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Subject:	Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego
Date:	Tue, 19 Feb 2002 12:20:18 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Dave Johann writes: > In lugnet.technic, Allan Bedford writes: > > What ever happened to nice small realistic Technic (Expert Builder) >sets > > like this: > > > > http://guide.lugnet.com/set/854 > > ICK! You would have to bring up one of my least favorite EB sets ever! That > design was bad even for 1977. I wouldn't go THAT far but let's just say it's not a set that I see a strong need to bring back. Not hardly. It's blocky, it doesn't have a lot of neat features, etc. Now if you want to talk about a set from that era that was good, how about this one: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/952 Yes, 100 more pieces, higher price point, but this is a set that looks like something I'd want to play with. It was a set I thought of buying at the time (I was 18 and more into fast cars and wine, women and song at the time) whereas the other one had no interest for me. There are a lot of Technic sets that could be used to make the case that Technic has gone downhill lately, but 854, IMHO is not one of them.

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		Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
(...) I wasn't really suggesting it for the LEGENDS series, but rather presenting it as an example of a small scale, small piece count Technic set that could retail for less than $120. Way way less than $120. (...) Of course it's blocky.... it's (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
(...) I can certainly agree with this selection except for one minor detail: Even in 1977 farm equipment didn't tend to interest most kids. As much as I loved this model, that was what ultimately kept me from saving for it and getting the larger set (...) (23 years ago, 20-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

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		Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
(...) Really? The demand to release sets that weren't exclsively vehicles has existed for quite a while now. It's nice to see them finally taking notice and giving the fans what they want-FEWER VEHICLES. (...) Simple. They have to suffer just like (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego)

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