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Re: 8263 Snow Groomer Review
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Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:22:31 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Leigh Holcombe wrote:
> In lugnet.technic, Jetro de Chateau wrote:
> > The excuse about the environment is not a very solid one. Maybe LEGO uses less
> > paper and ink, but many people still like to have a physical copy of the
> > document and printing a single set on an inkjet printer is more environmentally
> > unfriendly that LEGO providing 10.
Hears the thing. We cut down trees to make paper. Before that might have been a
bad thing. BUT things are much more regulated now. Trees are now grown in
treefarms specifically to be cut down. I'm sure I read or heard somewhere (you
might want to check this for yourself) that because of this there are now more
trees on this planet than there would have been if we didn't cut them down to
make paper.
And before anyone mensions yellow recycled paper, it actually takes more eneygy,
pollution and chemicals to recycle it than it does to start from scratch.
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> > The cost factor is of course a much more important aspect, but personally I
> > prefer paying that little bit extra and having my instruction booklet than
> > having to use the computer which makes for a lot less comfortable building.
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> > Jetro
I must admit that is very uncomfortable (especially where my computer is!)
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> The environment argument gets even thinner when you consider the fact that set
> 8259 (Mini Bulldozer) has 3 instruction booklets - 2 for the main model, and one
> for the alternate model. Considering that this is only about 65 pages worth of
> instructions, 3 separate books seems a bit ridiculous. The fact that it's a $10
> set in the US further complicates matters.
What makes it worse is that many steps only have 1 part which is a little
tedious. The 8858 test car only had 24 steps.
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| (...) The juniorization (or simplification to a level of near brain dead builders) of the building instructions is a whole new area for discussion and one that can certainly generate a lot of comments in both directions. Some would say it may have (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: 8263 Snow Groomer Review
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| (...) You mean 8865 right? But yeah I agree, and I had found them actually very simple to follow. The only instances where old school instructions were difficult were the early 853 auto chassis (the plates in the blue engine) and all the tubing for (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
| | | Re: 8263 Snow Groomer Review
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| (...) You mean 8865 right? But yeah I agree, and I had found them actually very simple to follow. The only instances where old school instructions were difficult were the early 853 auto chassis (the plates in the blue engine) and all the tubing for (...) (15 years ago, 11-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
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| (...) The environment argument gets even thinner when you consider the fact that set 8259 (Mini Bulldozer) has 3 instruction booklets - 2 for the main model, and one for the alternate model. Considering that this is only about 65 pages worth of (...) (15 years ago, 10-Jul-09, to lugnet.technic)
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