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Subject: 
Re: Knights� Kingdom� is ugly.
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle
Date: 
Tue, 6 Jul 2004 11:43:10 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Christian Treczoks <ct@braehler.com> wrote:
> 
> Felix Greco wrote:
> > Dear LEGO company, you can and have done better.
> I second that.
> 
> The new KK line has nothing in common with the very idea of castles or
> knights - they are more like a designers-on-acid impression after
> looking too much television. As someone in this thread pointed out, they
> look remarkably like Power Rangers or similar japanimation crap (I knew
> those "things" reminded me of something when Jake showed them to us).

I wouldn't go so far as to say anime is crap.  In fact some of it is quite good.
But, like it or not, this is the look kids like right now and I don't blame LEGO
for trying to play up to that.  Anything that makes LEGO sell is, in my opinion,
a Good Thing(tm).

<snip color rant>

> Additionally, one has to take into account that the market for this sets
> is propably the US, where almost no-one has ever seen a real castle. Or
> even worse, considers the Disneylands' Cinderella Castle to be a real
> castle...

As I pointed out earlier, realism is typically not a factor when kids determine
if something is cool.  In other words, if you want a realistic looking model,
build it yourself.  No one is forcing you to build the model as shown.  In fact,
most AFOLs buy set for parts so the set's look is a moot point.

-Orion



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  Re: Knights� Kingdom� is ugly.
 
(...) I second that. The new KK line has nothing in common with the very idea of castles or knights - they are more like a designers-on-acid impression after looking too much television. As someone in this thread pointed out, they look remarkably (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jul-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.castle)

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