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In the shadow of bent trees
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Thu, 13 Dec 2001 17:24:56 GMT
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Well, I received my modest order of 20 trees and, like Huw mentioned
previously, they all show a pronounced bend along the trunk. While I agree
that this can impart a nice "wind-swept" appearance, I am concerned that
these are in essence NOT the straight-trunked trees pictured on
www.lego.com, and they are therefore manifestly NOT the trees I ordered.
Since I ordered so few, and since my use of the trees will not affect any
public displays of bricks, I'm not terribly upset, but it's troubling that a
product so eagerly anticipated could have been produced with such poor
quality. In addition to the warped trunk, the plastic seems to be softer
than other trees in my collection (as Huw has also pointed out), and the
base does not lock to other bricks with any strength at all.
Does anyone know why TLC would have released such an inferior version of a
much-desired part? I could repeat my mantra; "If a clone brand had pulled a
similar stunt, there would have been a great outcry."
Dave!
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) Nooo...ooo! It is as I feared. I was gonna order a whole bunch of these, but now I am tempted to wait for the second batch instead. What will I do with a bunch of bent trees? At a $1 each that's a lot for bent trees. Has anyone ordered the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | Re: In the shadow of bent trees
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| I ordered two sets. They were also bent. I'll be pretty surprised if any "de-bending" solutions have long-lasting effects. (I welcome the oppurtunity to be surprised.) It's ridiculous that I should be faced with such a task anyway. I am *extremely* (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | Re: In the shadow of bent trees
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| "Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:GoALpK.47p@lugnet.com... (...) I am sorry to hear my trees were not the only bent ones... I have never seen an original cypress tree to know if the plastic formulation has changed or not, but (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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