darkrebellion Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 (edited) Hi, while I was looking at Youtube I found this video: Video To be honest I still can´t believe what they do to that magnificent sculpture . Why they didn´t simple give it to me ? Edited January 22, 2009 by darkrebellion Quote
Da Death Star! Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 *Jaw drops*They took a SLEDGEHAMMER to an ALREADY HEADLESS Jango Fett sculpture?!Thats Blasphemy times two!(One blasphemy to Lego,one to SW.) They just HAD to pick a cool character,didn't they. Quote
SlyOwl Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 It's really sad, that Model builders (and set designers) don't recycle their unwanted builds, but just put it in the bin. Whilst I can understand this for glued models, it seems very wasteful and stupid to do it with normal ones. Then again, it is probably cheaper for them to make new parts than to employ someone to take models apart and sort them. Quote
Mariann Asanuma Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 It's really sad, that Model builders (and set designers) don't recycle their unwanted builds, but just put it in the bin. Whilst I can understand this for glued models, it seems very wasteful and stupid to do it with normal ones. Then again, it is probably cheaper for them to make new parts than to employ someone to take models apart and sort them. That's actually not true. Model Builders do recycle their models. The guy in the video was a coworker of mine when I worked at LEGOLAND (in fact he still does). This was a glued model. They had to break it apart to fit it into recyclable pieces and take it off the steel framework. Although it is sad to see a model go down that way, what you don't understand is that from the moment we got those models (Jango and Boba Fett) in the park, we had no end of trouble with them! They were designed as display models -- not hands on models -- which means that they were supposed to be kept out of the reach of the public. But when they were put on display at LEGOLAND they were put right where all the guests could take pictures of them, touch them, pull on them, kick them . . . well you get the idea. The main problem was that because guests could be so close to the models, kids and adults kept pulling on the arms ("to see if they are really glued"). Unlike models that are designed to be in public contact, there was no steel framework in the arms of the model. And even if a model is glued, if thousands of people pull on it everyday, the arms are going to come off. We even brought it in for repair, removed much of both arms to the shoulders and retro-fitted steel to the existing framework to add it for the arms. That was a pain in the neck of a project that thankfully I didn't have to do. But even after we put the model back into the park, after a while, the arms still kept braking! This was over a process of a two or three years you understand, it didn't happen overnight. The arms probably fell off dozens of times and we continually got calls saying "yeah, the uh, Star Wars model is broken again" or something similar. So, to make a long story short, it wasn't a "perfectly good" model. It had outlived its usefulness to the park. And although it is sad, that is where most LEGO models go in the end. Quote
MacK Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 What a shame . I would have thought that they could at least sell it, or donate it to someone instead of destroying it. I'm sure a model like that could easily bring in a few thousand. Quote
mania3 Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Luckily it was just a Star Wars statue. ... I kid. I kid! Don't flame me Quote
LuxorV Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 What a shame . I would have thought that they could at least sell it, or donate it to someone instead of destroying it. I'm sure a model like that could easily bring in a few thousand. Well, as I understand Mariann Asanuma's words, those models will be recycled into new bricks (at least most of them), so it isn't a total waste. All the same, it's quite hurtful to see our bricks ill-treated that way LuxorV Quote
Bricks Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 That's very strange... I'm was very angry about the method. And it look's like they have fun But thought I can understand, that they need new bricks. So I hope that they could learn in future and sell some creations, maybe they get money for more bricks than from the recycling method! Greetings 'Bricks' Quote
Asuka Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 All the same, it's quite hurful to see our bricks ill-treated that way Yeah... but what me worries the most is that soft voice appearing in my head... c´mon Asuka... to the dark side of the brick... Thanks for that interesting insight, Mariann Asanuma. Quote
Dennimator Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 What?? Mariann, next time they wanna destroy a lego statue, can´t you just ask them if they could, like donate it to EB or something, and then EB could hold a raffle with it as the prize. The biggest problem would probably be the shipping costs... ...Or you could just give it to me. Quote
Peppermint_M Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Hah! Take that mandalorian! :P (I can diss things I know a lot about =D) So that's what Legoland parks do with the models after they have been used and abused by the slack jawed public... Quote
darkrebellion Posted January 22, 2009 Author Posted January 22, 2009 Well I simple don´t want to think what will be the end of the Captain Rex sculpture . Quote
Millacol88 Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Wow that is sad. Oh look, a sculpture with hours of hard work put into it. What shall we do with something that looks so cool? Sell it? Put it on dispay somewhere else? How about taking a sledgehammer to it! Quote
Corvus Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 That's too bad. I can understand the frustration with the model and guests, working at a museum myself. I hate to be a jerk to the kids, but they must understand that they can't drive the wagon or swim with the turtles in the pond. Hah! Take that mandalorian! :P Sniff. Quote
hollisbrick Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Sniff. Hah! Take that mandalorian! :P You hurt his feelings And mine I am very mandalorian friendly How could they do that? Jango is the best Quote
Eskallon Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 How can they do that. The pieces are probably glued so instead of destroying it why not just put it on show somewhere. Well i guess that would be the clever thing to do. However if the pieces are not glued i still wouldn't destroy it with a huge hammer. I would at least take it apart prparly without destroying half the bricks. Quote
Stauder Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 How can they do that. The pieces are probably glued so instead of destroying it why not just put it on show somewhere. Well i guess that would be the clever thing to do. However if the pieces are not glued i still wouldn't destroy it with a huge hammer. I would at least take it apart prparly without destroying half the bricks. How can you take apart what is glued together? Probably not worth the effort. Still, they could have aucioned it off or something... Stauder Quote
KimT Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 The statue has probably been on display in the sun. LEGO's policy is to destroy old models that are done being on display. Whenever they replace something in the parks, then they destroy the previous model with a sledgehammer. It's not good enough (sun and weather damage) to be sold and their motto: "The best is not good enough" clearly indicates, that inferior or damaged goods are to be destroyed. Why the whining? It's just a glued statue? They did that movie just to goof around with LEGO fans - and it looks like they're succeeding. Get over it Quote
Skipper 24 Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 It's a shame they did that but I guess it had to be done if they always do that. that guy must have been mighty pleased with himself. Quote
General Magma Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) Wow. Not nice. They M$G#BL@CK1NG can't do that to LEGO! Edited January 24, 2009 by General Magma Quote
CP5670 Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 "The best is not good enough" clearly indicates, that inferior or damaged goods are to be destroyed. That motto has become a bit of a joke today. If they actually believed that anymore, they might as well destroy every set made in the last few years for having crap quality. Anyway, I don't care what TLG does with their own models. It's not my Lego, after all. They are the ones missing out on a potential profit from it. Quote
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