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(...) Your argument is just as baseless as mine. Putting together (packing) an old Technic set would only cost more because they used to use more bricks (using value as a comparison). And I never actually mentioned old sets in my post. (...) My (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Daniel Barrett writes: [snip] (...) It's this possibility of multi-themed usage that makes your sugesstion particulary interesting. Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) This is baseless. I suspect Lego's internal production lines are not exactly primed for this. I.e. costs for putting together old Technic sets might be very high, for all I know. Furthermore, Lego representatives have pointed out on several (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Dear LEGO, I would like to suggest a different approach to the system line, a modular castle set. The LEGO Company follows a fairly standard approach to the system line. You have your low cost entry sets, a range of mid-cost sets, and then one top (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"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)
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(...) Agreed. Luckily I have quite a collection of beams and such already and LEGO should last forever so I'm set. It's still a sad sad thing that is going on :( /Tobbe (URL) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) 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)
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(...) Only (...) but (...) This may all come true (sadly), but if Lego Direct expect to be able to compete in selling these sets they are going to have to *SERIOUSLY* improve their non-box shipping operation. 20 days to answer a pre-sales question (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I'd buy sets contained in a sturdy brown cardboard box made of recycled materials with just a bar code on it if it meant I got the parts. This would be from online sellers of course like TRU's web site, Lego woudn't want these packs on shop (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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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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Given the trend over the past few years and looking at the pictures of upcoming products (spybots - just WHAT are these?????? - et. al.) I have to ask - Is TLC killing off "traditional" Technics? I'm hard pressed to find any traditional Technic (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Dear Lego, Please make some 7U technic axles before I have to get my junior hack-saw out! "He who hates axles protruding past wheel hubs" (23 years ago, 15-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: idea for what would be the PERFECT bunch of lego sets
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(...) LEGO has almost always had this kind of sets in their collection. They used to have the "Basic" line over here (which was called "Freestyle" in the US, if I remember correctly). And now they have the "Creator" line, with basic bricks and (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | RE: LEGO-Galidor Perspective In L.A. Times Article
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(...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | My Standard Rant about Shameless Ripoffs (was Re: LEGO-Galidor Perspective)
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(...) I've never understood why competing, compatible brands are decried as "shameless ripoffs," when they are in many ways adhering to the perceived true vision of LEGO better than TLC itself--especially when TLC moves steadily farther from that (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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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. (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Xcalabur" <Xcalabur@rocketmail.com> wrote in message news:GrJ1Ax.Cs1@lugnet.com... (...) is (...) are (...) altogether. (...) what (...) and (...) A few web sites have an advertising poll on the Galidor figures. Go here for more info: (URL) (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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<big snip> (...) While I totally agree with you, I did notice that the Galidor figs have what appears to be technic pins at the shoulders, and a similar joint at the hips. Not that that does much good, I'd just as soon build my own arms and legs (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Lately I've been using: (URL) fill out their opinion surveys and send feedback through their "Send us a comment" link. It's basically a text box that you fill in and then select a category to send it under. It's not a direct email, but (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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