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Re: On to other news....
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Fri, 22 Jun 2001 20:51:30 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Kyle D. Jackson writes:
> In lugnet.space, Jesse Alan Long writes:
> > visors of the Space Police II sets and figures. I believe that they simply
> > referred to Futuron as Legoland Space for several years because they did not
> > have any ideas for any competing forces in space until 1987. I believe that
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> I doubt this. The Legoland Space series was introduced in 1978. It
> was the first space-themed series of LEGO toys that made use of the
> poseable "minifig", which was also introduced in 1978. "Legoland"
> was the name given the the line of sets that used this poseable
> minifig. There was Castle, Town, etc., and of course, Space. That
> is it. It wasn't given any other name because it was the only
> Legoland space product that existed. And they continued to produce
> those Legoland Space products until the late 1980's.
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> When Futuron first appeared, it was as a new line of Legoland space
> sets. Why they called it Futuron, I have no idea. Around that time
> LEGO seemed to be applying "sub-theme" names to all the products
> they produced. It's a marketing gimmick if you ask me. Anyhow,
> yes the same space logo is used on both the original Legoland space
> sets (which we call "Classic Space") and the Futuron sets. But in all
> other respects they are different lines. I don't understand why
> you continue to claim that the Classic Space sets were actually
> Futuron, when clearly the Futuron line didn't exist until a decade
> after the Classic Space sets started.
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> KDJ
> _______________________________________
> LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
I was simply thinking that the same symbol was used on both sets but that
brings even more confusion into this discussion but I think that the only
way that this issue will ever become resolved is that we speak with an
actual representative or current or former employee of Lego. The words that
you have said to me support my idea even more than it disproves my idea and
I am sorry to believe that idea but I simply believe that it is the same
series because if it was not the same series, then why continue the same
logo on to Futuron? It is true that Blacktron and Space Police did change
their logos but if people were to really believe that Futuron and Legoland
Space were two distinctly different sets, then they should logically have
two distinct logos. The themes of Blacktron I/II and Space Police I/II
changed their appearance but the themes themselves did not change their
appearances. I am sorry if this concept sounds confusing but so does the
Legoland Space/Futuron situation. Perhaps after I am finished answering all
of the other letters I will answer your response, Kyle.
Jesse Long
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| (...) So by using your logic, we can determine that France and Russia are actually the same country because they both have red, blue and white bars on their flags. The logo doesn't matter. It is what name the sets were released under that does. (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) I doubt this. The Legoland Space series was introduced in 1978. It was the first space-themed series of LEGO toys that made use of the poseable "minifig", which was also introduced in 1978. "Legoland" was the name given the the line of sets (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.space)
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