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Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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Mon, 27 Dec 1999 22:49:56 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Richard Marchetti writes:
> Fellow Lugnuts:
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> I just had the good fortune/misfortune to receive 6095, 6094, and 6032 as Xmas
> gifts. I am not going to review these sets except in a cursory way. The gist
> of this post is to complain on behalf of new castle buyers -- that new castle
> sucks!
I have all three of those as well, and I'll agree, they could be more, but I
like them. My only problem with 6095 is that it's at the wrong price point. (2
less pieces=10 more bucks?!?!?)
> My biggest complaints have to be the lion heads element in tan and the new
> castle curved wall. The lion should certainly have been one of the grey tones
> and NOT tan! If they were going to make it tan, could we at least have a tan
> castle to go with it?
You seem to be assuming that this piece will never be available in another
color... I like the fact that it's tan - it's prototypical(1) for a facade or
bas-relief piece to be a different color (often a different type of stone) from
the wall it's part of.
> And it must be stated VERY firmly, that the new castle wall is REALLY poorly
> designed. I am calling for the immediate dismissal of the designer of this
> element! This person hasn't a clue as to what LEGO is about. Truly the most
> horrifying element to yet be seen by these lego-loving eyes...it must be
> understood that the new blue spires are 4x4 at the base, but that the new
> curved castle wall which supports this style of spire is itself 3x4, leaving
> you without the possibility of making a full round/octagonal tower and with a
> spire overhang of 1x4 studs worth of spire!!! You could have made a perfect
> octagonal tower, if it had been designed right, but now you just can't...
Yeah, I'm not big on the new tower - mine will likely all go to sale...
> And say goodbye to the plain old arch -- the new arch is 1x4x2. And this
> terrible element has apparently replaced what used to be a 1x4 arch brick and
> two 1x1 bricks.
This arch has been around for a while. I *like* it. I also like the 1x4x1.
Both are useful. I'm certainly not going to complain about having more arch
options.
<snipped bulk of rant>
> The gauntlet has been flung down!
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> -- Richard (Lego Curmudgeon with a big chip on his shoulder called "new
> castle")
Wow. You sure tend to cover the extremes... Can I start calling you pendulum
boy? (meant in fun!)
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
1:Borrowing a term from the trainheads...
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