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Re: Enough trans-antifreeze!
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 30 Nov 1999 17:22:27 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Nephilim wrote:
> For my own part, I'd argue that, emotionally, by not relying
> so much on the UFO saucer sections, these sets are a shade
> MORE "Space LEGO" than the UFO sets are. Just like Mac
> enthusiasts used to look at software and make opinions on how
> "mac-like" the software was, I a gut instinct that tells me
> that large pieces like the UFO hulls (and pirate ship hulls)
> aren't quite as "LEGO" as, say, bricks and plates. But both
> of the alien lines are Space, technically. Surely we're agreed
> on that. And they both share the same semantic space,
> emotionally, as well, for me.
That's right, UFO wasn't Space, it was Town. 1950's, B-movie, sci-fi Town.
;)
Steve
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 | | Re: Enough trans-antifreeze!
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| (...) Promotional or limited (US only, or not-world-wide at any rate) sets are often given numbers outside of their usual range. The unusual number of the Unitron sets makes sense from that perspective. It's true that set numbers are not inviolate. (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.space)
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