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| | | Author: | fracksfreakshow  | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 02:39 | | Subject: | The most boring instructions cover ever? | | Viewed: | 208 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| Is this the most boring instructions cover ever? Was Lego trying to save a penny
by making this so boring with no color? Did the guy that was supposed to do
the cover art take the day off and Lego refused to wait? I'm going to return
the set and tell the employee it's because how boring the instruction cover
is!
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| | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 02:45 | | Subject: | Re: The most boring instructions cover ever? | | Viewed: | 45 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, fracksfreakshow writes:
| | Is this the most boring instructions cover ever? Was Lego trying to save a penny
by making this so boring with no color? Did the guy that was supposed to do
the cover art take the day off and Lego refused to wait? I'm going to return
the set and tell the employee it's because how boring the instruction cover
is!
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It’s definitely a bad move in the part of Lego. The instructions for many sets
are so bland and boring now
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| | | | | Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 03:21 | | Subject: | Re: The most boring instructions cover ever? | | Viewed: | 66 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, fracksfreakshow writes:
| | Is this the most boring instructions cover ever? Was Lego trying to save a penny
by making this so boring with no color? Did the guy that was supposed to do
the cover art take the day off and Lego refused to wait? I'm going to return
the set and tell the employee it's because how boring the instruction cover
is!
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I can one up you:
Have a look through the instruction manuals for sets released this year:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogListOld.asp?q=&catType=I&catID=&itemYear=2023
This is the new style for all instruction books. I think they look absolutely
awful now.
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| | | | | | | Author: | paulvdb | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 03:30 | | Subject: | Re: The most boring instructions cover ever? | | Viewed: | 46 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, randyf writes:
| | In New Sets, fracksfreakshow writes:
| | Is this the most boring instructions cover ever? Was Lego trying to save a penny
by making this so boring with no color? Did the guy that was supposed to do
the cover art take the day off and Lego refused to wait? I'm going to return
the set and tell the employee it's because how boring the instruction cover
is!
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I can one up you:
Have a look through the instruction manuals for sets released this year:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogListOld.asp?q=&catType=I&catID=&itemYear=2023
This is the new style for all instruction books. I think they look absolutely
awful now.
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And they don't even put the set number on the instructions for 18+ sets.
I find that very annoying.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | Darth_Smithy | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 07:24 | | Subject: | Re: The most boring instructions cover ever? | | Viewed: | 58 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, paulvdb writes:
| | In New Sets, randyf writes:
| | In New Sets, fracksfreakshow writes:
| | Is this the most boring instructions cover ever? Was Lego trying to save a penny
by making this so boring with no color? Did the guy that was supposed to do
the cover art take the day off and Lego refused to wait? I'm going to return
the set and tell the employee it's because how boring the instruction cover
is!
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I can one up you:
Have a look through the instruction manuals for sets released this year:
https://www.bricklink.com/catalogListOld.asp?q=&catType=I&catID=&itemYear=2023
This is the new style for all instruction books. I think they look absolutely
awful now.
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And they don't even put the set number on the instructions for 18+ sets.
I find that very annoying.
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+1. This really irks me, too.
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| | | | | Author: | jonwil | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 04:34 | | Subject: | Re: The most boring instructions cover ever? | | Viewed: | 60 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| Its not about saving money, its about saving the planet by using less ink in
the production of the instructions.
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| | | | | | | Author: | 1974 | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 04:46 | | Subject: | Re: The most boring instructions cover ever? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, jonwil writes:
| | Its not about saving money, its about saving the planet by using less ink in
the production of the instructions.
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Yeah, right. There are LOADS of black boxes in the +18/Technic range 
That Batman instruction really looks like a cheap knock-off product!
TERRIBLE!!
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| | | | | | | Author: | UTLF | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 04:59 | | Subject: | (Cancelled) | | Viewed: | 56 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 06:50 | | Subject: | Re: The most boring instructions cover ever? | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| I heard it was so the ink doesn’t rub off on the new paper bags. But I don’t
know if that is true.
Lego posted on Twitter 10:48 AM • May 23, 2022
“You’ll notice newer Building Instructions have a simpler look, giving more focus
on the model about to be built. Some booklets will also come in an envelope,
and we’re working on an even more sustainable solution!”
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| | | | | | | Author: | yorbrick | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 06:49 | | Subject: | Re: The most boring instructions cover ever? | | Viewed: | 40 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, jonwil writes:
| | Its not about saving money, its about saving the planet by using less ink in
the production of the instructions.
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You are probably right there. The boxes still need to look good, but instructions
don't matter so much as the consumer has already bought it.
Although I actually prefer images where it is just the product shown, and it
is clear what is in the set. Same with boxes, I like the black ones but I know
I'm in the minority there.
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | zzed | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 08:05 | | Subject: | (Cancelled) | | Viewed: | 41 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| | | | | | | Author: | StarBrick | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 11:02 | | Subject: | Re: The most boring instructions cover ever? | | Viewed: | 67 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| | Next move: no more paper instructions, only digital!!! |
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| | | | | | | Author: | randyf | | Posted: | Mar 10, 2023 13:32 | | Subject: | Re: The most boring instructions cover ever? | | Viewed: | 61 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| In New Sets, jonwil writes:
| | Its not about saving money, its about saving the planet by using less ink in
the production of the instructions.
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Please, let's keep this logical. The instruction manuals are getting larger
and larger due to adding less and less parts on each step of the build. If they
were really concerned about an ink issue, the instruction manuals would be getting
smaller or removed entirely.
As far as saving the planet, everything they make is made of plastic. And they
are making more and more of it each year, not less. Companies and capitalism
are fundamentally juxtaposed to saving the planet, because the end goal is to
take as much as you can and grow, grow, grow. That dynamic is never going to
change.
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| | | | | Author: | Sadler_Bricks | | Posted: | Apr 5, 2023 20:47 | | Subject: | Re: The most boring instructions cover ever? | | Viewed: | 54 times | | Topic: | New Sets | |
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| Yeah it was somewhat plain
Sadler_bricks
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