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Brad Justus of LEGO Direct approached us last week with a bold new idea:
He would like to allow the community to design its own collection of LEGO
branded items, to be sold online by The LEGO Company through a third party
such as CafePress.com, with the proceeds being donated to to LUGNET.
Thus, subject to approval by TLC, shirt designs could use certain LEGO
trademarks -- for example, the prominent display of a mini-figure or,
perhaps, a Wolfpack or Blacktron logo. As the idea stands right now,
it's pretty open-ended.
If this sounds good to you (it does to us!), there will obviously be many
logistical details to work out, but it's not too early to start thinking
about designs.
Details to work out include: how submissions would be presented to TLC
for approval, how much involvement or feedback there would be from TLC
designers, where and how the items would be promoted, price points, etc.
This post is mainly to make the announcement and gauge interest.
--Todd & Suz
p.s. Brad also said that if things went well with T-shirts, other
special items such as coffee mugs and/or mousepads may be a possibility.
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| Sounds like a great idea to me! I can think of several ideas I would be interested in (and several I wouldn't but I am sure others would). I vote for a Timmy Tee . Just a great big Timmy with Ball Cap and Green "T" Torso. Eric Kingsley (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Wow, complicated. So basically, all the LEGO Company would be doing is approving the designs and allowing CafePress and LUGNET to make some money off the products? Depending on the prices, I could definitely be interested. I'd like to see some (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Who would like to see a *Train* t-shirt? One suitable for wearing as a uniform for those doing Train shows and displays such as GATS. Would some thing like this be a possibility if enough are interested? Seems like it would provide income for (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) That's really nice of them! I would like to see a classic space logo t-tshirt, like some people have made themselves in the past. Just the classic space logo, no minifig. Just like the classic space figs wear. Of course if these things are (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Hmmm, interesting. I wouldn't go with Cafepress, however, because they don't offer shirts in any color but white and gray, and even then, they only offer the printable area of 8x10 on the front (not sure about the back). One of the most common (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| One shirt I'd LOVE to see - Studs. If you've ever been to LLC or some of the LICs/Outlets, you've probably seen the kids shirts in primary colors, with the stud outlines and LEGO logo in white. They don't make them in adult sizes. I WANT them in (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| I think there are lots of good ideas that have already been suggested, and it's still in the first hour of the announcement! Personally, I like the idea of a 2x4 (please, NOT a red brick!) and the small LEGO logo beneath the collar, and a large (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Excellent idea. I'm curious about the logistics, because this seems like one of the things that could be done well, or could be done very badly. I imagine (and would expect) that fans would submit designs (through Lugnet?) and they would have (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Why not have submissions be the same or related to the "Cool LEGO Site of the Week" contests? The community (which would be the ones doing the purchasing) would get to choose which design to produce. Sub scenario 1: Every (4 weeks | duration (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Why not have submissions be the same or related to the "Cool LEGO Site of the Week" contests? The community (which would be the ones doing the purchasing) would get to choose which design to produce. Sub scenario 1: Every (1 month | 4 weeks), (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Hmmmm... a long sleeve blue T-shirt with a Black Falcon logo... *Drool* =) I could also go for one of each of the other castle sub-themes, just the logos on the corresponding colored T's. I hope if this ever works itself out we can have the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) <snip> (...) I would love some Posters. Just think of the ones from the United Nations... The possibilities are endless. History of a theme, History of an element, Figure evolution.... Photos! Drawings! Blueprints! 3-D! (and glasses accompany (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) possibility. How about the "design" of bulk parts packs? I've said it before, but I'd love to see a really good castle expansion pack, with lots of basic grey bricks at a reasonable cost.... And yes, I know about the castle pack for 2001, but (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Yippeeeee!!! <Calm down right now! Ed.> (...) Has TLC considered that children role play as well as playing with Lego Bricks? Ie maybe lego could scale up some of the Minfig acessories? and do playsuits as well. (FUT otfftopic.debate on (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| What's on the shirt I don't really care, but if given a choice a 2x4 brick, classic space logo, or the Lego logo would be cool. What I do really care about is size and style. XXL, cause some of us aren't what you'd call thin. And a POLO shirt would (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Just tossing in my ideas for the procedural stuff. Have an LUGNET email address set up specifically for design submissions. Submissions should be supported with art where possible. If not possible, then volunteers could be tasked with turning (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) snip.... Given that most of us may have a fondness for themes that are no longer marketed, I hope that TLC doesn't mind retro. Put me down for a half dozen XXL black tees with a foot-tall Blacktron I minfig on them with a space background. If (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) I'm allowing myself to be moderately excited about this, but only moderately. I'll be very excited if we find out that we can order shirts to fit all sizes, not just S-XL. I can wear a XXL, but I prefer XXXL for comfort and to combat (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | My ideas - Space, Castle, etc.
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| Wow! This is a long thread! Guess that means there's some interest, huh? Pardon me if some of this stuff has been suggested already. I'd like to see the following: Classic Space t-shirts exactly like the ones Mark made. They were super cool! Two (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| (...) Thank you for your response Todd and Suz. Nice to know someone's out there listening. It was not my intention to put you two on the spot. My question was more to Lego Direct and the general membership. The opportunity was given to all of us? (...) (23 years ago, 15-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
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