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In lugnet.mediawatch, James Stacey wrote:
> "Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:I1xvnx.1pEM@lugnet.com...
> > Just for my own curiosity, would you mind indicating which set you own? As a
> > fan of that brand, I try to keep informal track of people's complaints to see
> > how they mesh with my own experience.
> I got one of the smaller 'Dragons' sets just to see what it was like, how
> the figs looked and (shh tell noone - if any of the parts would be useable
> with LEGO)
> I found the build quality to be far superior than the absolute pile of ####
> it used to be, but, and its a big but, lets put it in caps BUT .. the way
> they had applied the paint to the bricks to define them (drybrushing??)
> meant that they would not click together without considerable force. By that
> I mean placing one brick on a flat surface and placing one on top with all
> my weight. I ended up with 2 pieces which refuse to part and stud marks in
> my hand.. I can't see kids doing too well using them. I guess with repeated
> use (if you can get them together and apart enough if at all) the paint may
> wear off where it shouldn't be, but is it worth bothering ???
As much as I love the trollish Vorgans and some of the Dragons pieces
(particularly the rough-hewn bricks), I really don't care for the painting on a
good many of the elements, and the over-juniorization leaves me cold. Aside
from being a nuisance to render in LDraw (which it is), the painting really does
create problems with clutch power, as you've identified. The juniorized wall
elements are also a pain to work with, and they're too specific in shape to
inspire me to do build with them beyond the official model shown on the box.
Now that I think about it, I have a piece from the Vorgan War Chest that looks
like a rickety wooden ladder, and I don't think it's painted. Or if it is, then
it's only painted to embellish the wood grain along the length, rather than on
the connecting studs. I like the piece for its organic appeance and because the
paint doesn't interfere with the playability.
On the plus side, you can use the stud-marks on your hand to build a staff that
will almost lead you to the Well of Souls.
If MEGABLOKS would release a "troop builder" set of Vorgans and the various
Knights factions, that would be something worth getting. I wish that the
weapons more closely resembled real-world armaments rather; however, I do like
the Vorgan's aboriginal weapons, for some reason.
Dave!
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