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Re: 2006 sets
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Date: 
Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:45:58 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Larry Lesser wrote:
   I was on brickshelf and saw this: http://brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=148078

I looked at the new airliner sets and had a question that I wanted to present to the AFOLs of the world.

Is Lego attempting to phase out the minfig and make the Jack Stone type figure the new figure? Or is the JS size being phased out, but the pieces are being used in new sets? Or even a third question is Lego attempting to allow consumers to use both their normal mini figures and their JS figures at the same time?

What does everyone think?

I think that Lego are trying to use the pieces in new ways (which is what Lego is all about really). Those sets are most definitely minifig scale. If you look closely, they do actually have a mix of large, one-use parts and small, normal parts.

I look at the plane parts as the equivalent of the old boat hulls. A way to make sets that look good affordable at the right scale. Lets face it, the old brickbuilt planes are cool but so small its ridiculous. These ones are much better for minifig scale.

Tim



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I was on brickshelf and saw this: (URL) looked at the new airliner sets and had a question that I wanted to present to the AFOLs of the world. Is Lego attempting to phase out the minfig and make the Jack Stone type figure the new figure? Or is the (...) (19 years ago, 6-Oct-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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