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Re: Request for Feedback - focused thread
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lugnet.lego, lugnet.general
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Fri, 7 May 2004 18:10:43 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Wayne McCaul wrote:
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In Classic Colors:
-Baseplates (especially 48x48)
-BURPS
-Wooden Doors
In the New Colors:
-Basic bricks
-Slopes
-Plates
-Wings
-Rocket peices
I keep thinking of .space and how it’ll be awhile before a whole MOC ship can
be built using just new colors. The same probably goes for .castle, .town,
etc.
I thought the notion of theme-specific Starter Tubs was a great idea. It could
really give a boost to collecting enough of the new colors to soften the
soul-crushing news. In fact, my guess is that it would be the single-best
route to gaining more acceptance of the new colors. If AFOLs could get their
hands on a plethora of new greys in one shot and actually do something with
it, then it could go a long way towards mitigating some of the fallout.
.02
-Evil Wayne
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I’ve seen two paths to accumulating new greys quickly:
1) Starter tubs
2) Releasing legends in the new colors
Choice 2 works really well for castle. You’d get good proportions of walls and
bricks to help fill them in. For space, maybe releasing some classic space
legends in a tub (sets like 497, 889, 891, 894, 897, 1968, and I could go on,
must be a hundred or so small ones). And finally, just a lot of basic bricks,
plates, tiles, and slope bricks in a 3rd tub.
So you’d have
1) Space tub (maybe two types, one with flyers with lots of wings, and one
with radar trucks and rocket launchers). You can call them the “Classic Space
Explorer” tubs
2) Castle legends (at least two that are overwhelmingly grey)
3) Basic tub of common plates and bricks
4) Technic packs (some Technic person should describe what goes in here, but
certainly Technic bricks, liftarms, and beams)
That just leaves out the BURPs. Put those into a service pack, or throw them
into an add-on for a castle.
For those still desiring old greys:
They have Bricklink, and the most AFOL oriented set of all time, the ISD.
Granted, not a lot of bricks in there, but no one should ever complain about
plates. The AT-AT is also in online stores. The only real need that isn’t
covered too well in currently available sets are bricks. So a tub with bricks
and slope bricks would fill that gap in the classic greys.
There may be a good way to incorporate a large number of bricks and slope bricks
into a decent model, too (I’m thinking a replica of a museum or a monument, like
the Jefferson and Lincoln memorials). That’s probably a good idea for any color
in getting a large number of bricks.
Now everybody, start humming...
“Always look on the bright side of life...” whistling
John
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| In lugnet.lego, John Riley wrote: snip (...) end snip Sorry if this seems like a threadjack, but I really think you could have chosen a better song, considering the mood of a lot of AFOL's around here. Why ? As soon as I saw your song choice all (...) (21 years ago, 8-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| In Classic Colors: -Baseplates (especially 48x48) -BURPS -Wooden Doors In the New Colors: -Basic bricks -Slopes -Plates -Wings -Rocket peices I keep thinking of .space and how it'll be awhile before a whole MOC ship can be built using just new (...) (21 years ago, 7-May-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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