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Re: New vs. old (was Re: More 1999 Figs... ?)
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:35:39 GMT
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Matthew Miller writes:
> Tim Courtney <tcourtney@nospam.avenew.com> wrote:
> > I don't see much in Insectoids. The main reason is that they have so many
> > specialized pieces. If they built the same shapes with the pieces they had
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> I dunno. They've got the legos, which would be more useful if they were
> movable, but still can be applied elsewhere. And the wings are pretty
> special-purpose, but they look cool anyway. :) What other specialized pieces
> are you referring to?
Those in general, plus other Insectoids-secific parts. I don't know for sure
the magnitude of Lego's mold obsessiveness, since I don't own one. I think it
was definitely a step in the wrong direction for them. Maybe if enough
classic lovers send messages somehow, they'll at least re-issue some of the
most popular sets.... I would like to see re-issues of the Galaxy Explorer,
the Futuron monorail, the BT1 Base, that light and sound big fat classic
starship, and the two tiniest M:Trons because I need those to be M:tron
complete :)
-tim <><
http://trc.osiriscomm.com
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: New vs. old (was Re: More 1999 Figs... ?)
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| (...) So you do not like new specialized pieces, is that correct? Well, I remember when the space theme appeared for the first time. The magnitude of new specialized pieces was huge! And I loved it! The more specialized pieces, the better. In my (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: New vs. old (was Re: More 1999 Figs... ?)
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| (...) What other insectoids-specific parts? I think I've given you a comprehensive list. There's also the trans-yellow/green "eye" domes, but those seemed more generally useful than just insectoid, so I didn't count them. But even with those: three (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New vs. old (was Re: More 1999 Figs... ?)
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| (...) I dunno. They've got the legos, which would be more useful if they were movable, but still can be applied elsewhere. And the wings are pretty special-purpose, but they look cool anyway. :) What other specialized pieces are you referring to? (26 years ago, 25-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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