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Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 03:37:39 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Jonathan Dallas writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Allan Bedford writes:
> > Frank.... you must have gotten a different catalog than I did.  I'm looking
> > at the dinosaurs now and what I see are dinosaurs made out of LEGO pieces
> > that are shaped to look like dinosaur parts.  Not really LEGO "bricks" as
> > such, but rather highly specialized pieces which are intended to be used to
> > make something that looks (very much) like a dinosaur.
> 
> It wasn't in the catalog, but if you check online, you will find a few small
> dinosaurs made from bricks.  One has some nice parts to it too.

Sure enough they aren't.  Which is why I got confused.  My apologies.  :)

I think any brick that isn't overly-specialized is a nice brick.  As I've
said before and I will say again:

LEGO = bricks

> > Of course, if the kids get bored with the set, they can always take the
> > pieces apart and make.... well... other dinosaurs.
> 
> This encourages creativity?  How?  That was the original question.

Why did the put the "less-LEGO-like" ones in the catalog and leave out the
ones that prove that LEGO is a superb sculpting and building medium?  Am I
the only one who thinks that there is no such thing as a Marketing
Department at the LEGO company?

UGH.

Allan B.



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  Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
 
(...) It wasn't in the catalog, but if you check online, you will find a few small dinosaurs made from bricks. One has some nice parts to it too. (...) This encourages creativity? How? That was the original question. Jonathan D. (25 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)

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