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Re: The "return" of Town in 2003
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lugnet.town, lugnet.general
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Thu, 28 Nov 2002 22:09:25 GMT
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What you'd need are churches and pubs.
The average village in Ireland does not consist of 4 fire stations, 3 police
stations, 1 shop and one house, more likely that would be 4 pubs, three
churches, a shop and a house....
I'm not much of an expert on town stuff (the last set with a minifig that I
got for myself was back in 1984 I think.... no, hang on, I got the X-wing
and the Snowspeeder) but when was the last public transport set done (apart
from trains)? When was the last taxi or bus? Was there ever a tram?
Schools would be tricky, what with the short legs being the stiff variety.
Has there been a restaurant since the Pizza delivery?
Anyway, that's just a few thoughts of a model-team fan...
Duq
"Allan Bedford" <ExpertBuilder-DELETE-TO-REPLY@apotome.com> wrote in message
news:H6ADL3.5pq@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.town, James Stacey writes:
> > "Jan-Albert van Ree" <javanree@vanree.net> wrote in message
> > news:3DE5FF78.4050809@vanree.net...
> > >
> > > At LEGOWorld 2002 Brad Justus hinted that Town wasn't dead... maybe • this
> > > is what he meant? Can't wait, would love to see some decent buildings
> > > (re)appear!
> > > --
> > > Jan-Albert "Anvil" van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/~javanree/
> > > VanReeDotNet IT Solutions | http://www.vanree.net
> >
> >
> > But how many police and fire stations do people need ??
>
> Then perhaps the question becomes:
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> Does 'Town' always have to equate to police and fire stations?
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> I think the simple answer is, 'no'. What about schools, a library, • low-rise
> office buildings, churches, and the list goes on. Maybe it isn't people's
> expectations that are low, but rather it's that the list from which the
> company is working is too short.
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> > I understand they give a good deal of scope for 'exciting' creative play,
> > but the average lego town has 4 fire stations, 3 police stations, 1 shop • and
> > one house
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> Except for some of the wonderful original creations that people come up
> with. The real problem, in my opinion, is that some of the fan created
> buildings are miles and away better than what the company puts out as • sets.
> How can LEGO compete with such talented fans? No smilie here... I think
> this is a real issue.
>
> All the best,
> Allan B.
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