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    Re: Set #148: Scales in Transition —Mark Koesel
   Set 365 Wild West Scene combines those two types of doors also. But, I'm sort of confused by the way you are classifying scales. Forgetting about door size for a moment -- neither the tower nor the over pass are even big enough to hold a minifig. (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Set #148: Scales in Transition —Gary R. Istok
   Mark, I think that LEGO was undergoing a philosophical change in building designs. Prior to the 70's, all LEGO Town buildings had 4 walls and no interior access. After the 70's all LEGO buildings had 3 walls with the 4th being open for access for (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Set #148: Scales in Transition —Mark Koesel
   Excellent point, Gary. So, really, scale is not the issue here. I think that is what I was trying to get at, but I could not put my finger on it, like you did. :) TLC, does not seem to be concerned with scale, and I don't think that is the crux of (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Set #148: Scales in Transition —Charles Eric McCarthy
   (...) I agree, the changing philosophy was the driving force, and the mix of scales is a consequence of that. It is interesting that the changing philosophy was not carried through consistently (e.g., with redesigned doors that the figs fit through) (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Set #148: Scales in Transition —Jonathan Wilson
    (...) I think that the bigeret fault by TLG ever is that the minifigs are selectivly compressed. (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.general)
 

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