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In lugnet.general, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.general, Stefan Eilert writes:
> > was LEGO System ever 'in scale'? • <snip>
> > Buildings, cars, planes and all the other LEGO System stuff are simply
> > toys.
>
> Let me go one step further... in fact, I just had this conversation with a
> camp-fella who was checking out my site and asked if I try to make it look as
> realistic as possible, or to maintain the lego feel... and I answered that, at
> least for me, I like to have that non-realistic, lego-look. It gives one more
> freedom to do whatever they want, and not always having to be perfect.
>
> Of course, opinions differ across the board, train fans for example might
> disagree; but as a *fantasy*, castle-themed stuff fan, I like my MOCs to
> maintain a unique lego feel to them, yes.
Too true, and I fully agree, but the difference here is that they are
fulfilling a license of existing models, and if they choose to call a set an
Star Wars A-wing fighter, it should at least be the right shape & colors.
Don't get me wrong... I think that many of the LEGO SW sets are excellent in
their portrayal of the film vehicles in a very satisfying, play-oriented way.
Example: the X-wing, the Y-wing & TIE fighter, the speeder bikes, the
landpeeder, the Trade Federation Tank, the MTT, and on and on... But the A-wing
is a terribly adaptation of the movie ship, even given the constraints they
were under, and IMHO, they could have done MUCH better with the Slave 1, too.
--Karim
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| (...) <snip> (...) Let me go one step further... in fact, I just had this conversation with a camp-fella who was checking out my site and asked if I try to make it look as realistic as possible, or to maintain the lego feel... and I answered that, (...) (24 years ago, 6-Aug-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)
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