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Re: Brad J Brickfest 2002 Keynote Speech synopsis
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lugnet.events.brickfest
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Wed, 24 Jul 2002 02:46:26 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Gregory J. Overkamp writes:
> Lego doesnt do military. Really. So a set like 6762 Fort Legoredo, 6271
> Imperial Flagship, or 6280 Aramada Flagship are not military based sets?
> While Lego may insist these are based in other themes like pirates or
> western, all three of these sets have clear military backgrounds. Perhaps
> some clarification, such as "lego does not plan on making a military theme
> in the near future" would have been more appropriate.
> BTW, a statement like this reminds me of an interview a lego official gave
> almost a decade or so ago. In it, it was stated lego has not made any guns
> or gun molds before. This was in reference to legos being nonvoilent toys.
> Then a year later the pirate theme came out with muskets and flintlock
> pistols. I would not be surprised if military sets are in legos future, the
> question is really when.
Yeah, I always take that with a grain of salt too. I figure what they
really mean is, "LEGO doesn't do military themes that your son [or daughter]
could actually go die in."
--Todd
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