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Re: Call me a Lego pureist if you will but...
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Date: 
Tue, 24 Apr 2001 18:06:42 GMT
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We need a new group, lugnet.technic.hateallsetssince1998

I can understand people who don't go for the action-figury sets, they are
pretty darn untraditional for Lego, but to disregard all these fun sets just
because they aren't all boxy?


In lugnet.technic, Dave Forrest writes:
Im not too thrilled with all this new lego crap comming out.
First its the Cyber junk, then the Robo/ThrowBott crap, and now this
Bionicle mess.
Whats with all these crappy new lego pieces?
"Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?"

Wanna make me happy Lego? Release a set with a four of those big turntables,
the drivetrain/suspension from the 8880 SuperCar (circa 1996?), and a whole
mess of long beams :*)

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The following pieces are junk:
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http://w3.one.net/~hughesj/technica/registry/misc/misc_2.html
http://w3.one.net/~hughesj/technica/registry/misc/misc_3.html
http://w3.one.net/~hughesj/technica/registry/throw/throw_5.html
http://w3.one.net/~hughesj/technica/registry/throw/throw_4.html
*** However, the gearbox is kinda useful :+)
http://w3.one.net/~hughesj/technica/registry/throw/throw_3.html
http://w3.one.net/~hughesj/technica/registry/throw/throw_2.html
http://w3.one.net/~hughesj/technica/registry/throw/throw_1.html
http://w3.one.net/~hughesj/technica/registry/flex/flex_4.html



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  Re: Call me a Lego purist if you will but...
 
To All, (...) Well, speaking as someone who is seeing decline of sets in all themes, from town to TECHNIC sets, I think I can understand the frustration. Throwbots and Bionicles are not really what I think of as TECHNIC sets, and th econtinuing (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)
  Re: Call me a Lego pureist if you will but...
 
"Ray Kremer" <rkremer@bradley.edu> wrote in message news:GCB6B6.8pr@lugnet.com... (...) just (...) Nothing wrong with action-man sets. I really like 8286. Not because of the figures though... Duq (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)

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  Call me a Lego pureist if you will but...
 
Im not too thrilled with all this new lego crap comming out. First its the Cyber junk, then the Robo/ThrowBott crap, and now this Bionicle mess. Whats with all these crappy new lego pieces? "Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?" Wanna (...) (24 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)

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