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Re: What might have been...
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:26:51 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Ray Sanders writes:
> A microcosm of this sequence was what happened with the McDonald's sets.
> When the first online pictures appeared, all I could read was 'Is that
> pink ? Is it really purple ??' Then, when the sets came out, we find
> that they are not all that bad, yes it is bluish purple, etc...
> 
> Ray
> 
> Todd Lehman wrote:
> > 4. The actual sets, once seen first-hand, always look better and more fun • than
> >    they do in the initial catalog photos.  Much of the early negativism • turns
> >    into positivism.  (Excepting of course things like Town Jr. and Time
> >    Cruisers.)  People post things like, "I've gotta hand it to LEGO for • really
> >    having thought this through; I didn't expect this set to really be this
> >    cool."
This happened with the Sith Infiltrator exactly- a lot of AFOLS changed their
stripes when they actually had it in their hands.

chris



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A microcosm of this sequence was what happened with the McDonald's sets. When the first online pictures appeared, all I could read was 'Is that pink ? Is it really purple ??' Then, when the sets came out, we find that they are not all that bad, yes (...) (27 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)

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