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Subject:	Re: Attention Lego Group: Children don't like juniorization, either!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Tue, 18 Jan 2000 19:09:19 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mark A. Herzberg writes: > I'm fourteen. I'm 28. :) > I hate all the licenseing stuff. I don't need Star Wars LEGO or Disney LEGO. > LEGO is supposed to be original. What happened LEGO? From now on, most of my > LEGO purchasing will be through eBay. LEGO Direct is the only hope left. Actually, it turns out some of Lego's own themes (Rock Raiders, UFO, et al.) are far more juniorized and prefab and single-use than some Star Wars sets. I've managed to reuse a significant percentage of the pieces from the Naboo Swamp, Tie Fighter/Y-Wing, Sith Interceptor, Flash Speeder, Desert Skiff, and Slave I in my own creations. I couldn't care less for the theme (not _really_ true, I won't be disassembling the Tie Interceptor for a while, but true as far as specialized Lego goes), but it appears that they got some good designers in for many of the Star Wars sets, and made interesting models out of mostly standard parts. The new Castle sets are actually less reusable for other themes than the Star Wars sets. Even the Star Wars minifigs, which make great peasants.

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		Re: Attention Lego Group: Children don't like juniorization, either!
(...) Well I'm 30... (...) Truthfully if it were not for the Star Wars LEGO sets I may have never gotten back into LEGO and emerged from my darkages. I personally love the sets and not just for the sets but for the part selection. After branching (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

		Re: Attention Lego Group: Children don't like juniorization, either!
(...) And, even if you don't like Star Wars, most of the Models are great. And the UCS models should be keepers for everyone! :) Jeff (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

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		Re: Attention Lego Group: Children don't like juniorization, either!
I'm fourteen. When I was nine, I had Super Nintendo, I played with action figures, I had computer games. There is no difference now, excepet that the graphics are better. I don't think a kid today cannot build a set from the 1980's. My brother hates (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)

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