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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 13:44:37 GMT
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mattdm@ANTISPAMmattdm.org
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Tim Courtney <tcourtney@nospam.avenew.com> wrote:
> > 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
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 insectoid-specific parts hardly sounds evil. You sure
you're not just prejudiced against them?
> 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 :)
Ok, now, those are cool sets. But, take a look more closely -- they've got
specialized pieces all over. And sure, the minifigs have classic smilies --
but they don't have the even-more-classic non-movable arms & legs w/ blank
faces.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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 | | Re: New vs. old (was Re: More 1999 Figs... ?)
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| (...) BTW, how many people integrate both the older and newer minifigs in their layouts? I've decided to have both in my town. It's kinda like having two different races. They are similar in many ways but there are some important differences too. (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: New vs. old (was Re: More 1999 Figs... ?)
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| (...) The problem (for me) is that the Insectoids sets (at least the smaller ones) are only really good for building that one model. They aren't as bad (in this respect) as Time Cruisers sets were, but they aren't as generally useful for building as (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: New vs. old (was Re: More 1999 Figs... ?)
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| (...) [As I go to Pause to look at large Insectoid photos ;)] Another thing that comes to mind is that weird sound piece on the nose of that ship. It looks to clonish. I'm just trying to say that the sets of even as recent as three years ago focused (...) (26 years ago, 27-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: New vs. old (was Re: More 1999 Figs... ?)
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| (...) 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 (...) (26 years ago, 26-Oct-98, to lugnet.general)
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