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Subject: 
Re: What a downer :-(
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lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic
Date: 
Thu, 2 Jan 2003 22:11:22 GMT
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"Bob Gomez" <kukumba@aol.com> wrote in message news:H83wI4.56M@lugnet.com...

The sad truth is that Technic is DEAD. I don't want to believe it.  But • it's
true. I think the Lego Company is making a huge mistake by ignoring the
Technic market.  The whole reason I got into Lego was because Mindstorms • and
Technic. Now my kids have all kinds of juniorized Lego stuff as well as
older Technic sets.

It is sad.  At work often whenever I bring in a  model of one of our robots
or bits of automation, some of my co workers will ask, "Where can I get sets
that can do that for my son or daughter?"  And I do not have an answer.  :-/

    Iain



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  Re: What a downer :-(
 
(...) Well, my answer is buy Meccano instead ... they have some nice sets for reasonable prices. Meccano Motion System 50 Re-use 599 Meccano building pieces to make up to 50 different models with this sensational kit. Includes a 6 Volt motor and (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic)
  Re: What a downer :-(
 
Oh, COME ON. We go through this EVERY year. The new catalog comes out, people whine about no Technic in it. Technic is almost never listed in the first catalog of the year. There WILL be some nice Technic sets this year, they're just going to show (...) (22 years ago, 3-Jan-03, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic)

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  Re: What a downer :-(
 
(...) The sad truth is that Technic is DEAD. I don’t want to believe it. But it’s true. I think the Lego Company is making a huge mistake by ignoring the Technic market. The whole reason I got into Lego was because Mindstorms and Technic. Now my (...) (22 years ago, 2-Jan-03, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.technic)

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