To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.partsOpen lugnet.parts in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Parts / 328
327  |  329
Subject: 
Re: peeron inventory update
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.parts
Date: 
Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:44:39 GMT
Viewed: 
13949 times
  
In lugnet.inv, Didier Enjary wrote:
> In lugnet.inv, John Patterson wrote:
> > In lugnet.inv, Timothy Gould wrote:
> > > In lugnet.inv, John Patterson wrote:
> >  It will interesting to see if the
> > quality control is maintained with Lego's new outsourcing.  Already I have
> > noticed that the turntables come in two separate pieces rather than assembled.
> > Both the small 2x2 and the larger 4x4.
> Hi,
> 
> Parts coming in two separate pieces rather than assembled is of course not a
> quality problem but a cost issue for TLC.
> 
> This kind of "unassembled" parts has started with the head and torso of minifigs
> and the train wheels. I would not be surprised other parts (minifig steering
> wheel for example) undergo the same treatment in the future.
> 
> I think this way to deal with multi-pieces part is well received (if not
> welcomed) by AFOLs but could be an issue with kids.
> 
> Didier

It is certainly wlcomed by me. Splitting the 2x2 turntables is hard but now I
don't have to do it :D

For kids it's just one more stage of construction so I don't see it as a problem
unless the parts are hard to put together (in which case that's what mummy and
daddy are for).

Tim



Message is in Reply To:
  Re: peeron inventory update
 
(...) Hi, Parts coming in two separate pieces rather than assembled is of course not a quality problem but a cost issue for TLC. This kind of "unassembled" parts has started with the head and torso of minifigs and the train wheels. I would not be (...) (20 years ago, 24-Mar-07, to lugnet.inv, lugnet.parts)

14 Messages in This Thread:






Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR