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Re: 1970s sets in microscale
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Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:46:34 GMT
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In lugnet.build.microscale, John Patterson wrote:
   I really believe that the 70s were the high point of lego when they designed such complex sets with so fewer different elements.Now if they can’t figure out how to make something with the elements they have, they just add new elements. These minis brng back so many memories. John P

I can see your point - its interesting how it appears to me that many AFOL’s perception of Lego “back in the good ol’ days” seems to change depending on what the Lego was like in their respective childhoods. For instance, I have always thought of the 80s and 90s as the Golden Age of Lego and also agree with you that their willingness to just make a new piece instead of trying to get the already produced pieces to work is disappointing.

With microscale, its interesting that a builder sort of has to work with a majority of what could be considered the plainer bricks of the old days since the scale is very unforgiving (well, at least to me it seems that way!). I think that capturing the look of a full size Lego set in micro is really tough to begin with and the 70s sets earlier in this thread are awesome examples of what a gifted AFOL can do with that limitation of parts!







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(...) Thanks, yes that is the one, now I'll have to build that one too. I really didn't like the minis except for star wars, but what a good idea to build the 1970 sets. I really believe that the 70s were the high point of lego when they designed (...) (17 years ago, 7-Jun-07, to lugnet.build.microscale, FTX)

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