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Re: Lego producing new style of instructions
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Fri, 1 Jun 2001 20:44:15 GMT
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in article GE9MHt.A9s@lugnet.com, Jonathan Lill wrote:
> Noone has mentioned this but I noticed that in both the adult dino sets and
> the bionicle sets that the instructions are different. Instead of using flat
> colors with the parts outlined in black, all the pieces and now fully
> rendered in three dimensions. The dinosaur instructions are very minimal, so
> I don"t mind, but I think it causes problems in the Bionicle sets. Mainly
> its that the torso piece is black. In the past that would be shown in flat
> colors as two or three shades of dark gray. Fully rendered, it is a much
> darker tone, dark enough to make it hard to distinguish the detail.
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> I suspect that Lego is doing this because it makes the instructions look
> hipper, cooler and more advanced. It isn't an issue as long as the style
> doesn't infiltrate more complex sets. Has Lego done this before and I just
> missed it? What are other people's thoughts on this.
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> Jonathan
Holy cow... I just bought a Kopaka, and you're right!!!
Interesting...
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
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Mark's Lego(R) Creations
http://www.nwlink.com/~sandlin/lego
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| (...) Yeah, I noticed this on my Onua when I got to putting the head on and couldn't figure out where they were sticking it. I went back to the first page and realized that the small (2) technic peg I had left was stuck in the chest. I hope the (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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| Noone has mentioned this but I noticed that in both the adult dino sets and the bionicle sets that the instructions are different. Instead of using flat colors with the parts outlined in black, all the pieces and now fully rendered in three (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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