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Re: Death of the studded brick
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lugnet.technic, lugnet.general
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Tue, 11 Jan 2000 15:29:27 GMT
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MATTDM@MATTDM.ORGsaynotospam
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D. Jezek <danjezek@REMOVEaloha.net> wrote:
> Yes, that's what I was thinking when looking at the scans of the new star wars
> technic droids. There doesn't seem to be a single studded brick in these sets!
> These sets look nice and have a great functionality but they don't _look_like_
> lego at all. If there wasn't the lego logo on top of the box then I would
> just think of them as some other brand toy.
It's not a new thing -- the trend was definitely there in 1996's <set:8422>.
There's still beams with studs, but it's not the primary means of
construction.
> In a couple years we might see the studded bricks and plates which have been
> around for decades dissappear alltogether and be replaced with different kind
> of connectors. While this may not actually be a bad thing because these new
I don't think so. Technic may go more this way, but the system lines won't
so much. And there will still be some of the "old way" in technic. It's part
of a whole Primo -> Duplo -> System -> Technic chain.
--
Matthew Miller ---> mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us ---> http://quotes-r-us.org/
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 | | Re: Death of the studded brick
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| Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) <set:8422>. (...) I was surprised at how many beams came with 8448. I agree. (...) part (...) Again I agree. System bricks don't connect to Duplo or Primo[1], right? [1][2] ...or should I call it Baby now? (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.general)
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| Yes, that's what I was thinking when looking at the scans of the new star wars technic droids. There doesn't seem to be a single studded brick in these sets! These sets look nice and have a great functionality but they don't _look_like_ lego at all. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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