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I'm not sure if this has been addressed or not, but since we have an ear listening at Lego, I thought I'd throw this out. Lego makes set for kids from ages 3-14 and a few even up to 16. Those sets are released in order to allow children to build a (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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I like this idea... One way that LEGO could do this sort of thing without worrying about how well a set would go over with the public is this: Literally make them "Collector's Sets", that is, make a prototype, then advertise it, but don't make the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Although the idea sounds good I have a couple of problems with it. I like Jodi's idea alot as well and in a way TLC is doing this with the 2 Ultimate Collector's Star Wars models coming out this year. Although, like Jodi, I would like to see (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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I have had a couple of other thoughts on this. Say TLC does decide to try this. And to start off they try a skyscraper. It would have to be say the size of one of the regular square bases. The set would come with all the needed beams, bricks doors (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Have you checked the suggested age range on the upcoming "Ultimate Collector's Series" Star Wars sets? The Y2K US inbox catalog labels these as "from 16 years". That qualifies as an adult lego set to me. (...) Stick to basic bricks and (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) adults (...) of (...) Steve, you're really on to something there! By only providing simplified instructions, Lego would be tapping into the puzzle market!!! 3D, 1000+ piece puzzles for whole-new crossover market possibilities. I smell a hit! (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Not a bad idea :) Have you seen any of the old 'blueprint' instructions? They're like a puzzle in themselves! Richard (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) kind of like lego meets puzz-3d? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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kevin-knoot@uiowa.edu (Kevin Knoot) wrote in <FoCJ8u.GL9@lugnet.com>: (...) That's how I build most of my new sets. Dump the pieces out, hide the instructions, and see how close I can get to the pictures on the box. This is usually trivial with (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I was in k-mart booragoon (australia) today looking to see if the 2000 lego catalog was in and I overheard an interesting conversation. I cant remember the details but basicly the upshot was that a parent chose the tv helicopter set for a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) corrently making one named after an ocean creature that is not a fish. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I think I'll try that in future :) I got a bunch of early-mid 70s town sets, and the instructions in those actually made me *think*, I had to lie down from the shock! My point being - I'd really love to know why the instructions and sets (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Jonathan Wilson writes: Even more at fault are several (...) screen (...) wire (...) wont (...) makes a (...) rosco (...) Random aside - so Mario and Pikachu are Nintendo mascots, and Sonic is Sega's mascot. What's Sony's (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I believe that the closest Sony has to a mascot is Crash Bandicoot, but they haven't played him up as a mascot as much. Mike All other themes are just spare parts for Castle! (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Crash Bandicoot, If I recall right. And I have to disagree with the video game thing, but alas, another debate.... Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems Administrator/CAD Operator-Affiliated Engineers -> (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) adults (...) of (...) Hmm. That's not what I was thinking, but it sounds cool to me! :) I was thinking more about repeated sections (once the instructions show how to build the first floor, and floors 2 through 10 are duplicates of 1, don't (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Yep - besides which, the reason I posed the question in this newsgroup, was to see if TLC wanted to supply us with a reason for the whole juniorisation movement. Not that they need to defend themselves in any way, of course.. but the question (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I sure would like to know, but it doesn't seem to matter to much as of right now. Besides, i have to use my existing collection first, anyway. And when i am done, maybe I can look to the new LEGO direct, or whatever! Scott S. (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) <snipped bits> (...) Or better yet, sell a specific grouping of plates and bricks that make a mosaic picture. Rather than an instruction book, have a booklet with several "alternate models" That would be cool! James (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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The puzzle thing is very good - I don't know how many others do this, but I usually try to build a new set from the box cover illustration. For smaller sets, it's easy; for technic sets, it's often quite difficult. But fun! Jeff (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Well even in the 1970's they were already going towards simplification. In 1963 (when I was 9) I got a JUNIOR CONSTRUCTOR set #717 (a Samsonite LEGO set). It was a model kit of a modern house (a 2 story house with flat roof that looked (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Hmmm, do you think then that the decision was already made.. and being able to use computers to render the instructions made it that just bit easier to simplify the instructions? Does anyone know when TLC started using computers to draw (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:388379C3.FA795E...ich.edu... (...) In 1963 (...) It was (...) similar (...) of (...) was (...) They gave (...) imagination to (...) "Gary's Junior Constructor Set" must be the most referenced set (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Heh-heh, no actually the Town Plan (#725) is my most often mentioned set. But the earlier 1961 Junior Constructor (an English Cotswold style manor house) is my holy grail. It was the first model kit not related to the Town Plan system that (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I have to agree to the comments about instructions. It used to take 20 steps to show how to put a 300-400+ piece model together. Now it seems that there is an instruction step for every other piece. Waaayyy too many steps. I end up building (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) basic (...) adults (...) of (...) I agree with Steve. It would take several thousand pieces to make good "adult sets" like Jodi describes. A skyscraper might require 40 floors of 30+ windows each and the detailing around them. The base would (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) One straightforward way to do this would be to reduce the printed materials included with the bricks to Star Wars-style ideas, and possibly stages of construction (especially for Technic sets). Then take the (computer-generated) set of (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) You're right. Most parts of the 8448 S3 Super Car II instructions are very easy, especially since they provide plenty of circles and arrows to point out what goes where. But there were a few steps I looked at and wondered why they put so much (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Of course, detaild plans for the alternates are available on the web site, which is nice, because I now have built the Hot Rod (with a few mods), and am working on turning my 3rd set into the Racer ;-) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Your 3rd set?! How many do you have in total anyways? *sigh* I just want a 2nd set... :) Bryan (25 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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I have 3. I managed to coupon my way into getting them decently cheap from the TRU site in Dec when they were on sale for $99. I would have NEVER bought them at retail, even though they might be worth it. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Hi I just bougth a town wood plate. It have a Blue Lego mark and it must from 50´s. I saw in your message that you mention a 1957 German Town Plan #700, where I can found a picture of it?. Or from the other Town plans? The second question is where I (...) (25 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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