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Re: News on the 2000 space line!
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lugnet.space
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Wed, 3 Nov 1999 05:18:36 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jamie Obrien <jamien@interworx.com.au> writes:
> > > The pessimist in me believes that TLG is referring to their Star Wars
> > > line-up. The "Space Line" could very easily be interpreted as "Star Wars
> > > Line."
That sounds likely; it's hard to get across the subtle difference between
"space-like" and LEGO System™ Space in spoken converstion, especially when
the speaker hasn't studied the historical product line carefully. :)
> > No no no, we have had a disscussion about this and Star Wars is *not* Space.
> > SW is "Sci-Fi" like aquazone. How can something without airtubes and real
> > helmets be Space? That little luke fig would die if he opened his cockpit in
> > space.
> <snip>
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> But isn't Star Wars just "Star Wars Theme".
No, the LEGO Star Wars product line at minifig scale isn't a theme, it's a
System. Play themes are subcategories of Systems. Aquanauts is a play
theme within the Aquazone System, for example. Time Cruisers and Time
Twisters are play themes within the Town System. Ninja is a play theme
within the Castle System. Insectoids and UFO are play themes within the
Space System. LEGO Star Wars is a separate System from LEGO Space.
> [...]
> Of Course SW happens in space, BUT it has no Links to Lego Theme
> Space, Town or any other Lego themes. [...]
Right!
--Todd
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| <SNIP> (...) Really? I´ve always said "space theme", "castle theme" etc. The system, I thoguht, was all sets with small bricks (duplo is not system). Then, inside the space theme, were several sub-themes like Blacktron. So, if Space is a system, (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.space)
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