Legoist Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 Is there any Lego set among the most legendary and critically acclaimed that you never liked much? Despite the fact that I am a Lego Trains fan, I've never particularly liked the metroliner, both because of the shape and the colour scheme: My dislike goes only to the design of the train itself, not the rest of the set (track, minifigs, 9V system etc.).
Grrr Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 I have two that come to mind quickly. The first is relatively new. 10190-1. Market Street. It doens't fit in with the other Modular Buildings in my mind. It looks too 'haunted house'. The second is 6392-1. The vehicles and runway are fine, but the airport itself is a bit of a house. Though, it's still better than a few of the modern airports.
Mirandir Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 Black seas barracuda. It's what kicked me into my dark age(!). I can still remember the dissapointment in realizing that the hull of that huge pirate ship was just 5 pieces....
Dreamweb Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 I don't mean to argue with anyone, it's just my opinion... Pretty much the whole Star Wars theme, which I guess is "universally loved", especially the big "special" sets like Millennium Falcon or Death Stars, doesn't impress me at all. I never liked the movies (and I love sci-fi, just not this kind of it), and I find nothing interesting about the sets.
bamaker Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 I'm a huge Star Wars fan, but... this this this ...oh, heck, all of the UCS Series bore me to tears. To me, they're glorified models that you only display and never play with. Oh, em79, I think the Fire Brigade is meh, too
CP5670 Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 I'll stick to themes that I am interested in here, or this list would become way too large. 8448 comes to mind. This set is quite popular and is in high demand these days, but to me it was always a disappointment as the successor to 8880. The appearance is beautiful, but the functionality is a step backwards in many ways. The modular buildings (CC, GG, etc.), even though I like the City theme otherwise. I went into more detail on this here. I will probably get some bricks hurled my way for this, but 497. I mean, it's nice (especially for its time), but it's basically just a larger version of 487 with mostly the same features, and the shape is a little odd, with the wingtips looking like they are missing something. I think the later 6980 was a better model overall.
Clone OPatra Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 The UCS Star Destroyer looks like an impossible hunk of gray to me. Same with the Statue of Liberty, except that the gray is sand green. I like the look of Green Grocer a lot, but I never desired the Cafe Corner because it lacked an interior. Without an interior, it seemed completely lacking to me. Also, I don't know if this was acclaimed, but Majisto's House was a major bummer. I bought it at a convention a few years back, and it just feels a bit lacking. Maybe it's because I was too excited about it.
Palms Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 Defiantly the 6280 Armada Flagship the rainbow color scheme really puts me off. I also agree with Grrr I never really liked 10190-1. Market Street, It looks too out of place with the other modular buildings.
Shadows Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 2 words: yellow castle. Do I want the set? Of course. Do I think that brick built horses and stickers make a great set? Not a chance.
MarcusV3 Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 Hmm I'd have to say the whole new castle Kingdoms line just doesn't impress me much People have complimented it for returning to the "classic" castle style but...I'm really not that impressed with the classic castle look but hey I'm probably just being stupid and judging a theme before we even had good non confidential pictures I just liked the fantasy era a lot better
Derek Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 Two Words. Cafe. Corner. Sorry, but the interior just doesn't live up to the others and that's partly what makes the modulars great for me.
Ronan Dragonov Posted January 15, 2010 Posted January 15, 2010 That colossus of grays, the UCS Millennium Falcon.
legotrainfan Posted January 16, 2010 Posted January 16, 2010 10197 Fire Brigade is a bit... meh! I also don't like 10197. I don't like the vehicle and its design. Since it's an American fire station, I think my European mind makes me say this.
brickzone Posted January 16, 2010 Posted January 16, 2010 (edited) I loved classic town growing up, and all the four wide vehicles and so on. Unfortunately, I can never go back - I love the new style vehicles, six wide with less angular special vehicle parts. So while I can still appreciate classic town as being "cute" or having some nostalgia for it, for me, it isn't enough to want to actually own the old sets. I'd love to own the monorail, but to be honest, the old style of it (including only four-wide monorail train itself) would I think perhaps be a bit of a let-down. Ideally I'd like to get it cheap, perhaps not even complete or great condition, just for parts to MOC my own monorail (I'd make sure to get any missing parts so that at least in theory I would have the complete set). I can hear the howls of horror already from classic town fans! Sorry! Actually the limited colour palette of old Lego doesn't appeal to me so much either despite it being what I grew up with. Nevertheless, I would love to have pretty much every classic pirates set and classic castle set (and a good deal of late 80s onwards Space too). Indeed I do have quite a bit of those old sets (at least in second-hand form - i.e. owning all the parts and for the most part, original instructions). I guess I could suggest that I'm not so keen on Skull Eye Schooner - I don't like its colours or style as much as BSB, but it's not really a valid choice of set I don't like, as I would still love to own one (but not necessarily pay for it :) In terms of recent famous sets, I don't know if that many count as universally loved (though that goes for classic Lego too of course). I could add my voice to the Fire Brigade dissenters (yes the simpler style doesn't appeal to me as much, whether or not it is "American") but I think there are enough of those to make that set ineligible for the "universally loved" definition even bending the rules. Besides, again, if money was not an issue, I'd gladly add this set to my modular buildings collection! Edited January 16, 2010 by brickzone
Rick Posted January 16, 2010 Posted January 16, 2010 I loved classic town growing up, and all the four wide vehicles and so on. Unfortunately, I can never go back - I love the new style vehicles, six wide with less angular special vehicle parts. So while I can still appreciate classic town as being "cute" or having some nostalgia for it, for me, it isn't enough to want to actually own the old sets. I'd love to own the monorail, but to be honest, the old style of it (including only four-wide monorail train itself) would I think perhaps be a bit of a let-down. Ideally I'd like to get it cheap, perhaps not even complete or great condition, just for parts to MOC my own monorail (I'd make sure to get any missing parts so that at least in theory I would have the complete set). I can hear the howls of horror already from classic town fans! Sorry! While I consider myself a (classic) town fan, I also can't see myself buying classic town sets for big sums of money, which I could otherwise use to buy brand new sets or bricks. I also noticed that second-hand just doesn't give me the satisfaction I'd expect it to give me. Also, I really got to like the more detailed 6-wide trucks that have been released over the past few years. But having said that, I'm definitely charmed by the cuteness of classic (4-wide) town sets and MOCs.
Mr Hobbles Posted January 16, 2010 Posted January 16, 2010 (edited) 10197 Fire Brigade. Too much unlike the others for my taste, and too simple, with too many weird building techniques. However, conversely to a lot of other people, Market Street is my favourite of the whole lot! Edited January 16, 2010 by Mr Hobbles
jonwil Posted January 16, 2010 Posted January 16, 2010 Clone wars. NONE of the designs make me even consider a purchase.
blueandwhite Posted January 16, 2010 Posted January 16, 2010 Some of the sets mentioned have me a bit confused. Since when was the Fire Brigade universally loved? From what I've seen on these forums, 10197 is generally disliked by most European members. I always thought that the response for this set was mixed at best. Now if somebody had said the Green Grocer, then I might be a bit surprised as that set seems to have a genuinely strong following. There are a number of sets I'm not too thrilled with, but I'm pretty sure that most of them weren't universally loved anyhow. The Fantasy Castle line for example is something that I'm not fond of, but I appreciate that this can be said for a large number of fans. The real challenge would be to find a set that is truly universally loved, because while some sets have a very strong legion of fans, I find that those sets also have some of the most vocal critics.
Grrr Posted January 16, 2010 Posted January 16, 2010 I loved classic town growing up, and all the four wide vehicles and so on. Unfortunately, I can never go back - I love the new style vehicles, six wide with less angular special vehicle parts. So while I can still appreciate classic town as being "cute" or having some nostalgia for it, for me, it isn't enough to want to actually own the old sets. I'd love to own the monorail, but to be honest, the old style of it (including only four-wide monorail train itself) would I think perhaps be a bit of a let-down. Ideally I'd like to get it cheap, perhaps not even complete or great condition, just for parts to MOC my own monorail (I'd make sure to get any missing parts so that at least in theory I would have the complete set). I can hear the howls of horror already from classic town fans! Sorry! In that case, buy a 6990 or 6991. They go for about half the price of 6399. I bought my 6990 for about US$50 a year ago.
Dennimator Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) I´ll have to go with the 10197 Fire Brigade as well. I mean, it looks OK, but it´s just... meh. (to quote several other members ) Also, it being the most expensive building while also being the ugliest does´t make sense to me. I will probably get it if I see it on sale, but it´s definately not on my "must have" list. Edited January 17, 2010 by Dennimator
Piranha Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) The Yellow Castle, It is a yellow castle! C'mon its ugly! However now a blue and grey spaceship is cool Edited January 17, 2010 by Macoco
Mission Commander Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 The yellow castle is meh, I think the stickers,brick-built horses, and all that yellow is Was it built out of hay?
Alice Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 I hate Medieval Market Village. I bought it, but I thought the build was frustrating! Still has some great parts in it and I'm glad I bought it but I give the set an overall .
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