Her er en uttalelse fra LEGO ang. den nye hesten som kommer i sommerens Lord of the Rings sett.
As many of you know a new style LEGO horse is being released with the Lord of the Rings. That means some nice new features, but also some changes. Below is a comment from Senior Creative Designer Matt Ashton about the changes that you are welcome to share with your communities:
"Our core target audience of 5-10 year old boys has told us in ongoing testing that the original LEGO horse is a bit ‘baby-ish’, and too static to play with properly. So we’ve re-designed the LEGO horse to make it more dynamic, pose-able and appealing by adding a higher level of detail. The new horse will appear in the LEGO Lord of the Rings sets will be released in June 2012.
"The new horse can now kick, bolt and rear up on its hind legs, making it much more playable and pose-able, while the refined detail level has also made it seem more ‘grown-up’ and ‘cooler’ in kids’ eyes.
"In making these changes we have obviously had to take into consideration several different challenges.
"First, we are fully aware that the ‘original’ horse may be perceived as a LEGO icon in many consumers’ eyes. So, when designing the new horse, we did our best to create a new version that pays homage to the original horse, particularly its proportions, silhouette and decoration style.
"Second, we have made some design choices in regards to the compatibility between the ‘new’ horse and the existing horse accessories. The existing saddle element can be used with the new version of the horse. The new horse can also wear the current barding, although it cannot be posed while wearing this element. We will be developing a replacement barding for future product launches, ensuring that the horse can be dressed for battle and still be fully pose-able.
“We apologize for any inconvenience or frustration this may cause to certain collectors, but we are striving to ensure that we are ultimately creating the best product and play experience for our core audience for the long term.”
Matt Ashton, Senior Creative Director, LEGO Group
Dragev
april 14, 2012, 5:46pm
2
Ett lite bilde hentet fra LOTR så vet alle hvordan den ser ut
Jeg syns de har blitt veldig fine
F0NIX
april 14, 2012, 6:06pm
3
Helt enig! Den nye hesten er fin. Ikke at jeg har vært noe spesielt for hester, men syns den gamle hadde litt “kantete” hode. Så den nye ble bedre her.
Den nye er absolutt fin, og har mer preg av en naturlig utvikling enn erstatning over seg. Fint at de også tok hensyn til eksisterende deler for hestene, slik at det meste passer til denne nye.
