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Juniorization of other themes?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 14 Dec 1998 07:07:37 GMT
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Hold onto your hats: palm trees are now THREE PIECES.
I picked up the River Expedition set, and was very annoyed to make this
discovery. There is a one-piece trunk with base, a one-piece four-frond top,
and a standard round green tile to hold the latter on. The leaves are made of
thin, soft plastic, to boot.
It's bad enough to see Lego making up new, large, low-reusability parts, but to
see such pieces *replace* an existing solution is disheartening. The savings
must really be substantial for them to go to this route.
I expect to see another round of "Lego's too expensive" claims as the 99 sets
get around. For the first time, I may be in agreement: I really like the River
Expedition set (nice design, nice parts), but at $50 I really have to question
where the money is going.
This makes me wonder about the costs of the Star Wars sets. Lucasfilm
licensing fees are quite hefty. I sincerely hope other themes aren't paying
the price for that license.
BTW-- I have to wonder if the new, thicker boxes for some of the sets (even the
little dune buggy set comes in a chunky box) aren't a ploy to make the sets
seem more substantial in the store...
Kevin
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| (...) Pigs must be flying because I never thought I would defend Town Jr. However, I've always tried to get my nephews and nieces into Lego by buying them on Christmas and birthdays. I found they would get frustrated with the directions though. Town (...) (26 years ago, 14-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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