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In lugnet.color, James Wilson wrote:
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In lugnet.color, John Barnes wrote:
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I just had a thought ....
What if someone in TLG came up with the bright idea of
putting a mixed bunch of Lego bricks and clone bricks in a big heap and
invited kids to build with them. Perhaps such a test would leave a
disproportionate number of the old grey, old dark grey and old brown behind.
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The other flaw in the argument (besides the one you mentioned) is that if
LEGO gave mixed clone and LEGO elements to my 8-year-old son and his friends,
the clones would quickly get tossed aside because they don’t fit as well as
LEGO. My son received a clone “castle” set as a party favor (pretty neat
presentation - it came in a metal tin) and got frustrated very quickly
because the pieces were either too tight or too loose. So I think color
would quickly become less important than whether the parts fit.
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On this I must agree, even as the rabid-clone fan I am. Aside from being
heavily juniorized, many of the Dragons elements are made in such a way that
they require a herculean effort to get them to snap together, but not nearly so
much force to get them to fall apart. Not sure why that is, exactly.
On the other hand, the actual “brick” elements of the Dragons sets fit together
pretty nicely.
Dave!
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| (...) It takes a lot of effort to draw a crossbow, but not much effort to release it. If the geometry isn't properly designed, there could be a lot of potential force stored in the connection itself that is just waiting to help pop the pieces apart (...) (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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| (...) snip The other flaw in the argument (besides the one you mentioned) is that if LEGO gave mixed clone and LEGO elements to my 8-year-old son and his friends, the clones would quickly get tossed aside because they don't fit as well as LEGO. My (...) (20 years ago, 10-May-04, to lugnet.color, FTX)
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