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Subject:	Re: Hasbro goes to the bricks!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military
Date:	Fri, 6 Jun 2003 00:01:23 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Gil Shaw wrote: > Looks like Hasbro is going to be entering the construction brick market with > their GI Joe and Transformers line. Old hat, man. ;p > > Cheers, > -G > > > ****** Hmmmmmm...this may not be a bad thing. It might finally be the kick in the butt necessary to get Lego to wake up and release more modern sets, and get past their anti-violence fears. At some point they simply have to go ahead and do it.. They'll have to now, to compete with things like this. Maybe we'll get to see Gundam sets in a year or two, perhaps..

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		Re: Hasbro goes to the bricks!
(...) Hate to be blunt, but it won't happen. The closest thing LEGO got to a violent "realistic" line was Wild West, and it was cut short after two years. Gundam? Please LEGO, no! No more licenses! Just my 2 bricks, (URL) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, FTX)

		Re: Hasbro goes to the bricks!
(...) One thing I really enjoy about LEGO maintaining "non-violent" production is military MOC creativity. With the introduction of "violent" sets, many are tempted to use "short-cut parts" for weapons. This part, for instance: (URL) I see a lot of (...) (21 years ago, 6-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military, FTX)

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		Hasbro goes to the bricks!
Looks like Hasbro is going to be entering the construction brick market with their GI Joe and Transformers line. Old hat, man. ;p Cheers, -G ****** Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) announced today that it will enter the block construction category, (...) (21 years ago, 5-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.build.military)

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