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Re: This is why TLG lost money
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Fri, 5 Feb 1999 17:39:29 GMT
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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 accumulated
from buying hundreds of these sets in recent years. (And don't forget those brick
separators, I probably have about 30 of them.)
Gary Istok
John VanZwieten 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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