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Re: Rumored Castle sets now a nightmare.
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Date: 
Sat, 15 Nov 2003 18:53:21 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Mark Papenfuss wrote:
   But really - if *anybody* thinks that Bionicle is to blame if no “true” castle sets come out in 2004 then you will just be passing the blame. The fault will be Lego’s, not Bionicle’s. So place the blame where it should be - with the Lego company, not in the Bionicle theme.

I see little difference there...a toy I don’t want to buy is still a toy I don’t want to buy. That line of product places Lego in the same category as hundreds of other manufacturers, at least for me.

The problem with Bioknuckles is the break with traditional building standards. It’s precisely that break with tradition that makes it okay to “replace” colors on us. Now you go cry to TLC about it...

...I’ll just put my money and time into something else altogether. This color thing is a real “make or break” moment for me and probably many others.

First light grey, now brown...

-- Hop-Frog



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  Re: Rumored Castle sets now a nightmare.
 
(...) But who are you going to blame? The toy or the peole making the toy? People who blame it on Bionicle are placing the blame on a item of plastic. How is plastic the same as a person? If you do not want to buy it then thats fine, nobody is (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)
  Re: Rumored Castle sets now a nightmare.
 
(...) When you deviate from traditional building standards (hmm, SNOT?), it enables for many more possibilities. For an example of Bionicle models, look no further than Bryce McGlone's mechs: (URL) are many others, his models just stick out in my (...) (21 years ago, 16-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle, FTX)

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(...) LOL - Thats actually funny. The reason that part of Lugnet is dead is because the Bionicle fans were basically bashed and bashed and bashed by the folks here on Lugnet until they went to another site to play. Go visit the true home for (...) (21 years ago, 15-Nov-03, to lugnet.castle)

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