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In lugnet.market.shopping, Jonathan Lill writes:
> I ordered the Styracosaurus and the Mosasaurus! I held off on the other two
> adults because after ordering the Sopwith Camel earlier today my wife is
> going to kill me. But as I've told her, its nothing compared to shelling out
> $500 this time last year for the two UCS sets and the Millenium falcon. I am
> very excited to see the exact nature of these sets and parts because it is
> such a leap for lego, much different than just bringing out a set like the
> Bi-plane. I'll post a review when I get them.
I just thought about this, and figured I'd pop it in .general
to get (hopefully) an intelligent conversation going.
Does the appearance of 3451 Sopwith Camel--so out-of-character
for TLC, IMHO, that I originally thought it was a MOC of some
kind (albeit with parts in colours I had never seen before)--
indicate a shift in TLC's attitude towards the dreaded War Toy?
Or does this merely mean that the more antiseptic elements of
the First World War are now "fair game," given that the genera-
tion of the Great War and, in large part, their children are
gone now (a la Wild West)?
It's an interesting case. I think this is the most clearly
modern-war themed item TLC has produced to date (though maybe
Gary Istok can tell me if I'm wrong; my knowledge of pre-1980
LEGO history is topical at best). Does it bode changes for
the pacifistic policy? Or is it "only a model"? ("We're knights
of the Round Table, we dance whene'er we're able...")
best,
Lindsay
XFUT -> .general
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