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Subject:	Re: Lego Factory Contest results
Newsgroups:	lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general
Date:	Thu, 24 Feb 2005 21:08:02 GMT
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In lugnet.build.microscale, Mark van ‘t Hooft wrote:

... I had thought about maybe turning some of my designs into custom sets myself

Glad to hear your designs might be available to purchase one way or the other.

But that brings up an interesting question. Assuming a 5% royalty to the designer from sets created and sold through LEGO Factory, would it make financial sense to compete using aftermarket bricks? I mean, most custom sets I go “WOW!” and then look at what is a reasonable price considering materials cost, and go “OUCH!”

Also I wonder if the small baseplate standard would apply to LEGO Factory sets or was it just used as a limitation for the contest?

Ahh, to be a fly on the wall in the LEGO Factory head office. :)

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		Re: Lego Factory Contest results
(...) I doubt there will be a percentage royalty given to set designers if the Lego Factory is ever opened to the general public. That would be a paperwork/legal nightmare to implement. Think more along the lines of today's Lego Mosaic (only 3D!). (...) (19 years ago, 25-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, FTX)

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		Re: Lego Factory Contest results
Thanks for the kind words. I agree with you that the idea the Lego company has with regards to creating other sets would be a good one, given the substantial number of very nice creations that did not win. It would be nice to see some of my designs (...) (19 years ago, 24-Feb-05, to lugnet.build.microscale, lugnet.build.contests, lugnet.general, FTX)

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