Truck" (http://guide.lugnet.com/set/8462). I think Lego
should hire people off street (or internet) to design models. If given
enough time I could build a better fire truck.
hi "Jonathan MacIntyre" <jonwally2002@yahoo.ca> wrote in message news:Hr7xHI.3p6@lugnet.com... (...) then do it :))) i think there is finite amount of models which can be buid i'm not saying nothing new will appear but if you track out technic (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
(...) It sure does. If it's not the MegaBloks one, it was certainly inspired by it. (...) Because LEGO thinks that fire trucks should look like race cars: (URL) is frustrating, considering that they do know how to realistically model construction (...) (20 years ago, 4-Jan-04, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.modelteam)
