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Re: Just for fun, take a poll
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Date: 
Sat, 10 Aug 2002 08:51:26 GMT
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Not to be at all antagonistic, but out of curiosity, could someone explain
to me the fetish so many people seem to have for the Blacktron guy?  I don't
get it.  Isn't he just a retread of the classic space guy in black,
replacing the cool logo with what has always struck me as a rather dull
torso print?  What's to love?

Compare that with such groundbreaking minifigs as Majisto with his 3-D
beard, Redbeard with his stately pirate hat, hook-for-hand *and* pegleg, the
ever-tantilizing anatomically-suggestive Forestwoman, and the revolutionary
ghost and skeleton figures.

I can certainly see voting for the Classic Space guy.  When first released,
he was a giant leap forward for minifigkind, but Blacktron always struck me
as a merely a small step.

And while I'm at it, can someone fill me in on the history behind Mary and Bill?

Thanks!

-The Rev. Brendan Powell Smith


PS. Very cool polls, Suz.  @8^)



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  Re: Just for fun, take a poll
 
(...) Um, he's BLACKTRON! If it has to be explained, you wouldn't understand. :-) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.fun)
  Re: Just for fun, take a poll
 
(...) =oO I guess it all depends on what one makes of the design. (URL) to make MY LIST Rev... -- Hop-Frog (22 years ago, 10-Aug-02, to lugnet.fun)  
  Re: Just for fun, take a poll
 
(...) Bill and Mary were the heroes of the #6000 Idea Book... that I wish I still had. Seth. (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.fun)
  Re: Just for fun, take a poll
 
(...) <snip> (...) Hey Rev, besides the fact that they came with some darn cool vehicles, the Blacktron figs were also the first to have *black visors* (that I know of). In fact, I know of none since then either. This unique feature should be (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.fun)

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  Just for fun, take a poll
 
I made these recently, intending to share them with LUGNET members. I hope you will all participate, so we can get some solid results! Should be interesting.. This one harks back to olden days of rec.toys.lego. The idea isn't mine. Credit goes to (...) (22 years ago, 9-Aug-02, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.announce) !! 

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