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Re: Adult lego sets.
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Wed, 19 Jan 2000 19:21:53 GMT
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Steve Bliss wrote:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Wayne R Hussey wrote:
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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 (when I do build the model) by turning the page and doing the last
> > pic on it. I couldn't believe when the instructions for the newest "super car"
> > had two books and about 150 pages! C'mon Lego, reduce your printing costs and
> > increase the number of pieces to make up the difference.
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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 into a single step.
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> And then there's the alternate model section, where the instructions show the
> core of the idea, but only give you a few sketches/pictures for the rest.
> Admittedly, the undocumented section is mostly frame, but I like the approach
> LEGO took.
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 ;-)
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