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| (...) Well, I think the issue isn't that kids are any dumber or less creative than they used to be-- it's just that Lego is aiming for a different market. Back when I was a kid, there were a few other kids I knew that played with Lego. A few. Almost (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| "Thomas Main" <thomasmain@myrealbox.com> wrote in message news:I0JJwE.o1F@lugnet.com... (...) catalog. I (...) browsed (...) action (...) design (...) contrast, the (...) image. (...) This (...) and the (...) but (...) them as (...) at the (...) (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) You're not alone, David. I'm in the exact same boat. I don't like the new set designs, and the parts come in the wrong colours, so there's not much point in buying any of the new sets! Apart from buying the occasional "display piece" that Lego (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| In lugnet.general, David Simmons wrote: <snip> (...) I had very much the same reaction after looking at the Summer 2004 catalog. I couldn't put my finger on exactly why I didn't like that catalog until I browsed a catalog from 1987 that I had just (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Oh yeah *that thing*. I recall getting a copy of that in the mail the other day, but after two minutes of flipping through it, I put it into my not-so-coveted 'shred pile'. I admit there are a few interesting bits in there, (including a few of (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| Hey all, It took some time, but I've finally come to a very sad decision: I will no longer purchase any new Lego and I will no longer declare myself an advocate for TLG. I might have been able to tolerate the color change, but the click-hinge (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-04, to lugnet.general) !
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| (...) Yes, the "globalAFOL" group is currently a small group of community leaders and representatives from around the world and the Web. I was realizing that as the AFOL community grew ever larger, it was becoming increasingly difficult to get (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jul-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
| | | | | Update: PaBtrak Survey
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| I'm back in the saddle from being in Germany for 1000steineLand. My tounge is still hanging out over the great MOCs there. Time for me to get building! A quick update after some questions asked this past weekend. Some people have asked me about the (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jul-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| I have built 4 models, each of which uses the parts from one xpod set except the pod itself. (URL) small vechicle from the blue pod (URL) mecha from the green pod (URL) small helicoptor thing from the yellow pod (URL) small bird thing from the red (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jul-04, to lugnet.general)
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| Hey all, Just wanted to share 4 more Brick Tower scenes. And three additions to the Cast of Characters. Hope you like them. The Story, thus far: (4 URLs) The Cast of Characters: (URL) The gallery as a whole, when moderated as usual: (URL) Steve, who (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jul-04, to lugnet.western, lugnet.general)
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