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Re: Why do you torture Technic enthusiasts?
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego
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Thu, 24 Mar 2005 16:56:14 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Paul Boratko wrote:
> Keith, I know.
>
> I buy 90% of my parts from all over the world.
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> My whole point of the my post was just to show how we must pay high
> international costs to get what we want because items are not readily availible
> to us.
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> I meant my post as more of a joke than anything. I've been doing the
> international thing for a few years now.
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> I have also sold many cars and such to people from other countries and the size
> of the box doesn't really matter, only the weight.
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> Lego uses the larger boxes to make the products more attractive to the consumer,
> for instance the 8653 Enzo could have EASILY been in a much smaller box(The box
> is actually larger than the 8448 set), but in order to sell the product for
> $125.00 they have to make the product look like it is worth $125.00
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> Also a smaller box would keep the contents from sliding all around in the box
> since lego has gone away from the plastic insert.
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> I can't tell you how many times I have had sticker sheets bent and instructions
> ripped.
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> I just wish that Legos were easier to get. Thats's all.
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> -Paul
One reason that the boxes are too big is that technic parts overall have gotten
smaller, which means that more pieces fit in a smaller area. The actual amount
of pieces in each set has increased since almost all technic sets are studless.
I also think that they try to make the picture on the box the same size as the
finished kit. Since they want to show the picture at an angle, obviously the
box needs to be bigger. (In order to get a life-size isometric/perspective view
of a lego kit on the box, the box needs to be bigger than the actual creation
itself). If what I said does not make sense, try putting a picture frame (with
the same 2-D length and width of the box) around the Enzo at an isometric angle.
They can't just put a side profile on the box because that would not show the
depth of the object-therefore it would not sell as well.
However, I think that thier boxes could be flatter to eliminate that extra
space.
Nathan
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