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Sure, I'm not too happy about the change of greys, though I think in the long run the new greys will prove to be a better color. But I wanted to offer a little reality check here... If Mattel suddenly changed Barbie's hair or eye color, would they (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.color)
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| | Re: The Bar Does Not Go Down
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Not only is Playmobil creatively generic, but the boxes only picture the contents in a variety of ways. The pictures, as they say, speak a thousand words. I find myself saddled with a huge LEGO collection, but often wishing I had invested the money (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I think that's why most of us loved the sets from the 80-90s period. There were only a handful of themes (Castle, Town, Technic, Space, Train, Basic) and there was so much room for creativity. Not saying that we can't be creative now, but (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) You're right, but that's not quite the point-- An Alpha Team set can still be integrated into the rest of your collection. An onion dome piece can still be used as an engine on a space ship. And a Harry Potter head can be any other figure with (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Ah, would that this were true. EA publishes the Lego software. We do not develop it. I wish we did!!! .Steve "Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway!" (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I mostly agree with your post, but you omit to mention that Crunch isn't always gonna be crunch... It can be a pair of legs for another Minifig, a torso with different arms for a spec. ops. cop in your city, a head for a thief in your castle (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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"David Eaton" <deaton@intdata.com> wrote in message news:HxKEsp.tHy@lugnet.com... (...) know how (...) audience (...) there (...) reacting (...) <Snip some exellent points> (...) I agree with you totally on this . I think one of the reasons the (...) (20 years ago, 13-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Depends where you look. In Western PA, sales appear to be steady, but not overwhelming. I understand that the Power Rangers and other Bandai licenses not yet available in North America are selling quite well in Asia. But Aaron is a little (...) (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: From the mouth of babes
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"Ken Nagel" <knandjn@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HxID5M.1C8M@lugnet.com... (...) My little brother, 11, reacted in a simular way. Once he'd found out, he simply said "That's stupid." Now, instead of buying LEGOs, he had saved his money to (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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well, I'm certainly glad that your company was asked by LEGO to do it's software games!! -Scott Lyttle (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
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(...) Does that mean if I decide to dislike green beans, spinach, broccoli, they will rebel and start to like those? :) Melanie (20 years ago, 12-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
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(...) Did you consider that your dislike may be *in part* the *cause* of their taking to Bionicle? I know most kids like to go against authority in some way at some time. ROSCO (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Great post! I completely agree. (...) Yeah, I thought the Designer sets were the best thing Lego's done in a few years. I hope they are doing well, and I hope they will create designer sets in more themes as time goes on. (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
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(...) Darrell, You point is well taken. However, their choices of what particular sets/colors/parts they choose to like or dislike are well beyond my powers of influence. I can't stand Bionicle and they both know this, yet they both love Bionicle (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: 4755 - Knight Bus Colours
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OK, I did the best I can with the pics. While I can't get the overall tint of the pics to match real life, I think they show the multiple shades well enough. I brightened them a bit to get them closer to real life, but brightened the entire pic, I (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.color)
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(...) Got it, Brian. My company (Electronic Arts) has been in business for over two decades with only a single unprofitable quarter, and has what is considered one of the most successful marketing organizations in children's entertainment (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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| | Re: From the mouth of babes and just what is going on!?
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(...) I always find parents' assertions that their children "think for themselves" to be dubious, as more often than not it's a euphamism for "I'm proud they think just like me.." It's funny to see these same parents later on, when their (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Ah, how true. That Tiger, for instance, can also be...a Siberian Tiger. Or a leopard (if you close your eyes). Or a Jaguar (if you close your eyes). Or a panther (if you close your eyes). It's a question of degree, but I can show you at least (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I've actually been paying attention to Playmobil recently. Does anyone know how they're doing financially? Both Lego and Playmobil cater to a similar audience (although Lego tries to reach a broader age-range), so I'd expect that if there (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego) !!
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| | only interested in boys opinions?
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Dear Lego, This morning I received an email from the Lego group giving me the opportunity to let my child "tell the LEGO Company what they think!" The only problem is, the survey being put forth is for BOYS only. This is the THIRD such survey notice (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-04, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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