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In lugnet.lego, Neb Okla wrote:
>
> "Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@ascentialsoftwareDOTcom> wrote in
> message news:Hy5Gws.G7A@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.general, Neb Okla wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think it's more an issue that they don't want to produce toys that look like
> > > > they can be used to emulate the modern warfare that they see on the news and
> > > > such. Nobody fights with bi-planes anymore, but fighter jets are pretty much
> > > > fighter jets - regardless of era. Same thing goes with tanks or
> > > battleships.
> > >
> > > Note that set 4403 (Air Blazers) includes instructions for what would best
> > > be termed a "fighter jet". Very similar to an F-14... except it's red
> > > instead of gray.
> >
> > True.
> >
> > See also the Patriot Jet, circa 1996: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/6331
> >
> > That's a modern "fighter jet". It just doesn't have any weapons. Does the 4403
> > model have visible weapons?
> >
> > if not, it doesn't undercut the argument (although it slices pretty close if you
> > ask me) that they're not producing toys that (as designed) emulate modern
> > warfare weaponry.
>
> Many modern fighter/bomber aircraft do not have visible weapons (YF-22, JSF,
> F-117, B2, B1, B-52, and even the ill-fated Commanche).
>
> So perhaps Lego should produce models of these based on your reasoning?
It's not *my* reasoning. It's my speculation about *their* reasoning. If you
want to infer what I think, think about "slices pretty close"... and what I
meant by that.:-)
> While a Humvee might look scary to someone whose town has them rumbling
> through loaded with soldiers, they are no more dangerous as a vehicle or
> weapon than some other truck.
I could (facetiously) argue the point, in that since they mass more than a
Toyota compact, they tend to transfer more energy to the other vehicle in an
accident, and therefore they ARE more dangerous as a vehicle. I could, but I
won't.
> At any rate, I think that Lego does a decent job of not glorifying war -
> even though it sometimes produces sets that represent vehicles commonly used
> by militaries.
So what are you arguing about, then?
XFUT off-topic.debate
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