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In lugnet.dear-lego, Jeff Johnston writes:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Bradley Dale writes:
> > In lugnet.dear-lego, Deidre Rushton Brumby writes:
> >
> > > Are Lego already a household name? Probably. Is it a good name? Not
> > > really, unless "that hideously expensive plastic stuff" can be taken as • good.
> >
> > How is Lego hideously expensive? I think its a pretty good deal. Lego, IMO
> > opinion, has about the best playability of anything ever invented.
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> Unfortunately, your perception isn't shared by a lot of non-AFOL parents.
> They look at, say, the LEGO X-wing, and see the $30 price tag, then they
> look at the Hasbro X-wing which comes in a box about 4 times as large for
> the same price, and get the big one for their kid. If the parents aren't
> into LEGO, they're probably not thinking about the 'replay value'.
>
> (And I think it's even worse in Aussieland, where this thread started
> out.)
Yeah, but how swooshable would the X-wing be if it were four times the size? I
think there's a limit on how big a space ship can get and still be playable.
I don't have a LEGO X-Wing, but I do have the similar Warp Wing-Fighter (UFO)
and I find that even it is near the line of being little too big (wide) to hold
comfortably. Maybe its the landing gear, but there is definately something
unswooshable about that ship, and bumping the size up by 4 wouldn't help it.
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| (...) Unfortunately, your perception isn't shared by a lot of non-AFOL parents. They look at, say, the LEGO X-wing, and see the $30 price tag, then they look at the Hasbro X-wing which comes in a box about 4 times as large for the same price, and (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jul-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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