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Re: The "return" of Town in 2003
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lugnet.town, lugnet.general
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Fri, 29 Nov 2002 12:38:48 GMT
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In lugnet.town, Frank Filz writes:
> "Timothy D. Freshly" wrote:
> > I agree with Alan that a longer list of town buildings would really help
> > LEGO reach out to more kids.
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> I agree also, though others are right that kids are mostly looking for
> action stuff. Look at other toys. You see a lot of police and fires
> stations there also. Though there is one thing which I think would sell,
> a farm. A construction site would be another winner. Of course both of
> those are action and play oriented.
As I kid I loved construction toys. The original Expert Builder line
included a crane, a forklift, a bulldozer and a tractor. While the first
three were interesting to me, I thought the tractor was boring. Do kids
really like farming toys? I'm asking because I honestly don't know.
Aren't there other Town buildings that could be exciting though? What about
the old Coast Guard Rescue Station, or the construction site with the bucket
crane that ran on rails? Those were 'action packed' weren't they? Or do
kids need even more than that today?
Regards,
Allan B.
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| (...) That tractor was by a long way my favourite of the first Technical sets. I loved the fact that you could build three different tools for the back and I remember using my Britains farm toys (they used to sell very well so there certainly was a (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general, lugnet.technic)
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| (...) Yea, that's what I was getting at. And even the Blacksmith shop would normally be a $60 set (I'm real curious as to why it is such a bargain). At $60 I think the Blacksmith shop would be a hard sell for kids. Now take some of these larger AFOL (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-02, to lugnet.town, lugnet.general)
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