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Re: 2001 Sets ARE Released!
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Sun, 19 Nov 2000 00:04:18 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jonathan Mizner writes:
> Today, 11/18/00, I just purchased some of the new Life On Mars sets from
> Toys R Us. While they may not be released in all parts of the country yet,
> they are available in the Southeast(or at least where I live in the
> Southeast). As well as Life On Mars, the new Studios sets are also now
John ,can you tell if that new'exploding bank' set has the light grey
windows (like those 3 payne 4x6 windows from century skyway)or is it the
darker grey?
> Every one of the Life On Mars sets has the mini-figs shown on top, and
> states their name, the Martians are named things like "Nova", and "Altair".
> Also important is on the back of the boxes the construction of the sets are
> shown. The backs depict how the parts connect from multiple views, in a way
> previously unseen on other boxes.
> The Monojet, and possibly others, have a new color-the light blue. They
> look like ordinary blue parts that have been left out in the sun, and can
> best be described as sky blue. Also new is a form of the hinges, now they
> produce horizontally jointed hinges, with a variation of the Aquanaut arms
> redesigned for their new hinge system. A typical Martian has the battle
> droid body and arms, but completly new head and legs. The legs DO NOT fit
> onto normal bricks, which will probably mean lots of loose figures.
> After inspecting the booklet I have come up with a theory about the entire
> line. The "Aero Hanger Base" has docking stations in blue and red. 7316
> also comes with the same type of base in the color of the mech, leading me
> to believe that the three mechs connect to the color-coded bases. Without
> the mechs the Aero Hanger Base loses function, with only mechs and no base
> the mechs cannot dock. 7316 might also connect to the third "hanger" on the
> base as well. If you look closely you can see a small platform on the red
> and blue hangers, perfect for zooming a Martian to their mech quickly. All
> of this combines to make a system that only works fully when you buy all of
> the individual sets.
> The Studios sets I saw I cannot really rate, because I am solely a Space
> fan. The Explosion and Motion studios do appear to be interesting, though.
> It does seem to appear that they are being marketed as a Studio THEME, not
> as actual make-a-movie sets, based on the pictures of new sets.
> The Life On Mars and Studio lines are pretty interesting, and from the
> several I have purchased, might be enough to interest those Lego fans who
> are about to sell their collections in anger at Lego. Sometime soon these
> new sets will begin to show up on eBay, and then everyone can rate them for
> themself. Hopefully they will restore hope in Lego.
> P.S.I will begin posting pictures on Brickshelf of the Life On Mars boxes,
> just check the new additions for them.
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