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Re: This is why TLG lost money
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Fri, 5 Feb 1999 02:58:54 GMT
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John VanZwieten <john_vanzwieten@msn.com> wrote:
> 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
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> 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.....
> >
> > John VanZwieten wrote:
> >
> > <major snippage>
> >
> > > 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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