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Re: Fwd from a builder: Colors don't match, among other things!
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lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego
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Sun, 16 Nov 2003 04:08:25 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Peter F. Guenther wrote:
> > As far as rounded edges on studs, it may make it easier to assemble bricks
> > without such a high level of manual dexterity. Perhaps TLC is having to appeal
> > to kids with such short attention span that they will not play with interlocking
> > bricks if the have to concentrate on aligning them. Sad, but a possibility ....
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> That's my guess about what's happening. Chamfering would make parts somewhat
> easier to assemble
Two questions:
a) At what point in history did LEGO bricks become so difficult to assemble
that a fundamental change was required to the very mechanism upon which this
construction system was based?
b) If you are already having difficulties aligning and pushing together LEGO
bricks, is this 1/2 millimeter or so of camfering really going to make your life
easier?
> In any case, cannot be TLC "cheaping out"--this would mean a major tooling
> change which would be expensive. If they did this intentionally (and it's not
> just some bad molds, which I'd find hard to believe if every part in the set is
> like this) then it's got to be based on some serious market research that says
> it will improve sales.
The questions in this case would be, "can we save money somehow by changing all
the studs on new bricks?" Making new molds to do this? We've been told time
and again by LEGO Direct that this is a hideously expensive task.
But... a slightly more realistic question might be, "are the molds being changed
to help secure new patents?" In the light of recent court proceedings I would
put my money on this answer.
Bottom line.... I can't believe the speculating and panic mongering that has
gone on in this thread (and a similar one in .castle). Worst of all, I can't
believe I just became part of the thread. :)
All the best,
Allan B.
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