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Re: More on the decline of LEGO quality.... [long]
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In lugnet.general, Tim Culberson writes:
----Note: FUT: lugnet.year.2001 (I figure this is probably the best
place but feel free to change :)----

...Sorry if this has been discussed but I was pondering today on the
subject of the LEGO catalogs.

We've all yakked lots about how LEGO designs are becoming juniorized,
cheap, smaller, less interesting, blah blah blah...but what about the
LEGO catalogs?  Although I was certainly younger at the time, I remember
being just fascinated looking at the catalogs of the lat 80's and early
90's themselves because of all the inspiring and interesting scenes that
were created.  They gave meaning and purpose to all of the various sets
in a particular theme such that the sets belonged together!

Lets take a walk back in time and observe....starting with the most
recent years.

Two years later....
http://www.brickshelf.com/scans/catalogs/1989/c89nl/c89nl-23.html
I start making up stories about the minifigs within 10 seconds of seeing
this photo.

Any thoughts?

  I know this has little to do with the original message, of which I fully
agree with, but I must mention something.  In the only magazine example I
didn't remove, I believe I can see Captain Ahnee!  Yes, this is strange, but
I really think the owner of Cpatain Ahnee needs to see this (Mr.Jassim?).
In the middle of the picture, in the crowd, staring at the camera, is what
appears to be a Captain Ahnee look-alike.  And since it's hard to make out
details, it really could be him.  So, Mr.Jassim, if you are reading this, I
think you should make a short story about Captain Ahnee traveling back to
the 20th century and getting involved in this particular car race.  It would
make an interesting story, to say the least.



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  More on the decline of LEGO quality.... [long]
 
----Note: FUT: lugnet.year.2001 (I figure this is probably the best place but feel free to change :)---- ...Sorry if this has been discussed but I was pondering today on the subject of the LEGO catalogs. We've all yakked lots about how LEGO designs (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001)

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