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Town Jr.
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Thu, 14 Jan 1999 01:22:04 GMT
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Dear Lego (and Assorted Lugnetters who are more likely to be the ones
listening in)
WARNING:
All this has probably been said before but I'm feeling aggrieved. I want to
have a good old rant to get this off my chest.
Basically it's a Town Jr. Rant Feel free not to read it.
I'm not minifig kind of guy, Back when I was a kid I used to get space
stuff and so on, but at some point I moved on to technic and didn't really
look back. When the information started coming out about the Mindstorms
stuff I decided to get back into the swing of things. I started buying
Technic sets again to get myself up to speed, I joined Lugnet, I put a Lego
wallpaper on my computer. One lunch time at work I bought a couple of tiny
sets, (a ninja, and a bat-lord I think) To sit on my computer.now I'm
hooked, My desk has been taken over, I've bought a lot of the larger
Adventurers and Ninja sets for home... you know how it is.
I've watched the complaining about Town Jr. with mild interest.
Everything that people said made sense. Dumbing down the sets seems like a
bad idea. Lego is about construction not just Action figures, You know the
drill. I went and had a look at some of the new Town sets just to see what
everyone was complaining about. They didn't look too bad, Sure they are a
lot simpler and less detailed than some of the recent Town Stuff, I can see
how people Who have come up through this golden age would complain. If
anything the looked to have less specialized pieces than some of the more
detailed Town Stuff. (bear with me, I am going somewhere). The also
reminded me a lot of the Town sets I played with as a kid, Very Simple(No
Doors) Check out
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=642-1
and
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=671-1
To see what I mean
Was This really just Lego Going back to it's roots?
Feeling Rather Nostalgic I decided to buy one
http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=6565
I Got Back to My Desk and opened the Box. Inside where three printed bags I
had been warned to expect these.
Tearing open the first bag I pulled out the instructions.
I knew something was horribly horribly wrong when I saw that the plans
consisted of only TWO steps. Looking at the pieces I suddenly knew what
everyone was complaining about. The base of the truck thingy which I had
blatantly assumed to be made up of half a dozen pieces was one great solid
piece of plastic. A few decorative bits stuck on the top and that was it.
I assembled all three models in record time and sat staring at them in
disbelief.
I had never even thought it possible that one could feel dirty while playing
with Lego but now I look at my hands in disgust.
I Apologize to all those people who previously took the time to complain
about town Jr. I had you silently catalogued as overly sensitive whiners.
Now as I join your ranks I understand the great crime that has been
committed.
That's it for Town Jr. and me. No more will I throw money at cute LOOKING
Stuff. It's proper Lego or nothing.
Cheers
Tim
(All Spelling and Gramatical Errors (C) Tim McSweeney 1999)
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| Tim McSweeney wrote in message ... snip (...) snip Indeed, nothing new, but very well and convincingly put. It's been said "no use in complaining 'cause TLG will still produce these sets, sell them and even we, adult enthousiasts will eventually, (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
| | | Re: Town Jr.
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| (...) Well said. But I think it boils down to this. Lego used to make the best possible models they could with the pieces available, occasionally inventing and adding new elements to their repetoire that enhance realism. Town Jr. is the first time (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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