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Re: Lego Mechspo
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Sun, 18 Mar 2001 19:29:23 GMT
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in article GAEAGA.3L6@lugnet.com, klaupacius wrote:
> You know looking at all the interesting mechs created by the people in this
> forum it seems to me that a really great model exhibit could be put together
> that could pull thousands of people into a museum or some kind of expo (um
> mechspo).
I think that would be lots of fun. We'd have to call it something else
because FASA copyrighted the term "mech" for their Battletech game.
> You'd think lego corporate would be interested in a
> futuristic/forward thinking slant that could help sell their product and
> would sponsor something like this.
No, I don't think they would. I don't think LEGO would like the fact that
99% of the mecha you see posted are created specifically for war. We would
have to come up with some non-violent gimmick to sell them, and quite
frankly, I like having large beam cannon and missile swarms.
> Yeah, lego train displays are fun, but they are a quaint thing of the past.
Trains have been a very popular hobby, and continue to be so.
> When kids see what cutting edge stuff
> they can really do with these plastic parts they'll want more, a lot more.
I think it's true that kids would totally dig it, but I think part of the
current problem is that you have to buy lots of different sets to be able to
build even one decently sized mecha. And even one of the average mecha that
one of us builds would make for a pretty expensive set.
I like your idea. I think Mecha are very hot right now. I think kids like
them. I don't think LEGO is going to implement them in a way that kids are
going to get excited about... kids like the beam cannon and missile swarms
too. They generally don't get too excited over "rescue action" or whatever
non-violent gimmick LEGO would have to create.
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
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Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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| To All, There is certainly a market for this, I think LEGO would do well to look into this, but I think the only things we will see are the Life on Mars types. (...) Well, being both a space, mech, and train fan, I think this is a little.... harsh (...) (24 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| (...) I would have agreed with this, if it weren't for Bionicles. These aren't pacifist machines. They look like the result of some marketing study that concluded "kids like fighting robots". There are other new products in their line up with the (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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| You know looking at all the interesting mechs created by the people in this forum it seems to me that a really great model exhibit could be put together that could pull thousands of people into a museum or some kind of expo (um mechspo). You'd think (...) (24 years ago, 18-Mar-01, to lugnet.build.mecha)
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