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Re: Sith Infiltrator
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lugnet.starwars
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Sat, 15 May 1999 04:23:08 GMT
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Christopher Masi wrote:
> The strange thing about the Star Wars LEGO is the return to a more classic LEGO
> building style. While Lucasfilm Ltd. probably has control over the design or
> approval of designs I would guess that what is really controlling these designs
> is money. After all, "All Star Wars elements are property of Lucasfilm Ltd.
> and/or Lucas Licensing Ltd." I would guess that LEGO has to pay a licensing fee
> for any bricks created specifically to model anything from the Star Wars
> universe. For example, the droids (R2 and the Battle Droids) the designs on the
> minifigs, the helmets, the scanner binocculars, the light sabers, the nose
> piece for the X-Wing, the blasters (laser things on the wings) the cockpit
> canopies, maybe the engines (I doubt it with these), the cockpit displays, the
> printed tiles. If LEGO uses a lot of regular bricks then no one can haggle over
> who owns the brick. Thus, it may be less exspensive to create models with a
> high piece count than to create models with specialty pieces which would
> require LEGO to pay a licensing fee.
Can I advance another possibility?
This is the first time in a while that Lego has
had to render an object faithfully as possible--
barring Model Team and Technic, obviously--
so they were put into the same constraints as
most of the AFOLs here. Namely, the set
designers had to think of the most expeditious
way to build the model required, rather than
playing fast and loose in interpretations as
with Town Jr. or more fanciful themes over
which TLG has total creative control.
So, basically, if the SW sets are constructed
with pieces we might use, it's because for the
first time in recent memory, they've had to be
designed and built the same way that most of
us do it!
Just a thought.
LFB.
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| (...) I think everyone realizes the scale and detail limitations of LEGO. A lot of accurate details would make for sets that contain a lot of special pieces that have limited use and increase price, vide infra. If a Millenium Falcon were done on (...) (25 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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