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Re: what makes a legend?
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"Brad Justus" <legodirect@lego.com> writes:
> The topic is: what makes a LEGO Legend a legend? Or, more precisely, if we
> cannot bring back a set precisely as it was (or pretty darn close), can it
> still qualify as a Legend?
> [...]
> Baseplates and road plates have changed, too -- on some of the road plates,
> we use one fewer stud now (8 instead of 9) between the roads and the edge of
> the plate -- which could affect the "look" and arrangement of sets using
> those plates (e.g. buildings could be closer together than in the
> originals).
This would depend on the individual set in question. I suspect you'd
have a hard time reproducing the crater plates and landing-pad plates
from old space sets, but even without any plates, or with plain grey
plates, I think a Galaxy Explorer or Alpha-1 Rocket Base legend would
be welcomed.
> [...] the need to use slightly different elements to replace an
> element for which we no longer have the mold; [...]
Whether missing elements would be a problem depends on which elements.
For example the 1x2 plate with two 'pegs' that is on the nose of just
about every Classic Space ship is a sine qua non. Many others can
probably be replaced with more modern pieces easily though.
> [...] So here's my question for you all: how much compromise can
> you live with? Should we just cross any older Town set off the
> consideration list because we can't use the metal-axle wheelsets?
No problem, as long as the clearance is the same so that the newer
wheelsets can be used in the same manner the old metal-axle ones were.
If you could cast the wheel hubs in red and use the old style of tires
(if they even fit) that would be better, but not completely necessary.
> Are stickers ok?
Absolutely NOT! Even when I was a little kid I hated when Lego
included stickers in the sets. I never applied them. When you wash
the bricks, the stickers come off. They don't survive being "raked"
the way printed pieces do. I don't care if it increases the price by
20% - use the printed pieces. You did it for Guarded Inn, after all.
> How many changes are
> allowed before it's not a Legend anymore? Where do you -- where should we --
> draw the line? Is the Legend in the spirit of the overall set or in the details?
I think it's in some of the details, and also in the overall design.
I think that none of the prominent, defining features of a model
should be substituted, but some of the less visible details can be
changed. I think that at first glance it should not be obvious that
it's any different, but when you look closely you might be able to
spot the changes.
--Bill.
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William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
(formerly known as hermit@bayview.com)
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