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Re: What is with the Technic Stormtrooper?
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lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic
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Thu, 26 Oct 2000 17:27:41 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Fredrik Glöckner writes:
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> > Already got em :-). I agree with you entirely. I just think one
> > or two additional parts for the head would have increased the sales
> > of this set a lot.
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> I think it is a daring move from TLC to launch a set like this, which
> looks like a Stormtrooper (in my opinion) without relying on
> specialized parts to compose that look. It does a great job of
> displaying the versatility of LEGO bricks, I think.
Granted, but...
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> Of course LEGO makes sets to earn money, in which case they could
> perhaps have made even more by introducing more specialized parts, as
> you say. But as I see it, TLC also make money by getting people
> hooked on the LEGO building experience. In the long run, the Star
> Wars craze may die off, and the LEGO collectors may turn to other
> things to collect. But if a lot of people are hooked on the kind of
> creative building process above, they will still buy LEGO sets.
> Fredrik
I'm not so sure that this is altogether Lego's philosophy now-adays; judging by
all the POOPS (even in the SW sets to an unsettling degree), Lego's doesn't seem
to have a lot of confidence in using the creative building possibilities speak
for the quality and versatility of the product. Lego seems to be introducing a
heck of a lot of specialized parts (from Town Jr. POOPS to overly-specialized
Technic design elements) because the company is afraid that today's generation
of kids needs their toys handed to them. If I was convinced that Lego designed
this Cylon, err.. Stormtrooper in order to challenge builders to "think outside
the box" so to speak, then I might respect and even applaud that decision. But
I don't think that Lego has shown much commitment to staying true to the
philosophy of providing elements that encourage problem-solving and initiative;
Lego seems to be trying real hard for profits, and maybe not hard enough for
principle and the imaginative multi-purpose possibilities of the product.
Just my thoughts,
James
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| (...) But the head of the R2-D2 is basically a quarter sphere, isn't it? Even with some printing on it, it is more generally useful than a Stormtrooper helmet would be. (...) I think it is a daring move from TLC to launch a set like this, which (...) (24 years ago, 26-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.technic)
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