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Re: Creator scourge strikes again!
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lugnet.year.2001
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Mon, 5 Feb 2001 05:27:52 GMT
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In lugnet.year.2001, Tim Culberson writes:
> Unless 2002 shows some sign of turnaround in the LEGO world, I'm afraid
> LEGO will lose a fan/customer in all areas except for
> technic/mindstorms. Being a town fan, if I can't mix new LEGO with the
> past 20 years worth of my collection then how am I to continue.
Creator is 100% compatible with System -- the _only_ major new element is
the fig. It's not classic Town, but I'd rather see a real building product
line aimed at 3-6 year olds than the current POOPy rubbish.
> Someone mentioned that a competitor has released figs almost exactly like the
> REAL lego minifigs though right?
Megabloks figs? They're only about ten thousand times uglier than Creator figs.
> Heck I'm thinking I'll just have to
> get over my need to buy exclusively from LEGO and go to the competitor.
> The truth is I'm starting to think the competitor has better stuff
> anyhow! Like most others, I simply have to ask: WHY???? WHY WHY WHY
> WHY WHY WHY WHY????????????? Does LEGO not give a hoot about the
> ability to mix last years Christmas gift with this years of supposedly
> the same toy?
IMHO, Creator is a good step back towards flexible brick-by-brick building.
What we need is more of that design in the minifig themes.
--DaveL
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| (...) Yes I understand that but eventually one has to add some figs to his/her town and seeing as creator is the closest thing to town these days I don't see where we are going to get more town figs! We can't have those cyborg space dudes walking (...) (26 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001)
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| | Re: Creator scourge strikes again!
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| Unless 2002 shows some sign of turnaround in the LEGO world, I'm afraid LEGO will lose a fan/customer in all areas except for technic/mindstorms. Being a town fan, if I can't mix new LEGO with the past 20 years worth of my collection then how am I (...) (26 years ago, 3-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2001)
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