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Re: 4707 Hagrid's Hut complaints....
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Sun, 30 Sep 2001 21:41:12 GMT
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I actually agree. I hadn't thought of Jack Stone.
Lord of the Rings would have been a better choice, except that Harry Potter
has more appeal to kids. Most kids haven't read LOTR while they have read
Harry Potter.
KEith
> From: "richard marchetti" <blueofnoon@aol.com>
> Reply-To: lugnet.harrypotter@lugnet.com
> To: lugnet.harrypotter@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: 4707 Hagrid's Hut complaints....
> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 14:04:27 GMT
>
> In lugnet.harrypotter, Keith Kirchoff writes:
> > TLC HAD to cut costs on HP sets. think about it: they introduced more • new
> > and original elements at one time than they have ever done in the history • of
> > lego.
>
> If this is true this is the first I have heard of it. While there do seem
> to be some new elements, I am very wary of the arguement that having to
> make
> new elements is some kind of deal maker or breaker on set design for TLC --
> I have said it before and I'll say it again: TLC is in the business of
> making little shiny plastic bits, that's what they do, it's the cost of
> doing business. If you don't believe in or agree with my assertion,
> explain
> the Creator or Jack Stone lines to me -- both have many new elements also.
> Basically, I don't buy the argument about new element costs being a factor
> when they could have done something very like what Troy did to make a
> better
> roof. Someone had to design that Origami mess of a roof, and then they had
> to manufacture it -- they could have designed something better and
> manufactured that instead. Frankly, they could have used the old
> half-octagon cone element from castle and just made a smaller hut, and then
> they could have designed a Hagrid more like the SW Chewbacca...
>
> ...we could go around and around like this. I just don't like what they
> turned out as a finished product, and I am sure I am not alone. On sale
> these sets will be great, at full price these are very expensive accessory
> packs.
>
> More and more I wish they'd just give us the bricks in bulk -- having to
> pay
> a premium for this kind of set design is galling!
>
> As it stands I think I will decline to do any further set reviews for this
> line, I'll probably just post a list of cool elements we could discuss --
> the new elements are a lot more interesting and positive a thing to discuss
> than why these HP sets suck and the ways you can improve them. I don't
> happen to want a lot of HP themed stuff on display anyway. I've already
> begun to mix and match the elements into my own characters too. So
> whatever...
>
> ...and let's face it, the product line to have latched onto was "Lord of
> the
> Rings." I happen to never have read these LOTR books, but I gather they
> are
> quite good and the film previews I have seen look epic. HP will just be
> some Disney-esque drivel shoved down everyone's throat until we will want
> to
> just puke our guts out. LOTR I think has the possibility of truly creating
> a sense of wonder in its audience as it taps into more deeply rooted
> archetypal material.
>
> I guess we'll see...
>
> -- Hop-Frog (It's a frog, you HP toadies!)
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