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| | | (...) reduced (...) significantly (...) I definitely think this gets to the heart of the plague that is Town Jr. There's no other explanation for this kind of approach by a construction/building toy company. It's hard to believe ABS plastic is (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: 1999 Train 4561 —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | (...) Not so much the plastic, I think, as the molds/design/handlin...kaging/box size/shipping charges/etc.etc.etc. Jasper (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: 1999 Train 4561 —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) But the *size* of the sets is not being reduced. If anything, the mass and size of sets are increasing. Also, the Town Jr. parts are, on average, more complex than prior sets. More-complex dies/molds are more expensive to create, not less. (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: 1999 Train 4561 —Matthew Bates
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| | | | (...) Well my limited empirical evidence would suggest otherwise. My 2 1/2 year old son doesn't like to build, he likes to play (or take apart). One feature of Town/Train Jr seems to be no working doors. Guess what he likes to best about my Lego? (...) (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: 1999 Train 4561 —Steve Bliss
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| | | | (...) You should repost this to lugnet.dear-lego. Seriously. Steve (26 years ago, 8-Dec-98, to lugnet.trains)
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