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Re: Space Denominations
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Sun, 5 Nov 2000 15:18:29 GMT
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While I generally did not care for either Blacktron line mainly because the
color scheme represented "the bad guys", I still think the BTII ships where some
of the coolest, most futuristic looking designs Lego ever made. Especially 6891
and 6887. Imagine being a kid and getting 6891 for Christmas. How many
alternate models could you make? I haven't seen a set as cool or flexible.
I like Exploriens for the color motiff and the cool pieces/ possibilities, not
necessarily the initial designs.
The UFO's have cool pieces with lots of possibilities if you get rid of the
gaudy printing.
Classic space seems rather crude/ simplistic to me. You can tell Lego was new
at the Space idea.
You can sure see the evolution of the space line by the increasing complexity
and sleeker designs as they got better at them.
Wish I had Gregs verbal imagination. I might feel the same if I only made the
box versions.
In lugnet.space, Paul Baulch writes:
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> Greg Majewski wrote in message ...
> >
> > Blacktron II: Young stupid rebels who broke away from the original
> > Blacktron. They are hippies who aren't really evil, but they have caused
> > riots at abortion clinics and meat processing plants.
>
> Well, if you think that the BT2 sets generally sucked (like I don't) then I
> could see how one would draw that conclusion. Personally I actually prefer
> their "globular cockpit" design motif over anything that BT1 sets have to
> offer. Obviously their torsos and colour scheme aren't anywhere near as cool
> as BT1, but I think that their spaceships look fairly competent, like they
> "mean business" as much as any bad guys would.
>
> >
> > Ice Planet: Weirdos who think they can isolate themselves from normal
> > society by going to a nasty planet. They want to try to make a better
> > civilization.
>
> I always picture these guys as being native to their ice planet, i.e.
> they're not strictly human but very humanoid. It also means that one could
> take the "2002" as meaning literally 2002 A.D. i.e. their civilisation is
> advancing alongside ours in the very near future.
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> >
> > Exploriens: X-Files wannabes that aren't aware that they aren't really
> > accomplishing anything. Should be left alone.
>
> I picture the Exploriens as a corporation whose primary business is
> obviously exploration. Classic space may have some amateur/small-time
> explorers, but the Exploriens are the big corporation that puts the really
> big push into the unknown. Some of the sets are O.K. too ;-)
>
> >
> > Robo Force: Stupid crap that should be left alone.
>
> Especially because outside the U.S. they're not part of anyone's experience
> with the Space theme (before LUGNET I never even knew about them!). For me,
> the sets have effectively never existed, so how could I imagine that they
> fit in anywhere?
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> >
> > UFO: Stupider crap that should be left alone.
> > Insectoids: The stupidest crap of all Space, should definitely be left • alone.
> >
> Gee, do I detect a pattern here? Just because some subthemes had sets that
> sucked, doesn't mean we should overlook them. Personally I really like the
> UFO 'figs. I'd prefer to just build my own decent UFO-style ships, and
> accept the UFO race as some sort of alien race whose role in Space overall
> is flexible, a sort of "unpredictable element", if you will. Sometimes they
> can be friendly, at other times hostile... who can fathom such alien minds.
> And as for the Insectoids, hmm... strange how the poor quality of the sets
> has put people off from experimenting with the Insectoid concept. You know,
> giant insects controlled by aliens. I'd rather like to see some MOCs like
> that... might even try one myself.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
> LUGNET member 164
> http://www.geocities.com/doctorshnub/
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| Rick Kujawa wrote in message ... (...) some (...) 6891 (...) One thing I liked about 6981 (you _do_ mean 6981, right?) was its departure from the cockpit-nose engine-tail design that dominates most if not all Space themes. Examples of this are (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.space)
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| Greg Majewski wrote in message ... (...) Well, if you think that the BT2 sets generally sucked (like I don't) then I could see how one would draw that conclusion. Personally I actually prefer their "globular cockpit" design motif over anything that (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.space)
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