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Re: This is why TLG lost money
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Thu, 4 Feb 1999 21:28:29 GMT
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Then why didn't my friend see the Freestyle sets and say, "Ah, that's what I
was looking for"? Maybe because the models pictured on the set look like
something that would interest a 3-4 year old.
By "dopey" pieces I mean the patterns they slap all over otherwise usefull
pieces--smiley faced bricks--really! Town Jr. has plenty of dopey pieces, too
(and lacks enough general-use pieces to make them worth the price). I agree
that the Freestyle buckets are a cost-effective way of getting basic bricks,
but they lack some of the elements neccessary for good building--larger beams,
plates, etc. And I don't know about you, but about 15-20% of those parts go
into my "probably never use" bin. Who needs all those 2X2 wheels?
I contrast my friend's e-mail with her response when I found Basic set 400 at
a flea market this past summer. After we all sat around putting some of the
models together, she remarked that this was a really cool Lego set. That set
contains instructions for building a variety of moderately complex and very
satisfying models.
I'm not suggestion current Lego is complete wasteland. Many of the vehicle
sets are worthwhile, and I personally like the space sets and Technic. But it
was building neat little houses and planes and such that hooked me on Lego,
and I'd just like to see the same for my friend.
My solution: I've asked L-CAD people to sent me Ldraw files of general
purpose models they have created. I'm going to print out instructions and
give them to him for his birthday, along with a bucket or two and some parts
from my collection to fill in holes. I'll report on how it all goes.
-John Van
Gary Istok wrote in message <36BA001B.52FC9F77@umich.edu>...
> I'm not sure what you mean by Freestyle containing "dopey" pieces? Freestyle • is
> the mainstay of a lot of RTLers who refuse to pay exhorbitant prices for sets • that
> contain very few bricks and a bunch of highly specialized pieces that have
> no/little use except for what the picture on the box shows. Freestyle sets • are
> mostly BRICKS, the mainstay of LEGO back in the days when SPECIALIZED PIECES • meant
> wheels, trees, and roof bricks. Then there's Town Jr. it contains a lot of • dopey
> pieces.....
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> John VanZwieten wrote:
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> <major snippage>
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> > Why can't Lego come up with a sets which don't contain dopey pieces like
> > "Freestyle" (who is that name supposed to appeal to anyway, the 7 yr. old
> > snowskiing set?) but allow a kid to build a variety of interesting vehicles • or
> > buildings--and come with some instructions for doing so?
> >
> > I've pointed her to Lego Dacta, but I fear those sets will be a bit out of • her
> > price range. So she'll probably end up buying the MBs and get inferior • bricks
> > but a superior set. (I'll, of course, still get him the real thing.)
> >
> > Sorry for my rant, maybe should have gone in the open letters group.
> >
> > -John Van
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| Well I can certainly agree with you in regards to the smiley faces and wheel assortment. And there are never enought windows in these sets (or for that matter in any LEGO set). And yes, I probably have about 50 pounds of useless pieces that I have (...) (26 years ago, 5-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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| I'm not sure what you mean by Freestyle containing "dopey" pieces? Freestyle is the mainstay of a lot of RTLers who refuse to pay exhorbitant prices for sets that contain very few bricks and a bunch of highly specialized pieces that have no/little (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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