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(...) 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)
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(...) It is this link between adult LEGO fans and parents of potential LEGO fans (in that they are often the same person) that the company has completely ignored and lost ground on. For every loyal customer like John I wonder how many have given up (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Dino Head Attack had 7 technic bricks in it (including a 1x16 in black), Gungan Sub had 2 1x16s in blue, four in the droid dev kit, etc. So the pcs are out there, just bits here and there. Ray (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I beg to object. The sheer $ amount spent by adult builders - not to mention the "missionary/salesman" aspect in promoting Lego products to others SHOULD be of SUBSTANTIAL interest to LEGO. I know that my own purchases (insane as they are) are (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Many of the LoM & bigger Star Wars sets have a smattering of technic bits. ROSCO (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)
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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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(...) 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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