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Re: Dino Attack: Militarization of LEGO?
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Fri, 25 Feb 2005 07:33:57 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Chris Klint wrote:
> Greetings, all:
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> I've been lurking in this group for quite some time; if you remember me at all,
> it'd be for my ancient Hind gunship design back when that Soviet-helicopter
> craze hit out here. Anyhow, I'm back because I'm stunned by FBTB.net's coverage
> of the new Dino Attack set designs at this year's Toyfair
> (http://www.fbtb.net/toyfair/2005/). Not only has LEGO apparently plunged
> headlong into making helicopter gunships
> (http://www.fbtb.net/toyfair/2005/dino/7477_3_m.jpg) and Humvee variants
> (http://www.fbtb.net/toyfair/2005/dino/7475_1_m.jpg) among others, they've also
> done so on a scale that looks positively wacky. The T-1 Typhoon appears to be
> about half again the overall length of a Republic Gunship, and the Fire Hammer
> is built around two 6-stud windshields side-by-side like the townies' new XXL
> Mobile Crane. I don't have any philosophical problems with the new line since
> LEGO's "we don't do modern violence" case pretty much crumbled with Wild West,
> but I was curious what y'all think of the designs. Odds are I'll buy a T-Rex
> vs. Typhoon set regardless and melt down the T-rex for an ashtray...that ship's
> fearsome.
That ship's goofy and ugly, frankly. It's outsize
and done in awful colors. No sir, I don't like it.
That "SUV" thing? No doors? Oh, yeah, that's really
going to be effective against dinosaurs, sure. When
you go to 12-wide cars, you may as well put a door
in.
I'm underwhelmed to say the least by these set designs.
Aside from parts (and not much at that), they don't
seem very useful.
all best
LFB
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| Lindsay, I'm trying not to hold the giant proportions against these sets just yet, since the Hind sitting above my computer still comes in at around 50 studs long, but it's quite literally a stretch. One can only imagine the ensuing chaos when kids (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Dino Attack: Militarization of LEGO?
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| Greetings, all: I've been lurking in this group for quite some time; if you remember me at all, it'd be for my ancient Hind gunship design back when that Soviet-helicopter craze hit out here. Anyhow, I'm back because I'm stunned by FBTB.net's (...) (20 years ago, 25-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.military)
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