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Re: Say it ain't so...
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Fri, 13 Sep 2002 06:13:06 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Matt Hein writes:
> In lugnet.general, Richie Dulin writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Matt Hein writes:
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> > Specifically which Galidor? There's not a Galidor set that would compare
> > size-wise or price-wise with a Sopwith Camel, is there? And to make a fair
> > comparison you'd have to use sets/figures which are recommended for similar
> > age ranges too.
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> Well, that may be true, but to say if you wanted a construction
> set with more expanded functionality, or an action figure that
> could switch arms and legs with other action figures, and end
> up looking somewhat freakish. Which would you choose? The
> expandability of the action figures is somewhat limited,
> but the construction toy has infinite applications and and
> has quite a lot more versatility and functionality. Thus,
> I would pick the set, wouldn't you?
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> Did that make sense?
I think you're only proving to me that if I want a construction toy, then
I'm better off buying a construction toy than an action figure.
But I'm pretty sure I already knew that ;-)
> > I don't think I properly understand your argument here - is it if they
> > produce only model sets they will produce better model sets? If it is, I'm
> > not sure why you included 'streamlined' in your statement.
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> Well, philosophically, yes. If let's say, you built one type of
> model (military) but then you stopped working on that type and
> alternated to a completely different form of model making, your prestige in
> the other type (military) would suffer over time, as the opposite form
> would increase. Unless, of course, you worked on both at the same
> time, but then with would sort of equal out at a lower quality
> standard then before, because less time was spent working on
> the military, and more time on its opposite. It's like instead of
> studying french for two hours and math for one, you study math for
> two hours and french for one, and you'll see your scores in math increase,
> while french stay the same or either increase on smaller intervals
> than before or even decrease.
Maybe. But you don't 'unlearn' French because you don't study it, do you?
> > The Guarded Inn is neither streamlined nor accurate as far as I can tell.
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> Still, it has a very stablestructure, and as far as I can tell, few
> other models come close in function. My definition of Streamlined,
> is for a model to possess plenty of function, style and structure,
> while at the same time, presenting a sort of standard in which other
> models might be constructed about. If differs fromperson to person,
> so this is perhaps, in factthe reason we are at odds, no?
That's a definition of streamlined that I don't think will be found in any
dictionary ;-)
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> > In fact, if my interpretation of your argument about concentrating on one
> > specialty product is correct, then the logical extension is not that they
> > should concentrate on System instead of Galidor, but that they should
> > concentrate on Bionicle over System.
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> Well, one truth being that Bionicle and Galidor are close, if not
> equal on my spectrum, so if lego spent more time on the traditional
> kit, they would yield more higher standars sets. Well, you can stick
> to your interpretation, if you prefer to divide the spectrum into
> multiple parts.
Well, if they're close on your 'spectrum' then you'd have to accept that
Galidor will be as wildly successful as Bionicle, wouldn't you?
> > Scary, huh?
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> You bet.
I don't think you understood why I commented it was scary...
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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| (...) Of course so. The action figure thing just won't work in the long run. I could understand bionicle makingit, since its more of a buildingset than action figure contiguency, but the overall problem with Galidor, is that it doesn't entirely (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Well, that may be true, but to say if you wanted a construction set with more expanded functionality, or an action figure that could switch arms and legs with other action figures, and end up looking somewhat freakish. Which would you choose? (...) (22 years ago, 13-Sep-02, to lugnet.general)
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