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Re: Town Jr.
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Thu, 14 Jan 1999 20:31:20 GMT
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Matthew Bates wrote in message ...
> Tim McSweeney writes:
> > [snip]
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> Well said. But I think it boils down to this. Lego used to make the best
> possible models they could with the pieces available, occasionally • inventing
> and adding new elements to their repetoire that enhance realism. Town Jr. • is
> the first time they have invented pieces to deliberately -avoid- having to
> construct the model. And this is supposed to be a construction toy!
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> Matt
That is what really got me.
In the ONE Town Jr. Set I bought the base of the vehicles is all one piece.
This could have ben built from Two inverse Slopes, One 2x4 Brick and Two
Axel Plate thingies. The Finished result is no different unless I want to
pull it apart and build somehting else. Then I'm screwed :(
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| (...) Well said. But I think it boils down to this. Lego used to make the best possible models they could with the pieces available, occasionally inventing and adding new elements to their repetoire that enhance realism. Town Jr. is the first time (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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