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Benguin
05/11/09

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That giant Lego man (megafig?) is frightening.
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Purple Dave
05/12/09

@Benguin:
More in the sculpture range, I'd say.
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Purple Dave
05/11/09

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I knew the baseplates were vacuum-formed rather than injection-molded, but I didn't realize it was the same plastic as the regular bricks.

Anyways, there are quite a few points in this video that are no longer accurate. TECHNIC figures have not been produced in quite a while, minifig heads are no longer placed on the torso, nearly _all_ parts are bagged before being placed in boxes (which rarely include inner trays), and they stopped putting those clear display trays in sets a long time ago. I think they might still release the occassional large set that comes with a front flap over a celophane-lined window so you can see what's inside, but it's really rare to see those anymore.
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Fuzi Lojak
05/11/09

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I bought my step daughter her first Lego set (Spongebob Squarepant's Mr.Crab's shack) this weekend. We had a lot of fun putting everything together by the instructions but she still doesn't get the real fun of making things up. I guess I'll have to get her more Legos so she has more to work with.

I was disappointed that some of the blocks required stickers rather than them being printed on. :(
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Purple Dave
05/11/09

@Fuzi Lojak:
Stickers cost less money, so one-time deco requirements have been getting the sticker treatment lately. There are even two LEGO Factory sets that went back to the long-abandoned torso stickers on minifigs. The LEGO Batman sets went a step further by including extra Batman logo stickers on every sticker sheet.
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