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Subject: 
an alternate opinion
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lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Mon, 11 Mar 2002 05:22:27 GMT
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in general response to this thread....

i hate juniorization as much as the next guy
but i don't buy those sets.

The new SW sets are the BEST sets TLC has ever
made, the curved pieces (finally) allow for
stylish mocs, and the canopies can be placed
side by side w/out trans walls between them.

AND
I grew up w/ lego and classic space
(i have every space set from like '74 to '86)
and most of the folks who complain about
current TLC policy NEVER HAD THOSE SETS.

well, they mostly suck. really. as someone
who had them, had a dark ages, and came back
to lego, I can say that I build almost entirely
with my sets AFTER '95.  The pieces are better,
more interesting, more useful, etc.  There's
only so much you can do w/ a freaking BRICK.
And i never liked spaceships that look like
a blue box w/ grey wings.

A lot of this is just nostalgia, and I will NEVER
part w/ my old lego.  In fact, I'm rebuilding all
the my classic stuff from the ORIGINAL PIECES.
I recently sorted those pieces (which are separate
from my current lego collection) and in the ENTIRE
12 Year span of pieces, I found less than 100 pieces
that were actually useful...

... unless you want to make a blue box w/ grey wings.

:-D

-paul



Message has 4 Replies:
  Re: an alternate opinion
 
Well said! If I may add a few comments: (...) I'd like to chime in here to remind people that juniorization of LEGO System sets should not be confused with the introduction of the quick-build Jack Stone sets. JS sets allow LEGO to provide simpler (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)
  Re: an alternate opinion
 
Paul & All, I have given up any hope of getting my work done today, so I will come in this weekend. : / Anyway, I saw this thread and wanted to put a few comments here: (...) Right. (...) There are some good sets here, and some bad ones. But there (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)
  Re: an alternate opinion
 
Yea well I'll still take my Galaxy Explorer over any current LEGO set. Now over some people's own mocs, that's another question. :-P (...) (22 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)
  Re: an alternate opinion
 
"Paul Hartzog" <panarchy23@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GssMxF.990@lugnet.com... (...) I could see what you're saying about old Space, but I'm not a Space collector. I collect Town, and there's no comparison with Town sets of the past (my (...) (22 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)

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  Re: Time to write Lego Consumer Affairs a (nasty) letter..
 
(...) Hopefully, the contract should expire in 2003.And if it does, prepare yourself for a Space Legend set. Personally, I want to see either Cosmic Fleet Voyager, 918 Space Transport or a good old Message Intercept Base as Space legends. Or even (...) (22 years ago, 9-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)

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