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(...) It's not strange to think that IMO, but I have a suggestion: take another look at the HP line, only this time, try to imagine it through the eyes of a 10 year old. I think you will find that it has much more appeal. As an exclusively MOC (...) (23 years ago, 15-Nov-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) I am 33 years old. But my little kid brain is only about 9 or 10. I see things like movies and books and toys through the eyes attached to this brain. I've read the Harry Potter books and loved them. I will likely read them again sometime. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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I agree, Allan. It is kind of interesting to ponder, especially if you compare these sets to the the ones, say, twenty years ago. The "bar" for kids was higher then. There wasn't as much cheap entertainment (ie video games). The sets were more (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) I agree, only I would go even further and suggest one try to imagine what it would look like through the eyes of a ten year old girl. Girls are as big Harry Potter fans as boys are, and LEGO traditionally has had more of a following among boys (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) Personally, I'm not so much put out by the color as the design. As a MOC builder, sure, I'd like to see the "regular" colors, but I recognize the value in some irregular colors. But the real problem is design. I always build rather rushedly. (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.harrypotter)
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