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No, really! LEGO has messed up. Look at this monstrosity (http://www.lego.com/eng/dino/attack/default.aspx)! On the front page there's a guy with a ski mask! Hey, I've got an idea for a theme: LEGO Terrorists! You could reuse the skimask head and start the LEGO machines rolling out some of that cute LEGO dynamite (as seen in the Wild West theme, 1996-1999.)

When I first saw DINO ATTACK on the LEGO page, I thought (silly me) that LEGO Adventurers, the most kick-ass Indiana Jones plastic knock-off ever, had returned. But no; it's this Jurassic Park III-Metal Gear Solid crap.

What's happened to the good old days of LEGO, as witnessed to by the Fibblesnork LEGO Guide? (http://www.lugnet.com/fibblesnork/lego/guide/) As far as I'm concerned LEGO declined from about 1999, with the introduction of LEGO Star Wars and the other movie tie-ins, and 2003, with the end of the LEGO Dino Island Adventurers, the last great theme. I would write an online petition if anybody looked at those, but...

So, to the point: What could we, concerned LEGO fans as we are, do to ressurect the glory days of LEGO? Those days when bricks were either yellow, red, blue, green, black, brown, white, or grey..? Why are they making brick-red bricks, violet monstrosities, lime-green pieces, or orange minifigs? Why have minifigs ceised to be yellow - now who needs politically-correct minifigs in 5 tones?

The LEGO classic range contains a pitifully small collection. So now, LEGO Corp., let me pose a challenge to you: GIVE ME BACK MY GODDAMNED CHILDHOOD!

Anyone else have anything to add?

*gasp* Lego now has a terrorist in the dino-resistence squad?


Lego: Jihad Edition

Yes.

Go K'nex!

Whatever happened to good old Pier Police and company? Aye, that was even before the days of the old-school lego site you listed...

Pier Police... That was a bit before I got started with Legos, but I dimly remember getting presented with one of those for my 6th birthday...

The golden age of LEGO lasted from about 1978, with the introduction of Classic Castle and Classic Space, to 1999, with the introduction of merchandising tie-ins.

I remember pirate, pirate was badd ass, those things rocked.
The son of a friend of the family had this: http://www.lugnet.com/fibblesnork/lego/guide/pirates/set/6286-1.html

Yeh, pirates rock.

...So any ideas how to make LEGO make them again?

This is sooooooo wrong. But did anyone else imagine a lego plane flying into lego towers? This is perhaps the most depraved thought I've had in minutes.

This is sooooooo wrong. But did anyone else imagine a lego plane flying into lego towers? This is perhaps the most depraved thought I've had in minutes.
I have an IRC quote from some one on dalnet about some one's brother flying planes into lego towers yelling "allah achbar"

That Fibblesnork site really takes me back.

I used to have a whole bunch of Space and Pirate ones, but Castle was always my favorite. They are all still hiding in my house somewhere, completely smashed to their basest elements...

...LEGO really sucks nowadays. Especially their latest excuses for "Castle" and "Viking" lines. :mad:

I would buy every Castle set made before 1998, if I had the chance. :D

*gasp* Lego now has a terrorist in the dino-resistence squad?


Lego: Jihad Edition

They hate the dinosaurs for their freedom.

This is sooooooo wrong. But did anyone else imagine a lego plane flying into lego towers? This is perhaps the most depraved thought I've had in minutes.

Dude. I've thought of things like that before. At least now I know I'm not alone in my quasi-insanity.


Ah, Fibblesnork... I have considerable collections of all of the series on there. I was surprised to see that one cart thing from the Wild West series that carried about four of those little Winchester things on it, in cheap Chinese copy form, at a local dollar store. That brought back some memories...

And Pirates. Probably the high point of Legos in my lifetime.

Originally Posted by Rotovia-
This is sooooooo wrong. But did anyone else imagine a lego plane flying into lego towers? This is perhaps the most depraved thought I've had in minutes.

Off of topic, my math class did a project where we had to build towers of cards. On September Eleventh, we toppled them, first class period. I and my entire team threw paper airplanes at our. we were speechless during second peiod when we saw the news report on the WTC attack. I still can't believe that happened. it is kinda creepy.

I miss the old old pirate sets I liked those Blue soldiers, I also wish they'd bring back Wolf Pack and such, for awhile they had been selling old sets at the shop at home thing but then they got rid of it. And WTF is with these new huge figures? They're so stupid.

AND ****ING HARRY POTTER LEGOS!! ARGH!

I remember once, I had this huge lego war going,
Pirates\Dragonmasters\Fightknights\criminals\Space Villians\UFO\SharkAquanauts
versus
Police\Imperial Guard\Imperal Aramada\Space Goodguys\Royal Knights\Foresters\Black Knights\Town\Crusaders\Black Falcons\Aquanauts

It was a huge war with the headquarters of the good guys being the Royal knights castle and the Badguys being the Dragon masters castle, which we had on a old trunk to use as a mountain. It was impressive.

ahhh Lego.....*daydreams*

And you can't complain about ALL the film tie-ins...otherwise we'd never have fanfilms like these? :D

http://www.spiteyourface.com/spidey.html

Modern Technic Lego's rubbish too. Kinda like plastic Meccano, but worse.

Whatever happened to the good old Test Cars, the helicopter, the Control Centre, and that truck that turned into a robot? :(

ahhhhh lego, that brings me back

*drifts off into daydream*

Modern Technic Lego's rubbish too. Kinda like plastic Meccano, but worse.

Yeah, that Bionicle stuff is crap. And have you seen that stupid Knight's Kingdom crap they came up with? Yuck.

My Pirate ship kicks ass. I remember having huge battles with my Castle set. Of course the pirates usually won. Because they're pirates. And they're awesome.

No, really! LEGO has messed up. Look at this monstrosity (http://www.lego.com/eng/dino/attack/default.aspx)! On the front page there's a guy with a ski mask! Hey, I've got an idea for a theme: LEGO Terrorists! You could reuse the skimask head and start the LEGO machines rolling out some of that cute LEGO dynamite (as seen in the Wild West theme, 1996-1999.)

When I first saw DINO ATTACK on the LEGO page, I thought (silly me) that LEGO Adventurers, the most kick-ass Indiana Jones plastic knock-off ever, had returned. But no; it's this Jurassic Park III-Metal Gear Solid crap.

What's happened to the good old days of LEGO, as witnessed to by the Fibblesnork LEGO Guide? (http://www.lugnet.com/fibblesnork/lego/guide/) As far as I'm concerned LEGO declined from about 1999, with the introduction of LEGO Star Wars and the other movie tie-ins, and 2003, with the end of the LEGO Dino Island Adventurers, the last great theme. I would write an online petition if anybody looked at those, but...

So, to the point: What could we, concerned LEGO fans as we are, do to ressurect the glory days of LEGO? Those days when bricks were either yellow, red, blue, green, black, brown, white, or grey..? Why are they making brick-red bricks, violet monstrosities, lime-green pieces, or orange minifigs? Why have minifigs ceised to be yellow - now who needs politically-correct minifigs in 5 tones?

The LEGO classic range contains a pitifully small collection. So now, LEGO Corp., let me pose a challenge to you: GIVE ME BACK MY GODDAMNED CHILDHOOD!

Anyone else have anything to add?


Their sales are probably lacking, and they are trying to connect with present youth. Video games, PC and other stuff is knocking them out. Sad, but true. As for what can be done, I don't know.. other than parents or schools promoting the natural builder/engineer in their young ones.

My Pirate ship kicks ass. I remember having huge battles with my Castle set. Of course the pirates usually won. Because they're pirates. And they're awesome.
Pirates and castles? You should stage the ultimate battle to decide who is the best: Pirates v Ninjas

But the Lego version of Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail (it's on the DVD) is hilarious! And what about the Lego Bible?

Edit: And I made a pirate ship too.

But the Lego version of Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail (it's on the DVD) is hilarious! And what about the Lego Bible?

I didn't say everything LEGO rolled out recently was bad, just damn near everything. And Brick Testament isn't endorsed, or sponsored, etc., etc., by the LEGO company, but by the Reverend. Thus, it's actually clever, well-thought out, and funny.

Dude, i sooooooooo loved the old day lego's... Im serious, sometimes i still get the urge to go and build something with my lego blocks up in the attick.. sniff!

These new ones are crap, they are just weird versions of actions men and crap like that. No way ill let my childreen touch these monstruosities! ~.~

Yeah, I can't stand new Lego. Old stuff ruled.

Have you ever seen Lego Auschwitz? Now that was funny - little Lego skeletons and everything. Deeply, deeply sick. But still very funny.

Pirates and castles? You should stage the ultimate battle to decide who is the best: Pirates v Ninjas Then they can unite and fight against a horde of undead mockingbirds to the tune of "Final Countdown", eh? :p

And Pirates. Probably the high point of Legos in my lifetime.
Oh yeah. While I normally despise the phrase that is about to follow, I feel it is needed here. Pirates FUCKING PWNED.

*sigh* At least Playmobil is still halfway decent.

Wow, when I look at that site it seems I had an enormous set of legos and yet back then I was always thinking 'wouldn't it be great if I had ALL the legos there are'. Apparently I allmost had. :eek:
Never all at the same time though. :rolleyes: