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Re: what defines a MOC as blacktron? was: (2nd Annual Space Building Contest)
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lugnet.build.contests
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Mon, 19 Nov 2001 21:11:50 GMT
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In lugnet.build.contests, Jason Whittenburg writes:
> I looked it up, it was a BT2 thing in the 1991 US/CA catalog. So not a BT1
> story, per se.
Amazing! I had never noticed this part before -- my eyes only scan for
elements when I look at these catalogues, and I have this very catalogue
myself (probably in storage).
http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/catalogs/1991/c91eu/c91eu-18.html
It reads: "Who's Who in Lego Space? M:Trons have the galaxy's best computers
and magnetic equipment. Blacktrons are spies who want to steal M:Trons
advanced equipment. Space Police have the fastest space craft in the galaxy."
But, right -- it's BT2, and everyone knows how corrupted Blacktron culture
had become by that point. Apparently, the Blacktrons were also going
colorblind, unable to distinguish between trans-antifreeze and trans-yellow.
Tsk, tsk...
Thanks go to Jason for this fascinating piece of trivia!
-- Hop-Frog
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