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Re: Whoosh, There they go!
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Sun, 15 Sep 2002 13:57:24 GMT
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Well, you should see the catalogues from the 1960's...general info about
lego for half the catalogue, then pictures of the sets, and set name with no
description...after all, why bother describing a set when lego was designed
for children to use their imaginations.
In lugnet.loc.au, Stephen Hurn writes:
> Personally I am really disappointed at the new lego catalogues. They don't
> feel very organised, and don't detail the sets properly. I believe that the
> booklets from the years 1993-1998 (which are the only others that I have)
> are excellent, with little boxes and descriptions of all the sets in
> production that year. This one feels more like an ad to me, and as a child
> I can't imagine spending hours porring over every page, like I did to the
> aforementioned '93-'98 booklets. It's sad that even the booklets aren't as
> high quality nowdays.
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> It seems to me that the only saving grace for lego at the moment is the Star
> Wars line (although I don't mind the Alpha team line either).
>
> Stephen Hurn
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>
> In lugnet.loc.au, James Howse writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.au, Jon Palmer writes:
> > > Catalogue?! You mean shop at home or the normal version?
> > > Scans perhaps? At least tell us about the new stuff in it (if it's the new
> > > yearly version)
> >
> > The normal version. August-December 2002
> > Sorry, no scans though. Summary follows.
> > 76 pages.
> > Creator 4-5
> > Belville 6-7
> > Jacks Stone 8-13 including new sets that have alread been released.
> > Football 14-16
> > Dinosaurs 17
> > Adventurers 18 (Jungle 5975,5935)
> > Island Extreme 20-21
> > Alpha Team 22-24
> > Trains 24 (So much for, "No we're no longer stocking these")
> > Harry Potter 26-31 (incl new sets released November)
> > Racers 33-39 (F1 Williams 8461, IR and Radio Remote controlled cars 4589 &
> > 8475, Bump and Go motor in 8472 and two other sets, Two track system sets)
> > Studios 40-45
> > Star Wars 47-53
> > Bionicle 54-59
> > Technic 60-61
> > Spybotics 62-65
> > Mindstorms 66
> > Softwear 68-69
> > Legoland (why do they bother for an AUSTRALIAN catalogue?!?) 70-71
WELL...if you look at the catalogue number on the back cover
[419.2962-Asia/UK] You may begin o think "maybe this catalogue is the same
as issued to all english speaking countries in Asia, as well as being the UK
catalogue". That said, does this mean that we're set to see decent service
by coming under the wing of LEGO UK, instead of the bad service that LEGO
Australia deliver [along with overcharging] ?
Just a thought.
Benjamin Whytcross
> > Lifestyle (watches, clothes, backpacks) 72-73
> > Lego.com 74-75
> >
> > Also includes assorted kids playing with own creations with inspiring
> > messages like
> > Boy pictured sleeping with Large Robot standing by the bed and text "why
> > sleep with the lights on when my guard can see through the darkness?"
> > Perhaps this looses something in translation from whatever it's composed in.
> >
> > The text is uneven throughout the whole thing. Some sets (mostly newer ones)
> > have up to two paragraphs of info on functions and characters. Others just
> > list set name/number and age group.
> >
> > There is nothing new in the whole thing, though it's nice to see larger pics
> > of the HP sets (close as I'm going to get to castle).
> >
> > James (who was all excited until he sat down and dissected the thing...)
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