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Space Weaponry
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lugnet.space
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Sun, 6 Aug 2000 22:59:48 GMT
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We have all enjoyed the Space themes, all the way back into Classic to Star
Wars. My only complaint about Space is the arsenal. I'm not sure when it
started, but Space became a Battlezone just as much as an exploring zone.
That's why Lego equipped our fav. minifigs with guns. The same has happened
with Star Wars. The only thing wrong with this is that many of the pieces used
as handheld guns, could have a totally different meaning in another theme. For
example, the long gray, black, and white guns, are used as TV Camera's in the
town theme. In Star Wars, the black megaphones from town are being used as
plasma guns. And none can forget the classic small laser guns from Blactron II
through Spyrius and into other themes, that actually looked liked a flashlight!
Sure you could use the Dual Handled Chainsaw Tool Header from Ice Planet 2002
as a two-handed gun, but it was more like a chainsaw driller holder thingy than
a weapon. All in all, I think Lego could do better. I mean if it was okay to
have muskets and flintlocks in Pirates, and revolvers and rifles in Wild West,
than Lego shouldn't have to worry about to much violence in their toys for
Space. I hope I proved a point, does anyone else have comments to add-on?
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| I think it would be kind of neat if they pulled the stick out of their you-know-where and just made some freakin' laser guns. OTOH, I have always liked the modularity of the Space stuff, and I've always bemoaned the fact that the Pirate and Wild (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) flashlight! (...) than (...) You forgot about the gun that premiered in Exploriens, it had one handle, a "sight", and the barrel. The barrel could have small translucent cones attached to make it a laser, or the small dish made it a scanner. (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) flashlight! (...) than (...) I don't know... I like the fact that the weapons in the Space theme are a conglomeration of other parts which can be used for other purposes. That means to me that if you want weapons, you have to build them and (...) (24 years ago, 7-Aug-00, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: Space Weaponry
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| (...) Excuse me, but that's what's *right* about it -- LEGO is about parts, not prefab accessories. At least, it should be. Steve (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.space)
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