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Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
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lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 03:01:57 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Allan Bedford writes:
Frank.... you must have gotten a different catalog than I did.  I'm looking
at the dinosaurs now and what I see are dinosaurs made out of LEGO pieces
that are shaped to look like dinosaur parts.  Not really LEGO "bricks" as
such, but rather highly specialized pieces which are intended to be used to
make something that looks (very much) like a dinosaur.

It wasn't in the catalog, but if you check online, you will find a few small
dinosaurs made from bricks.  One has some nice parts to it too.

Of course, if the kids get bored with the set, they can always take the
pieces apart and make.... well... other dinosaurs.

This encourages creativity?  How?  That was the original question.

Jonathan D.



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  Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
 
(...) Sure enough they aren't. Which is why I got confused. My apologies. :) I think any brick that isn't overly-specialized is a nice brick. As I've said before and I will say again: LEGO = bricks (...) Why did the put the "less-LEGO-like" ones in (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)

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  Re: This is stupid... I can't tolerate this *juniorization*...
 
(...) Frank.... you must have gotten a different catalog than I did. I'm looking at the dinosaurs now and what I see are dinosaurs made out of LEGO pieces that are shaped to look like dinosaur parts. Not really LEGO "bricks" as such, but rather (...) (23 years ago, 23-Aug-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)

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