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  Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
 
I was looking at the #4886 Designers set in the Lugnet set database yesterday. And there were a few things that troubled me about it. Not the design per se, but just the whole concept of going from a "minifig" environment (3 walls, juniorized parts, (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-05, to lugnet.general)  
 
  Re: Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
 
4 walls was done before, see US set 560 or it's european 376 version. As for abandoning the minifig, that's the reason kids like town, it allows them to recreate things in everyday life. It's such a strong part of the brand recognition I very much (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-05, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
 
In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote: SNIP (...) It's not exactly stingy. Currently, windows are rarely used in the widely distributed lines (HP, SW, AT, KK). Without wide distribution, there is not always enough revenue to cover the costs of (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-05, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
 
(...) And you may be right. Perhaps the AFOL community (even with the addition of a smaller scale architectural line) are just not significant enough of a population to warrant ever getting special parts not produced for the general public. (...) (...) (19 years ago, 1-May-05, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
 
(...) I would guess that it isn't the AFOL's that would disparage the "doll house" comparison, but I bet the 8-10 year old boys might have a problem with it. (...) Those lucky enough to live near a pick-a-brick location know that 1x4x3's aren't that (...) (19 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Lego Buildings with 4 Walls
 
(...) Yep, one of the Spiderman sets uses them - 4857. And it even has black panes for them. (...) I'm not going to dispute this, but I do wonder *why* that is. I doubt a 1x4x3 window has that much more ABS in it than a 2x4. The only thing I can (...) (19 years ago, 4-May-05, to lugnet.general)

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