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    Your LEGO Dream Set? —Nelson Yrizarry
   (Recently, a thread was posted on 1000steine by my fellow LEGO Ambassadors, Stephan & Volker. Here is a similar thread in English.) Here is the question: What would be your LEGO Dream Set? ===...=== Before you reply, please consider the following: (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.announce, FTX) !! 
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Jeff Reuland
     (...) Gee, this is simple.........a DIY Minfigure kit! How about a big box of various assorted minifigure parts? Even a grab bag assortment would be nice. Possibly some un-decorated torsos.........or different colors not found in sets. Ok, I'll (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Darren Hoffman
     (...) I second that. 6 firefighters, 6 police, 6 construction workers, etc. the town/train fans would buy them up, as well as my kids ;) Darren (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Jonathan Wilson
      Darren Hoffman wrote: >>> Here is the question:¬ >>> >>> [What would be your LEGO Dream Set?] >> >> How 'bout a few sets containing 5-6 themed minifigs retailing for $4.99? >> >> You do it with magnets already......... > > I second that. 6 (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Richie Dulin
     (...) Really? I find that surprising. One of the standard criticisms of the LEGO range is how many fire, police etc sets there are... I'm surprised anyone is really crying out for six more police, or six more firefighters, or even six more (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Michael Harrod
      (...) I agree. The biggest criticism of late from what I hear is that Town (the theme) only seems to have police, fire, or construction figs these days....why is it that the only thing happening in Town is fires and crime? How about diversifying (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
     
          Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Kerry Raymond
      (...) Lets make some shops (we'll let Mel Caddick/Brown/Krutzfeldt design them). Kerry (17 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —John Neal
      (...) Yup. A set of black-suited figs with various wig colors; brown suits, navy suits, etc. We need more (URL) faceless commuters>:-) JOHN (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Pete White
      (...) What about a set of six LEGO ambassador figs with some rubber-tipped technic projectiles and the thing that shoots them ? -pete.w (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)  
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Darren Hoffman
      (...) well, honestly, when I go to the local hobby store with the kids, I usually tell them they have $5, or $10 to spend each. they always go to the playmobil isle in the end, because they can buy 2 or three sets, with a figure or two in each one. (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Robb King
     (...) While Town desperately needs diversification, figure packs would help 'flesh out' what already exists. What kind of construction site consists *only* of drivers, operators, and foremen? Those shovels & pickaxes aren't going to swing (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Marc Nelson Jr.
     (...) Just a realistic, plain old house - four walls, rooms, stairs, lots of furniture. I'd go as high as $40 or $50. Thanks for taking this on, Nelson. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's Creations>> (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Elroy Davis
     (...) A 9v Steam Engine for the train line would be great. Sometime a little more realistic than the Make Your Own Train locomotive. I'd be willing to pay as much as the usual locomotive sets go for. More if the motor is included. -Elroy (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Paul S. D'Urbano
     (...) Miniland-Scale Sets I'm thinking something like what they have in the display cases at the LEGO stores. Like the one with the limo and the movie stars. The complexity of the construction would appeal to AFOLs but it would still have play value (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —John Cooper
     (...) I'll stick with the answer I posted to a similar thread about a year ago: Globe model kit (18” - 24” diameter) with stand. Built with plates and bricks to provide good resolution to the continents. Similar to the one pictured in The Ultimate (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Kelly McKiernan
     (...) I'll second this as well. The last survey for S@H that the Ambassadors did included many recommendations for a globe, and I was quite disappointed the suggestion for it didn't make it into the final report to S@H. So maybe this time it'll get (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —John Neal
     (...) Honestly, with (URL) this> and (URL) this>, what more does one need? (I'm building one:-) JOHN (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —John Cooper
     (...) A design incorporating plates in addition to bricks. This would offer: 1) better resolution to the continents 2) a more refined spherical shape (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —John Neal
      (...) (URL) You asked for it, you got it, Toyota!> Corey hasn't posted instructions for this particular globe, but maybe he could be convinced to do so. Or to create for sale. I'd buy a set of instructions. Now take a look at (URL)! Cool, yes? I (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Kelly McKiernan
      (...) As well as keeping the price down by using (theoretically) less-expensive plates vs. more-expensive bricks. If it's huge and costs $500, nobody will buy it, but if it's a regular-size globe like you see in schools, I can see that going for (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Joel Hoornbeek
     (...) I really like the shape of (URL) globe. -Joel (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —David Winkler
     (...) I posted (URL) plans> for a globe like this at (URL) Use as you see fit. -dw (17 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Joel Hoornbeek
      (...) Excellent! Now I'm off to Bricklink to put together a wanted list... I really appreciate your generosity in making your instructions available to the public. -Joel (17 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Kelly McKiernan
     (...) Very nice, I like the detail and smoothness of the sphere. Excellent work. That’s pretty close to the size of what I’d love to see from LEGO (although theirs could be a bit smaller, to save cost), and it might be nice to have some rough (...) (17 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Jonathan Wilson
     (...) My dream set would be any set that is the same as (i.e. a reissue) or similar in style (even if not in actual theme) to any space set from 1978 to 1993 (i.e. classic space through to Ice Planet). Or in fact, any space ship that is clearly (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Selçuk Göre
     (...) 1. I think classical aircrafts in sculpture(?) series (Red Baron and Sopwith Camel) were excellent. And I believe enlarging the series with much more classical aircraft like Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang, FW 190, Zero, Me-262, Gloster Meteor, (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —John Neal
     (...) My dream set would have to be something Model Team sized-- keep on running with an entire line of cars on (URL) this> and (URL) this> scale! (OR BIGGER:-) ===...=== JOHN (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Allan Bedford
     (...) Great question! So I guess if we're offering up our "dream set" ideas we're allowed to dream in any theme and/or scale? I hope so. And in that case, here's my dream: I'd love to see a detailed Mack fire engine (circa mid-1970s) done in about a (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Allan Bedford
     (...) My apologies for replying to my own post. I neglected to include the price I'd be willing to pay for such a set. I guess if I had to put a figure on it, I'd love to see such a model for under $40 (U.S.). Figuring roughly 10 cents per part, the (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Mike Petrucelli
     (...) Short answer: Bring back mini-fig packs. Long Answer: Bring back mini-fig packs with the newer themes. For example sets like: (URL) 6703>, (URL) 6103>, (URL) 6309>, (URL) 6706> (which I own 20 of), or (URL) 4930> (which I literally own 100 (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Magnus Lauglo
     (...) I'd love to see a castle-themed Creator/model type set. Basically a bunch of bricks, and plates, arches, inverse slopes, various more specialized pieces (tiles, jumpers washers etc), and a baseplate. If they aren't going to bring old gray (...) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Alex Feinberg
      A great question! I too would love to see more realistic castle theme stuff like what I found in the miniland at Legoland Deutschland this past September, except in minifig scale (for affordability reasons). Basic multi-functional architectural (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Robin Sather
     (...) I definitely second this. I remember this classic April Fools joke from a few years ago ... (URL) I'd love to see tubs like this actually see the light of day. For a 1,000 piece "specialized" tub like this, I'd probably be willing to part with (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Nathan Todd
     unrealistic: Bring back castle (not that kk stuff). I would love anything old grey. realistic: A landscaping accessory pack, flowers, trees, plants in general. even more unrealistic: (...) God Bless, Nathan Visit my brickshelf gallery: (URL) (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Brandon Griffith
     I would like to see an UCS Millennium Falcon & an UCS Escort Frigate. I would pay up to $300.00 for the Millennium Falcon & up to $200.00 for the Escort Frigate. (URL) (17 years ago, 26-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —C. L. GunningCook
     (...) I am thrilled (and would love to see more) of the creator and X pod type of sets... (like the new mosaic sets, COOL!) These sort of sets, to me, is the company getting back to basics and what they are good at. It is also what I see parents (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Ray Sanders
     (...) hmmmm... I think mine would be rather eclectic... call it "Annual Floor Sweepings" or maybe "LEGO Surprise Box" where you get a random assortment of overage parts from recent production seasons. It would be profitable because they are surplus (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Michael Dickinson
     (...) I Think classic castle was the best selling lego i know of, robin hood and the black falcons where very popular fighting against the lion king. Start with looking at the profitability of the recent re-release of black falcons fortress and that (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Larry Lesser
     I think that they should bring back the older series and redo them. Come on, you can come up with some many new ideas for the old themes. For example. Paradisa sets (which I have been buying a lot of in the last 6 months) should be redone. I have (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Roy Gal
     (...) Now there is a tough question! I think a Main Street-type set, but with more detail would be fantastic. Maybe with some shops, a bank, post office - these would really add some actual town buildings to all the police/fire/construction sets. (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Melody Krützfeldt
     (...) **cut** While I have many ideas and many dreams, I shall share a few... For me alone, what appeals to me in regards to LEGO is, I like the colours and I like architecture, so combinding them both into one is pretty cool. I would love a tub or (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Anne Carasik
      Set 375. Classic Castle :) Galaxy Explorer. Classic Space. What can I say? I'm old skool. (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Deborah Higdon
     (...) snip (...) snip (...) mel has said it all for me and said it quite well, except for the price point. i'd be willing to pay a fair amount for new specialized pieces like this, anything that brings house and structure building to a new level. (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Steven Coallier
     (...) Funny...I thought it was MY dream set! grin Also, I'm not sure how WE're supposed to judge whether or not it would be profitable. I think I can still provide something that would work, though: a scale model of a real-world structure...Miniland (...) (17 years ago, 27-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Chris Phillips
     (...) My gut reaction to this question was one word - "monorail!" But I imagine anything involving the design of new pieces (or re-design of obsolete parts) would fail the "profitable" test. So I guess I would like to see comprehensive, single-color (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —scott Frischmann
     (...) Monorail! Please bring back Monorail! Include 1x4 tiles, not plates, for joining the tracks together, for a smoother finish. In addition to a set like the (URL) Airport Shuttle> or (URL) Futuron Monorail>, have a "bare bones" kit, consisting (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Karl Paulsen
     I have only one suggetsion. A bucket of natural colored bricks. Brown, tan, grey, sand green, etc. 1000 pieces, in a brightly colored bucket 24.95 In the vein of existing brick buckets it the artwork could show castles, animals, caves, trees, (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Gyl Midroni
     UCS-style classic castle. Along the styles of 6080 and 6074. Brick built. PLEASE GOD NONE OF THE GIANT WALL ELEMENTS FROM THE LAST FEW YEARS OF KK. 3000 pieces, model opens up to reveal interior. AT least the size of 2 32x32 baseplates. Multi-tiered (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Bryan Wong
     (...) Well, anything in the old colors would be a dream set... Personally, I'm also hoping for a UCS Millenium Falcon. I'd pay US$300 for it. But for something more realistic, how about various Town cars? Back in the 80s and 90s you had TV vans, (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)  
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Aaron M. Sneary
     I have heard rumor, and greatly hope it's true, but I'll post it anyway, in case it isn't but could be: Specialty buckets. Release a group of buckets with a brick selection aimed at a specific building style, and Idea Books with multiple possible (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Ken Dowd
     (...) I'd like to see a Star Wars Creatures Creator-style set. My favorite Creator/Designer sets are the amimal based models (4884 Wild Hunters, 4506 Deep Sea Predators, etc.). With LEGO ignoring some of the most popular monsters from Star Wars (no (...) (17 years ago, 28-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Justin Vaughn
     Without a doubt I'd go for UCS scale aircraft (especially military planes). I love the work Lego did with the Wright flyer and the WWI aircraft, and I'd like to see other classic as well as modern designs from all over the world. I wouldn't be (...) (17 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Anthony Sava
     (...) (URL) This>. Preferably with red small train wheels and authentic (outsourced to or bought rights from) BBB wheels. $45 without motor. $65 with motor. --Anthony (17 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Anthony Sava
     (...) (URL) Here is a link to the corresponding brickshelf gallery> for those who are having trouble accessing MOCPages like I am at the moment. --Anthony (17 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Mark Larson
     (...) ..and let me speak for all the folk over in the Eurobricks Pirate forum when I say we need a highly detailed beautiful large Pirate Ship. Also, more structures; train stations, houses, with more detail! I would love an expert builder line with (...) (17 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —John Gerlach
     (...) How 'bout something simple like a nice 9volt train caboose in the 10133 BNSF colors? (or any other way to get more dark green bricks!!) (and dark red bricks...) (and dark blue bricks...) (17 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Ben Gorman
     (...) Well how about a UCS dalek? or cyberman or K-9! all from doctor who or mabye even doctor who minifig scale sets. The UK is pratically doctor who crazy at the moment. (17 years ago, 29-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Andy Wagner
     In my experience the best LEGO sets cost between $.07 and $.09 per piece. Less than that and you've got nothing but basic bricks-- important, but not flexible enough to be interesting by themselves. More than than and you're getting too many (...) (17 years ago, 30-Nov-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Lukas Nabergall
     My dream set would be a 2 foot tall mecha with golden armor and two extremly sharp gold swords and I would pay up to 100 dollars for it. (17 years ago, 1-Dec-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Nathan Todd
     Hi all, was asked to relay this message while posting permission was being sorted out: As soon as my Lugnet registration is accepted I'll post this: Greetings I am Mister Phes the administrator of the Pirate LEGO Forum and I'm here to represent a (...) (17 years ago, 6-Dec-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
    
         Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Nathan Todd
     Sorry to reply to my own post, just realized the links were not in Lugnet format, here is the revised version: Greetings I am Mister Phes the administrator of the Pirate LEGO Forum and I'm here to represent a vast number of Pirate LEGO fanatics at (...) (17 years ago, 6-Dec-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Ken Koleda
     (...) Something like this set. (URL) would not need to be in the classic colors (I can oly dream), but would have a good selection of the more specialized castle parts. It would be reasonable to me at $24.99. If you do akeyword search on Brickshelf (...) (17 years ago, 22-Dec-06, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
   
        Re: Your LEGO Dream Set? —Andrew Cross
   Creator Houses should easily become Dollhouses by having: Family Minifigs: father, mother, daughter, son, baby. I have been missing the Lego women. Furniture Creator set: to make better chairs, dressers, cabinetry and, of course, a piano. (17 years ago, 5-Jan-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, FTX)
 

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