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Wes Loder wrote:
> > Check out this thread, Wes.
> > http://news.lugnet.com/castle/?n=7281
>
> Thanks, Sean.
>
> An interesting twist on the Belville format
> and theme, to be sure. I'm not sure I would like to
> see Harry Potter et. al. taking over Belville
> anymore than the other commentators in that
> thread, but I can see where the Belville scale
> would give designers more scope for
> individualizing the dolls to match the characters.
> Let's face it, the mini-fig of Luke is Luke only
> because of the sets he comes with. The minute
> lines on the mini-fig face—while creative—
> require a bit of imagination.
> A greater difficulty would be merchandizing
> Belville to appeal to little boys. Belville is a
> girl-oriented theme. Purple boxes, cute hearts
> and numerous flowers do not create a product
> setting with much boy appeal (IMHO). I buy and
> build with Belville sets because I happen to like
> the scale and because the particular sculpturing
> and design of the faces appeals to me. Opinions
> differ. I do not care for the Scala figures at all.
> Putting Harry Potter into Belville would
> also require a major color palette shift. The
> pastels and pinks would not work well. I try to
> imagine Belville in traditional LEGO System
> Castle greys and black and my mind spins. It
> would be neat, but it would not be Belville.
> Other thoughts? Cheers, WES
While I haven't read HP yet (but my daughter has), I can speak about
Belville, which I like. And does my daughter (13), who also likes Scala
(I kiddingly curse TLC for duplicate doll themes;) Although the
palettes of both are a bit off for my tastes, I like the choice in
scale, and, of course, they are all compatible. Right now my daughter
and I are building a Scala house out of bricks, and only using the Scala
windows and doors for the exterior. The interior will be interesting
color wise, but that's *her* problem;-)
If TLC offered HP in "normal" colors in the Belville line, I think it
would be tres cool. Perhaps I will have to build a Hogwart's Express 14
wide{:^D
-John
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