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Re: Lego producing new style of instructions
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 3 Jun 2001 05:46:32 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mark Sandlin writes:
> in article GE9MHt.A9s@lugnet.com, Jonathan Lill wrote:
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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 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Jonathan
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> Holy cow... I just bought a Kopaka, and you're right!!!
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> Interesting...
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> ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
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 refine this method a bit, but it looks like they're
certainly trying.
Sean
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