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Re: my biggest beef with the new product is...
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 6 Dec 2001 11:15:54 GMT
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"richard marchetti" <blueofnoon@aol.com> writes:
> To be fair, I think what Jonathan alludes to is the infiltration of
> elements from the Jack Stoned, Bionickle, LOM, and other
> non-traditional element lines into the regular system themed lines
> like Star Wars and Alpha Team.
When did this become a bad thing? I thought that taking parts out of
their natural context and using them in new ways was a sign of
creativity.
Take the showels on the front of the UCS Tie Fighter, for example. I
think it is a brilliant idea to take the showels out of the town line
to use them here. OK, so you get a bunch of showels if you buy lots
of Tie Fighters.
I can understand that you don't want these elements. That's fair
enough. But keep in mind that the target for these sets is not people
like you who buy lots of sets for parts. The target is kids who only
get one copy of each set (if they are lucky). By putting "unexpected"
elements into sets, LEGO are effectively promoting creativity by
saying that it's OK to "break the rules" and use cross theme elements
in models. I think this is a very good thing.
Fredrik
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| (...) If I may add to Richard's sentiment, I think the problem is that TLC often includes a juniorized shortcut part instead of a series of more broadly useful parts, and the apparent intent is to reduce production costs (NOT retail price) at the (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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| Fredrik, Kevin: To be fair, I think what Jonathan alludes to is the infiltration of elements from the Jack Stoned, Bionickle, LOM, and other non-traditional element lines into the regular system themed lines like Star Wars and Alpha Team. The sets (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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