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In lugnet.dear-lego, Ralph Hempel writes:
> Steven Lane wrote:
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> > I also think the smaller the technic range the greater need their is for a
> > universal set.
>
> Ahhh, the magic Universal Set words have finally been spoken. I
> have my treasured 8062 in its own Plano 3720 tackle box for short
> trips....
>
> I think the reason there has not been a Universal Set in a while
> is that it's a LOT of work to put togeteher a manual that has 6 or so
> decent models out of one box. I think the 8277 Giant Robot
> (or big box o' yellow beams) was the las of the great Universal Sets.
>
> As it was available at DEEP discounts alongside the Technic Sub I don;t
> think it fared particularly well.
>
> Now, if TLG was to produce a tub of Technic with a Constructopedia
> instead of fully developed models.....
>
> Cheers, Ralph Hempel
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I most emphatically did NOT suggest anything regarding a universal set.
While I also have more than a few copies of both the 8277 and the sub - and
paid an obscene amount for a some large vintage sets, this is NOT what I had
in mind.
I WANT, NEED and desperately yearn for just what I said, a tub with a BUNCH
of technic beams and plates in ALL sizes. I want variety in SIZE AND color
and LOTS of them. Just running off beams on a molder, packaging them in bags
and dumping them in a tub does NOT require a complex multi-model assembly
pamphlet (or much effort on TLC's part - just print up some labels).
The whole point was - and is - we don't NEED instructions, we NEED components.
It has taken a few years - and not a little $ to accumulate the limited
selection of sizes and colors I now am using. Conversations with other
teachers who use Legos as part of a school, camp or whatever setting (as
well as the reaction of other fans of Legos) have convinced me that there is
a clear pent-up demand for basic technic building components.......C'mon,
I've seen lots of a half dozen beams sell on eBay.
This could be a simple, logical "product extension" - providing simple basic
components in a range of colors. If Lego can do it for regular bricks and
Duplos, why not with Technic pieces. The kids in my classes are enthralled
with the older technic sets - and rather disappointed with the sets that
pass for "Technic" now. While Roboriders and Bionicle do provide some
uniquely interesting parts (and I'm sure that eventually I'll find some real
great uses for some of them), There is a marked shortage of "REAL" Technic
beams and plates in current offerings.
No offense, but if you took what I spent on scrounging old sets and pieces
on new tubs of the same parts, TLC would be seeing some serious $ - instead
of the garage sale scroungers.
I feel like screaming "THIS IS SOOOOOOO SIMPLE!!!!!!!!............SOOOOO
LOGICAL!!!!!" why doesn't Lego get it?
And, Lego, FYI, I've got something like 30 compartmented trays stacked in my
living room with assorted technic parts. There are another 7 color coded
robotics set trays, 12 microscout sets, 4 DACTA class packs and a whole
bunch of RIS and RDS sets in the Den. All are waiting for next weeks start
of my Robotics course and Machines course. I won't mention the direct
contributions to the Middle School Curriculum. All-in-all, this investment
represents more than I had in my first 3 cars combined (all convertibles).
Just don't tell my wife.
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| (...) Me too. (...) Well, you've summed up the argument perfectly in two lines. Maybe though as the Technic brand is being so poorly catered for at the moment we should pitch this as a Mindstorms basic bulk pack. Just changing the name not the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) John... you have a great point here, I agree with you whole-heartedly. (...) Your two paragraphs above make a point that perhaps isn't always easy to see. Let me put it in my own terms and see if we can't get the point across. More than 1/2 of (...) (23 years ago, 14-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Ahhh, the magic Universal Set words have finally been spoken. I have my treasured 8062 in its own Plano 3720 tackle box for short trips.... I think the reason there has not been a Universal Set in a while is that it's a LOT of work to put (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)
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