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Re: Lose the Plastic Thingies (tm)
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Thu, 3 Feb 2000 18:15:12 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, John Robert Blaze Kanehl writes:
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> I agree with your sentiment (even though I liked the pharoah tube thing)...
> There seem to be more useless
> (and expensive at MSRP) bits nowadays......
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> Unless I am trying to recreate a hydrogen bomb, some sort of Hindenburg
> re-enactment or a WWI balloon decoy/defense thing....How adaptable/useful is
> it?
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> I think that Lego should not blur the line between storage and system parts...
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> I view the useless plastic thingies as an evolution of chrome/plastic
> thingies (like the crowns and chrome swords). I see more and more Non-Lego
> quality elements creeping into my collection and large eBay
> acquisitions.....the chrome tail pipes, afore-mentioned swords, large drill
> cones, armada theme armor etc. I wonder, are these cheaper to produce? I
> think their quality and durability is much less than bricks or even the
> traditional castle/space waepons.
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> I realize TLG spends big bucks on the molds, But I think they are skimping
> more and more.....I know the usual Junior rants, they all apply...the large
> tubes and useless baseplates seem to be a beta test for turning Lego into
> Action Figure/ scene based toys like Star Wars or G.I. Joe.
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> I prefer to view these plastic blimps and fake terrain parts as :
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> Giant - Useless - Lego - Products
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> (ok not as good as CRAPS, BURPS, or POOPS, but a modest contribution after 2
> guiness pints)
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> NO more G.U.L.P.S !!!!! Give me real Lego parts for $20....
I was in the store a couple of nights ago looking at the toy isles. I actually
had a hard time determining at first where LEGO sets stopped and Playmobil
started. Look at set 6600, Highway Construction. Tell me that it doesn't start
to look like a Playmobil product after a minute or two. Ya it's great for
playability just like Playmobil, but I don't see Playmobil striving for
buildability just like LEGO.
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=6600-2
http://195.63.217.70/cgi-bin/playmobil.filereader?667526024+EN/products/3756
http://195.63.217.70/cgi-bin/playmobil.filereader?667526024+EN/products/3761
-Duane
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| (...) Well, they have a prefab building system. I picked up a Playmobil catalog at Target and it was frightening how much the lines were similar, right down to the color schemes for things. (Playmobil has a blue and white railway express train and a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) I agree with your sentiment (even though I liked the pharoah tube thing)... There seem to be more useless (and expensive at MSRP) bits nowadays...... Unless I am trying to recreate a hydrogen bomb, some sort of Hindenburg re-enactment or a WWI (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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