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Re: Take the LEGO Set Challenge
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 2 Oct 1999 12:08:49 GMT
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Ian Sinclair wrote in message <37f9c922.129566574@mail.cadvision.com>...
Hello Everyone;
Bill asked why old sets are better than newer ones in most people's
eyes...
I could take a few hours and give you a few hundred examples of great
sets, their features and why they are vastly superior to much of what
is produced today. But I'm a bit busy right now. I offer one simple
example, and a new test I have devised for all of us AFOL.
Today: the cars I got with my passenger train set have a block for
each door.
Yesterday: the cars had much better door pieces that actually opened.
Imagine that!
Why is this the case?? Beats the hell out of me...
Ask yourself which looks nicer? Which works better? Which has more
play value?
[ ... snipped ... ]
Your observation is right on the mark. My son, who is four and probably the
ideal market for the Town/Jr. sets, doesn't like vehicles without doors.
Virtually everything he builds on his own has a couple of thin doors. They
don't always match and they aren't always in the right place but doors are
important to him. I went through the current catalog and the only set I can
find with thin doors is one of the ResQ sets (which we hear is about to be
discontinued). The vehicles in the McD and Shell promo sets have doors, we
can only hope that the regular LEGO product line will to.
Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com
http://members.tripod.com/mike_walsh
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| Hello Everyone; Bill asked why old sets are better than newer ones in most people's eyes... I could take a few hours and give you a few hundred examples of great sets, their features and why they are vastly superior to much of what is produced (...) (25 years ago, 2-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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