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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Benjamin Medinets writes:
> >
> > Fair enough. Leave the Bionicle to those of use who find them useful, then. I
> > promise to leave the metroliners alone. Better a small, low cost technic set
> > with useful new parts than another overpriced old train with the same useless
> > parts anyway.
> >
> > -Dave
>
> Overpriced Train set??? Useless parts....Whoa....back the truck up.
>
> I don't see the big craze with Bionical, and if you are big into lego mecha,
> I would find that the TOA sets and the LOM mecha sets are pretty good.
> I wouldn't associate the smaller "village leader" sets or the McDonald's
> promo sets, as useful as you would allude to....that being said, I
> still stick with the idea that the aliens that Iain finds so offensive, do
> have some nice qualities....
> imagine this image one or two of these "creatures" playing on the beach
> throwing the "frisbee" to eachother...it is a very endeering image.
>
> Personally, I find the set very soothing to play with. Light Grey is such
> a relaxing color, the train going around a round loop is very catatonic....
>
> Benjamin Medinets
Perhaps I should explain what I meant by overpriced train set. I have yet to see
a train set priced in the $25-$30 range that was 'ready to go'. I've rarely
purchased any set that retails for more than $50 based on the principle that no
toy should cost that much. Last time I checked, I could probably piece together
a working train set for around $70, but it would be a bare bones set at best.
Let's try the same price range for the Bionicle sets. The McDonalds sets have
some useful Technic parts for less than $1. The Turuga sets can sat the same
thing for $3. The Toa are immensely useful (articulation-wise) at $7. The two
Rahi sets that retail for less than $40 are less useful, but still provide a
significant number of technic beams. The larger sets are slightly overpriced,
but they have a 'coolness' factor that appeals to today's children, so I guess
that is the trade-off.
I fully agree that light grey is a soothing color, but I'd prefer that the parts
weren't so train-centric so they could be used in other ways. I have yet to see
MOCs that use train parts in creative non-train ways. Rail is rail, or so the
train builders make us believe. Technic is anything you want it to be. I'll take
a bad Technic set over a good train set anyday.
-Dave
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