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Re: Going Against the Grain
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lugnet.dear-lego
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Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:56:04 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Mark Sandlin writes:
> William Brumbach at willbrum1@earthlink.net wrote:
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> > I agree though, "this set sucks but is good for parts" is becoming redundant
> > and has reached the level of "me too" posts. I think a lot of the Star Wars
> > ships are very good in terms of buildability (if it isn't a word already it
> > is now, maybe I should register it as a domain name :) and not having too
> > many useless chunks.
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> Many of the SW ships are very good. My main gripe in that instance is the
> inclusion of off-color bricks. (ie Green 2x4's in the Imperial Shuttle)
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> > I'm as guilty as anyone though of looking at newer sets only as parts souces
> > only because that is the general direction of my accumulating and building
> > right now and has less to do the quality of sets.
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> Oh I look at all sets as parts sources, but I still have an opinion about
> the way the sets were built. Most of the Star Wars line has been very very
> good. Sometimes, however, I gotta ask WHY!?! when they put brown feet on the
> AT-ST (Maybe it's dirty?)
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> ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin
To add my 2 cents worth, it's not just the color. It's the QUALITY. When
I found out that TLG was releasing an At-St, I was pretty happy. Especially
when the didn't raise the price $5 more like with some sets (why only in $5
increments?). But when I built it, I was saddened. I noted so many simple
changes that could have been made to make it better, some without even
adding parts. For instance:
A single 2x2 turntable under the head
Different color cockpit bricks (on the inside-red and yellow are present)
A single control panel extra in the cockpit
Different color feet
4 1x1x1 grey bricks to plug the holes in the side
Exchange the two panels on the bottom (and the new lightsaber for the old)
to make a chin turret.
That would have greatly raised my opinion of the set. Yes, this is a
criticism. But I am just upset that Lego has omitted very small details in
it's sets. Just 6 parts would have made the set 60% better. By the way,
TLG did sell a pack of computer elements. They included some Spyrius parts,
plane parts, and a few Town control panels. I used a pack of them to build
a surveilance ship. I understand why Lego has made certain choices. But
why intentionaly leave out parts that would make a set better, for only
about $.5 each?
On the other hand, I am glad that Lego listens to Lugnet, and tries to
address our comments. Understand (and remember), that Lego made Legos
according to how they wanted them to be. Be glad Legos even exist!
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| (...) Many of the SW ships are very good. My main gripe in that instance is the inclusion of off-color bricks. (ie Green 2x4's in the Imperial Shuttle) (...) Oh I look at all sets as parts sources, but I still have an opinion about the way the sets (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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