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Re: Is "traditional" Technic being killed off?
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.dear-lego
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Wed, 20 Feb 2002 01:00:12 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, John Heins writes:
> In lugnet.technic, Ray Sanders writes:
> > Dino Head Attack had 7 technic bricks in it (including a 1x16 in black), Gungan
> > Sub had 2 1x16s in blue, four in the droid dev kit, etc. So the pcs are out
> > there, just bits here and there.
> >
> > Ray
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> I'm not denying that there are SOME traditional Technic parts out there but
> they are few and far between (except for in RIS sets). You will spend a
> small fortune in trying to obtain a quantity comparable to what you used to
> get with ANY large Technic set in the past. Think 8277 Giant set or 8299
> Sub or 8460 (?) Crane. Even at inflated eBay prices I get far more for my
> money than picking up current sets for a handful of pieces or paying rather
> inflated prices to Pitsco for measly amounts.
This is the economy of lost profits that the company doesn't seem to
understand. They could undercut prices found on eBay and through private
sellers and *still* make more money than they're making now. If they don't
get this theory, they should sit down with a pencil and paper and work it
out. The numbers don't lie.
> Frankly, even the current large car sets are rather short on value in my
> opinion - too many axle/rod and flex tubing connectors. I've got more bent
> beams than I'll ever find real use for already. They are most pointedly NOT
> as useful as traditional studded beams and NOT readily used with the
> traditional bricks. THAT was my original point. Lego has abandoned the
> concept of cross-line compatability - and in my opinion, devalued all of
> those products.
Agreed. I can't think how you would create certain types of bridges,
cranes, or frame components for vehicles using only the angled beams. Often
you need flat long beams for structural runs over open spaces.
> A kid who buys a bunch of Bionicles may outgrow that fad. And is TLC
> building a long term market or depending on catching the fad wave every few
> years?
This has been my feeling for a while now. They are creating a generation of
Bionicle fans, not the next generation of LEGO fans. Sites like LUGNET are
successful (and its fans loyal) because of what the company did a generation
ago, not last year. That is why I often suggest they just take a look back,
see what was successful and incoporate those principles into what it's
trying to do today. This is not about reliving the past, but learning from it.
This is an issue which isn't going away. I hope the company is seeing this.
Regards,
Allan B.
- Expert Builder website
- http://www.apotome.com/builder
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