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RE: LEGO-Galidor Perspective In L.A. Times Article
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Thu, 14 Feb 2002 15:34:06 GMT
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> From: Allan Bedford
> Even if they are Technic pins, there is then the same problem
> as with the
> Bionicles. Some young kids receiving or buying these sets do
> not have or
> have access to Technic connectors. This is the case with a
> co-worker of
> mine. Her kid likes Bionicles but makes no connection
> between them and his
> other LEGO bricks, since he cannot connect them in any way.
That's a good example of what's continually happening right now with the
"new" (un)LEGO sets.
It's becoming more and more incompatible with the LEGO System. I know that
LEGO still has the common sense to design the new parts with some kind of
LEGO "measures" but a part that connects to an older one doesn't make it
"compatible" in the sense of usefullness to a LEGO System/Technic based
"world".
I think LEGO lost the vision of giving children (and adults) the tools&parts
to build an ever *growing* LEGO System WORLD, by adding new sets to older
ones, and even substituting older sets with better designed sets but
respecting and expanding the LEGO System Theme. The kid/adult then could use
the parts from older set to build their own designs, if it likes to keep
some sets with its original design, that is.
That's what I thought LEGO was providing me, when I was a kid: Tools & Parts
so I could build my toy world just as I do now when I build computer
applications with the same modular concepts I devised as a kid with LEGO.
That's what I think LEGO should be providing to my children: Tools & Parts
to *BUILD* & Play ...not just Play almost right out of the box.
That's what I want to believe as beeing the right vision (and only) purpose
of LEGO: Give the Tools & Parts a child needs to develop its building and
creative capabilities.
A kid's starting to have no usable LEGO to use with LEGO Studios movie
theme.
What next ? Kill Technic & MINDSTORMS "System" also ? You better not !
LEGO already is starting to betray the Technic/Mindstorms system of play, by
providing all-in-one (controller+battery)+motor parts like the MicroScout
and the new MANAS IR controlled-Motors. Ok, at least someone got the common
sense of providing some way of controlling those units with a RCX (they
forgot the CyberMaster, though).
LEGO Clothes ? LEGO Watches ? LEGO Games Software ? LEGO
Barbie-dolls-incursion ? LEGO GI-Jack ? LEGO collect-that-mask-thing ? Ok,
no problem by me, as long as those are *EXTRA* business visions not
colliding with the main LEGO System BRICKS (and mini-figs :) !
I'll make some "noise" at http://www.lego.com/myopinions/default.asp
and that's something that I should've done a long time ago.
(Thxs Allan, for the tip ! :)
mc.
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| (...) I saw the pins to which you are referring. To my eyes they look a lot like the pins that used to connect the arms of my Six Million Dollar Man action figure back in the 1970's. Am I dating myself? :) I'd be curious to see them up close though. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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