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Re: Flimsy weapons
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lugnet.castle
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Thu, 23 Mar 2000 01:40:07 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Craig Hamilton writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Chris Maddison writes:
> > I just got three of the new Castle sets, and there's something I feel needs
> > addressed. The swords, both silver and grey, are VERY flimsy. I don't know
> > if this is the way it's been for a while, because I haven't bought a castle
> > set in a while. I remember the days of old when swords were rock-hard and
> > very high quality. Once again Juniorization hits us, trading in solid war
> > weapons for poker sticks. Anyone else feel this sucks too? Well, let's have
> > it.
> > -Chris
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> i also noticed this today comparing old euro style suits of armour to the
> newer samurai armour element. the older ones are much shinier and of a
> harder plastic. your observation is correct. sad...
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> later ~ craig~
Huh? What's the dif. between old-timer broadswords ("longswords") and today's?
They're just the same, aren't they?
Armor, now that's another issue...
-Shiri
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| In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes: <snip> (...) </snip> Believe me, there's a difference. The older ones are much thicker, and maybe even made out of a different type of plastic. The new ones also have a little texture on them. I've broken a few (...) (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) The older ones are light grey instead of dark grey and made out of a harder plastic. The harder plastic was more brittle, so I actually prefer the change. I don't have any broken dark grey swords. -JDF (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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| (...) i also noticed this today comparing old euro style suits of armour to the newer samurai armour element. the older ones are much shinier and of a harder plastic. your observation is correct. sad... later ~ craig~ (25 years ago, 23-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle)
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