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Re: Call me a Lego pureist if you will but...
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Fri, 27 Apr 2001 14:54:28 GMT
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On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Jennifer Clark (<3AE83CC5.1C8501F1@vulture.dmem.str
ath.ac.uk>) wrote at 15:20:37


I really like the use of the Slizer pieces in the grab of this model,
very creative IMHO.

But only a creative use of a bad part.

If they didn't make so many bad pieces that they can *only* find
'creative' uses for, the sets would have more useful parts that *we* can
be creative with.

That crane truck, or whatever it's supposed to be, was probably the set
that brought my Technic buying to a halt.

--
Tony Priestman



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  Re: Call me a Lego pureist if you will but...
 
(...) I have wondered about this occasionally, as admittedly I have yet to find any use for these parts in my own creations, but I most often end up thinking it is due to my mindset being locked in the "old ways" rather than the parts being (...) (24 years ago, 30-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)

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(...) Indeed, if the green bits were replaced with white it would remind me of one of the Eagle spaceships from Space 1999. A bad Moon series as opposed to bad Mars movie - close enough I think :-) I am still not convinced this is an entirely bad (...) (24 years ago, 26-Apr-01, to lugnet.technic)

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