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Re: That old set FEELING...
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Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:04:08 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Paul Baulch wrote:
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In lugnet.space, Arne Lykke Nielsen wrote:
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Yesterday I opened a MISB 6929 Starfleet Voyager and build it. The build
took surprisingly long time, but it was worth every minute of it. There was
a FEELING building this classic, seeing it grow in front of your eyes, that
I just don’t get building a recent set - none of the Star Wars sets had this
special quality, that I just can’t explain.
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Am I the only one having it like this? Does anybody have a better word for
this?
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It’s called nostalgia. I was surprised a few years ago to find that I don’t
suffer from it. I’ve probably told this story one too many times, but
anyway...
Like most Space Lego fans, I lusted after the 928/497 Galaxy Explorer. For
nigh on twenty years I had wanted to have this set. Then I had the
extraordinary good fortune to buy one that had only ever been built once and
was in pristine condition.
I spent an evening building it. It was an interesting build, because the
plate construction seemed reasonably unique compared to other Classic Space
sets I had built, but when I had finished it and swooshed it around a few
times, I was both surprised and disappointed to find that it didn’t give me
the feeling of nostalgia that I expected. In fact, I didn’t even find the
ship as cool as I thought I would when I finally got it in my hands. I looked
a bit dinky.
Anyway, light the torches, I’m ready to be tied to the stake now. :-)
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Nah, I wouldn’t flame you for that. It’s easy to see the classic space through
rose-colored glasses and I congratulate you at taking an honest, critical look
at the sets.
I remember when classic space came out. I really didn’t know what to make of
it. This may be hard for people born during eras of themes and sub-themes to
understand, but I remember being in a store and looking at some of the first
classic Space sets and thinking something along the lines of, “wow...this is
Lego, and somehow it’s not Lego.” It was that different. A huge departure and
a brand new direction for Lego. That day I got
Space Cruiser (1)
and had loads of fun playing with it. I remember building it and anticipating
the steps that would include the new-to-me 4x8 plate in transparent yellow.
(2) As it turns out, though, I had a hard time integrating the space system
into my play. I had been building up a classic Lego town and that’s where most
of my interest lay. I wound up getting another classic space set
Space Command Center, but aside from being given
Mobile Tracking
Station as a gift, that was it for my classic Space collection. I remember
thinking that if I started building up a space base, I wouldn’t have enough
resources to keep building my town, so I chose Town over Space.
But for some reason, I still feel nostalgic about classic Space. Not all of it.
As a matter of fact, the set that inspired this discussion, 6929 Starfleet
Voyager, does nothing for me at all. And to complicate matters, it’s not just
the official line that I like. The first Classic Space Contest
(http://www.lugnet.com/~1/ClassicSpaceContest/2000/) was one of my favorite
contests ever. That gave me a feeling of nostalgia for something brand new
(“newstalgia”). To explain this, I guess I’d have to say that the design
aesthetic of classic Space appeals to me.
1 - Since this was the only classic spaceship I had, for a long time I confused
it with the 497 Galaxy Explorer (that gets greater mention on LUGNET). So much
so that for a long time, I thought it was the Galaxy Explorer that I had.
Talking about dinky, in comparison to 487, the galaxy Explorer is HUGE.
2 - When I was young, it was a great thrill for me to build something and come
across new or rare parts. I would think about the building steps when I would
first be able to see them while building up a model. Believe it or not, in
those days, hinge parts, and the transparent plate in this set did that for me.
--
Thomas Main
thomasmain@myrealbox.com
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| (...) Uh, actually I've just realised that I was mistaken as to the definition of the word dinky. I didn't realise it meant small or insignificant. What I meant was it looked like an old-fashioned toy, like a Dinky(TM) Toy. (2 URLs) Cheers, (URL) (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| (...) That contest was a ton of fun. One thing that one had that I haven't seen in any other contest here was that we were encouraged to make entries look like official sets. Add a support vehicle, the appropriate number of figs and accessories, and (...) (20 years ago, 30-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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| (...) ... (...) It's called nostalgia. I was surprised a few years ago to find that I don't suffer from it. I've probably told this story one too many times, but anyway... Like most Space Lego fans, I lusted after the 928/497 Galaxy Explorer. For (...) (20 years ago, 27-Mar-04, to lugnet.space, lugnet.town, FTX)
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