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LEGO Quality Observation
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 27 Dec 1998 23:08:06 GMT
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Odd thing I noticed while building #6093, Flying Ninja Fortress [1]. At
one point, the instructions have you build a corner which is 3x3, and
three bricks high. From above, it looks something like:
+-----+
|O O O|
+-+---+
|O|
|O|
+-+
On each level, the instructions used a 1x2 and a 1x3 brick, but instead
of alternating the positions between levels, they just had you stack up
three 1x2's next to three 1x3's.
It's a subtle thing (I think), but it goes to show that
(a) LEGO isn't into 'building' as much as they used to be.
(b) They aren't taking as much time & care developing their sets.
Anyway, enough rant. I both liked and disliked the modular approach to
the building. I liked it because it is a cool thing to swaps bits
around. I disliked it because it limited what the model could be. I'm
(fairly) sure the model would have been much better if it was a
monolithic building.
Steve
[1] Actually, I was cooperatively building with my son.
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| (...) That is sad. I have always considered the instructions that come with sets to have a dual purpose: 1. Build the set. (duh) 2. Subconsciously teach quality construction methods. The example you give sure screws up purpose #2. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 28-Dec-98, to lugnet.general)
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