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Subject:	Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego
Date:	Mon, 18 Feb 2002 07:36:54 GMT
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"Miguel Agullo" <technicpuppy@yahoo.com> writes: > They're moving away from "interlocking bricks" altogether, > according to this: > > http://news.lugnet.com/mediawatch/?n=505 I don't see any evidence of LEGO moving away from building bricks in this article, I only see that they are moving into other areas in addition to building bricks. On the subject of the traditional technic beams, you can still find them in newish sets like 8458 and 8466. You can hardly construct a large, stable chassis without them, so I don't see how they can go away. Fredrik

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		RE: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
(...) Or even 4795 - Underwater Base! How about a "spot the technic in non-technic sets" competition? William (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

		The writing on the wall
"We're redefining Lego. It's not just about bricks" "Within the construction area, you can only grow so much" These two sentences mark a clear departure from the traditional Lego reporting approach (or should I say PR?). I used to love when articles (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
(...) If the evidence isn't there, it's certainly in the sets they're releasing. (...) Which is nice if you can afford $120 plus sets. But what about the kid who wants to get started in Technic but can't come up with that kind of coin? What ever (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
"Fredrik Glöckner" <fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote in message news:qrdg03zfdgp.fsf....uio.no... (...) Yes, but how long will this continue, I wonder. (...) I must disagree. In fact, I can construct a very rigid chassis of arbitrary size using (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

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		Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
They're moving away from "interlocking bricks" altogether, according to this: (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

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