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  Best & Worst LEGO Themes
 
I know this has been debated many times before, but I'm posting this *not* to start another debate, but to get an idea on what the best and worst LEGO themes were/are out there. This can be anything from Duplo to Technic to Model Team. So to ask the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Best & Worst LEGO Themes
 
"Barbara Sproat" <BSproat@Novell.com> wrote in message news:FpqBsE.4LA@lugnet.com... (...) The designers of the (almost universally agreeably) excellent 800x Technic Droid line seem to have found some good uses for these. Other technic sets have (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Best & Worst LEGO Themes
 
(...) I think the Throwbots are way out there, nothing special. The Cyberslam series is kinda corny also. But the king of em all. The worst of the worst is the Time Traveler, aka extra pieces series. I have seen pre-school kids make more realisic (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Best & Worst LEGO Themes
 
The Best - Town (Trains a close 2nd) The Worst - Town ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Best & Worst LEGO Themes
 
The best for me would be the "TRAINS". With the StarWars a close 2nd. Extreme Adventures Is good as well. I would like to have seen a nice Train in the Old west theme. Note I said good not the #3225. The 3225 is O.K. however I would like to see a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Best & Worst LEGO Themes
 
I think we all agree then (and I speak for the masses), the best is "TRAINS". More seriously I would put "Paradisa" in 2nd place because it is the only theme which features everyday items which are not great whooping Police cars, beefy rescue trucks (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Best & Worst LEGO Themes
 
(...) My opinions... Best current theme: Star Wars, all the way Favorite theme ever: Castle, especially the Black Knights. If only they hadn't been in my Dark Ages... Pirates is right up there too. I have a lot of nostalgia for Classic Space as (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Best & Worst LEGO Themes
 
(...) I guess it depends if your only criterion is realism. I like to build realistic things, but my first lego set after my dark ages was the flying time vessel, and I loved it! It was just so cool (and crazy, but who cares). And all those sets are (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Best & Worst LEGO Themes
 
(...) worst (...) Actually, I like the Time Cruisers because they *do* things. Flapping wings, bobbing heads--they're neat. Can't say that I've left 'em built for any length of time, though.... Brian (bbq) Sauls (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Best & Worst LEGO Themes
 
Best: * Model Team (best of all times) * Town (and related: Trains, Boats) especially during the first half of 90's, excluding Time Trip thingies, Town Jr. (and related: Spaceport, City Center, Arctic Action, Extreme Team) * Technic (excluding (...) (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Best & Worst LEGO Themes
 
(...) That pretty much says it for me, too. I'll add Model Team, though. --Colin __ __ __ __ __ __ | |_| |_| |_| | | |_| | | | Brick Engineer | | | Colin R Gutierrez | __ __ __ __ | 2000 | |___...___|| |_| |_| |_| ||___...___| |___...___| (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)

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