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Feelings over 2000 sets . . .
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Thu, 2 Mar 2000 04:37:42 GMT
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I know this is kind of late, seeing as how the 2000 sets have been out for a
couple of months now, but I wanted to say a few words about my personal
feelings of the new sets and also get input from everyone else.
When I first heard about SW sets, I had just come out of my dark ages and
was extremely excited. I eagery awaited the March 1st release date. Well, as
we all know, March came and went and there wasn't much to be seen of these
sets. Well, I finally got my hands on them a few months later. I bought all
of them at once, much to the dismay of my girlfriend who went out Lego
hunting with me. When I got home I just sat there and admired the boxes. At
21, it brought back feelings of waking up on Christmas morning to find toys
under the tree . . . a feeling I hadn't experienced to it's fullest in
almost ten years.
The same feeling occurred with the May release of the Ep. 1 sets. I went to
the midnight opening that TRU had and got all the sets they had on hand. I
didn't sleep at all that night, in anticipation of building these new sets.
I was out hunting the other stores as soon as they opened the next day. I
again experienced that feeling of a kid on Christmas day.
With the 2000 sets, though there was a lot of eager anticipation, the same
giddy feeling wasn't there. I wasn't as eager to open the sets. And, as
strange as it may sound, I didn't even like the way the boxes looked. They
didn't evoke the same feelings as the previous year's sets. Once I built
the sets, I didn't feel that the quality was as high as the previous year. I
felt that there was a slight bit of juniorization creeping in.
Maybe these different feelings are just a result of the fact that all my
favorites were covered in the 1999 release (though I doubt it, seeing as how
I love the A-wing). Maybe my love of the brick is just dwindling (though I
don't think it's that, either). Maybe the novelty has worn off. If
anything, this is probably the case, though I've had situations where things
weren't as pleasing simply because the novelty was gone. This isn't the
same feeling. Anyway . . . I hope this didn't get too long. Any responses
would be greatly appreciated.
-Jonathan
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| (...) I've had mixed feelings about the 2000 sets. I've been very happy with the new Arctic ones. These are only moderately juniorized and provided a lot of neat, new parts that I've integrated into my creations. The castle sets look promising as (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: Feelings over 2000 sets . . .
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| "Jonathan Little" <piano254@aol.com> wrote in message news:Fqs26u.DHF@lugnet.com... (...) The same happened to me. In 2 years BSWL [1], I bought at the most 4 technic sets. Since then I have bought so many system sets my pocketbook will never be (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: Feelings over 2000 sets . . .
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| Jonathan Little <piano254@aol.com> wrote in message news:Fqs26u.DHF@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) as (...) I (...) how (...) things (...) I have had some of the same feelings. I think 1999 really was a banner year. Like you, I watched like a hawk for (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: Feelings over 2000 sets . . .
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| (...) The only 2000 set I have purchased so far has been the Desert Skiff so I could get the parts for my own version. My wife also wanted "her very own Han Solo" minifig. :) You can see my version of the skiff at: (URL) haven't been that excited (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.starwars)
| | | Re: Feelings over 2000 sets . . .
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| (...) I can only comment on the SW line, so here goes: I was highly, highly satisfied with the 99 Lego Classic Line. This was one of the best group of releases ever. The EPI line was definitely good, but not great. They had good pieces, but maybe (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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