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Re: Bi*nicle folks went away?
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lugnet.technic
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Thu, 14 Mar 2002 09:43:51 GMT
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> I'm going to have to agree with Kyle on this one. A lot of people here have
> been rather snobbish about the whole Bionicle thing. Not just because Lugnet
> filed it under Technic, which frankly is where it belongs because Lego put it
> there. No, many people are personally offended by its very existance. Between
> that and the whole "technic sets don't have beams anymore" whining, it seems
> everybody thinks Lego can do no right.
It is a concern that LEGO seams to be doing so many things wrong (not only
my opinion, but a reasonable deduction based on their recent financial
losses). And I find nothing wrong with people expressing their concerns in
this forum. I event support the right to grip about other people's griping.
Lego was wrong to put Bionicle in with Technic. Technic is a building toy,
and Bionicle is an action figure. As a building toy, Bionicle kind of
stinks. Too many very dedicated parts, too few general purpose ones. But
it is a very playable toy, and the tie in with the web site is very nice.
I like Bionicle. Unfortunately, by placing it under the Technic banner
(along with other poor fits such as Throwbots, Slizers, and RoboRiders), it
appears that LEGO thinks it has fullfilled it's Technic set quota. This is
particularly a problem with the Basic and moderately priced Advanced sets.
Technic builders are concerned because it is becoming ever more difficult to
get the raw materials for our craft. Service packs are being withdrawn,
builder sets haven't appeared for years, there are very few technic elements
available in bulk, and now the Technic sets don't contain any Technic
elements. I think I picked a bad time to get interested in LEGO again.
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| Every so often, I feel compelled to comment. So excuse me but ... As an AFOL, what I do with Lego, specifically Technic and Mindstorms parts are very likely not what kids do. They couldn't - most of them don't own quite as much of the stuff as the (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Bi*nicle folks went away?
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| Dean certainly has my vote on this Bionicle stuff. (How about a "Burn the Bionicle at the Beach Bonfire"?) When the Technic figure was first introduced back in 1986 (the 8600's sets) it was an interesting idea. One that could spark both interest in (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: Bi*nicle folks went away?
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| (...) Everyone probably already knows about this, but I thought I would get this out here anyway. LEGO Technic elements can easily be obtained by contacting (URL) resource for raw elements. $0.02 By the way, why doesn't LUGNET just make a BIONICLE (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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| | Re: Bi*nicle folks went away?
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| (...) I'm going to have to agree with Kyle on this one. A lot of people here have been rather snobbish about the whole Bionicle thing. Not just because Lugnet filed it under Technic, which frankly is where it belongs because Lego put it there. No, (...) (22 years ago, 14-Mar-02, to lugnet.technic)
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