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Re: New legend is up
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 11 Jul 2002 04:08:18 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes:
> Similarly,
> http://guide.lugnet.com/set/371_3
> Offers one of the classic LEGO planes in a set with only 115 pieces. I flew
> this plane for hours as a kid.
Certainly a nice set for its time, with some nice pieces for its time (after
all, inverse slopes were still something of a novelty in 1976). But only a
classic "for it's time".
It's not hard to see how some part substitutions and a bit of redesign could
yield a much better model. A thinner tail (not necessarily a one piece tail,
but plates on the side, or using one studded 1x2's to make a one stud wide
tail), a more tapered fuselage (with inverse low slopes perhaps), a more
detailed nose/engine (as used in the Adventurers planes), tapered wings etc etc.
Compare that to the Black Seas Barracuda or the Guarded Inn or the
Metroliner... these sets aren't crying out for redesigns or substitutions
like the 371 is, and I think that's what makes them a classic.
(There are things that could be done to improve them, but nothing dramatic).
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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| Hey, wow, are there a lot of sets in 1976 with inverse slopes? Are there any in 1975? Erling Thue Dideriksen and Jens Nygaard Knudsen are credited as the inventors of the inverse slope, er, "toy building block for supplementing existing block sets", (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.1976, lugnet.year.1975)
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| (...) I think the set stands as a fine example of traditional LEGO building using fairly standard bricks, slopes and plates. I wouldn't change a thing. :) Of course, also remember, I was only offering this an an example of the _type_ of smaller set (...) (22 years ago, 11-Jul-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Not to disagree, but rather to offer an alternative position, I have to say I wish they'd look to some of the _smaller_ sets as possible reissues. Back when the Legends series was first announced, I posted a suggestion stating this. For some (...) (22 years ago, 10-Jul-02, to lugnet.general)
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