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In lugnet.general, Kevin Johnston writes:
> "System" to me is more about an interconnected play world, with original,
> open themes, than it is about the particular form of the figures. Playmobil
> has its own "system," for example. Lego could conceivably develop a new one
> based on a different figure than the mini-figure, which might (again, just
> speaking conceivably here) sell better to today's kids than the mini-figure.
Indeed. They did it before. Ever see the figures available during the mid
1970's? They had Town sets, but no mini-fig as we think of it. And during
the 80's, it wasn't called System with a logo. The boxes just had the word
LEGOLAND stamped on the corner.
In fact, thinking back to my childhood, I do believe there are countless
toy companies who have since changed their figure style, without any known
distasters on their profits: Fisher Price used to have three types of
figures (for different age groups), some included wooden parts. All changed
now. The old GI Joes (uh, Mattel?) certainly changed -more than once over
the years. I think Playmobile might be the only figs (in my experience)
that have remained so much the same.
...No matter. Now is as good a time as any to start buying up all the
mini-figs you can find... <big smirk>
> That was my point, moreso than the licensed nature of that set-- I want to
> encourage TLC to make more large, sophisticated sets. Model Team, Castle,
> whatever-- just more, please!
Hmmm. Imagine: A Model Team Castle.... Hmmm..... <smile> ....Although
I suppose a scale model of Edinburgh would cost some $600 USD or
something... :o
-H.
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