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Re: Feelings over 2000 sets . . .
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Thu, 2 Mar 2000 22:58:41 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Jonathan Little writes:
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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 the sets weren't as interesting,
appealing, attractive, etc. because IMHO, the Episode I vehicles are not
generally as interesting, appealing, attractive, etc. as the Episode IV-VI
vehicles. I have been extremely pleased with the first run of 2000 SW vehicles.
The parts selections of the B-Wing, A-Wing, Slave I, and Flash Speeder have been
fantastic. I have the Pit Droid, and I really like it, and of course, everyone
loves the Battle Droid and Destroyer Droid...so, Scoreboard for SW Technic. The
upcoming AAT looks great. The MTT is a bit shabby, IMHO, because of the
unnecessary tan and green bricks that mar its appearance, and the Falcon is sad.
But, the UCS vehicles rock. So, I'd say that taken as a whole, the SW line has
been admirably well done. Really, I'd even venture that 1st run 2000 is every
bit as good as first run 1999.
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| I was extremely pleased with the 1999 line as well. I'm a bit disappointed with 2000, though. The thing is, there didn't seem to be too many complaints about scale in the 1999 sets. All the sets had a nice "heft" to them, good color selections - it (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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