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In lugnet.events.brickfest, David Laswell wrote:
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Allan Bedford wrote:
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Which still doesn’t really answer the question of who’s going to buy it,
only by which arm of their distribution network it’s being sold on.
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I have to assume that you aren’t fully aware of how many adult SW collectors
are totally accustomed to having to use their credit cards online just to
keep up with the Hasbro stuff.
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Enough to make it worth while creating a set like this... I guess?
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I seriously doubt they’ll have any trouble
moving enough units to make it worth doing as a S@H exclusive (as I said
previously, I don’t see any completely new pieces involved).
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Which is why I wondered if adult builders would want it. Perhaps it’s aimed
more directly at pure Star Wars fans than previous sets from this series?
Contrasted with the AT-AT which I bought as a Star Wars fan (who wanted a set
like that as a kid) but also as a LEGO builder, since it just looked like such a
cool set.
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I also wouldn’t
be surprised if we see it show up a year or two down the road as a store
chain exclusive, much like TRU had the BIONICLE Masterbuilder and Target had
the SW RBR (though why a store chain that trigger-happy with the discount gun
ended up with a $200 LEGO set is beyond me...).
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Will it show up at retail at full price I wonder?
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The question I still have is, “will adults buy this ‘play set’ for $100?”
Or, will they only see it as a parts pack, which they would normally only
buy at deep discount?
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For the people who got into LEGO solely for SW, it’s something that has been
high on the want list for a few years now.
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Probably true.
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You have to realize that a lot of
these people remember collecting the Kenner Micro Collection as kids, and
this is basically a LEGOfied version of it. No, it doesn’t accurately
represent the whole of Cloud City, but it includes most of the major
sections, it’s somewhat modular (and those of you who complain that it’s not
modular enough should take the time to check out the limits of the Micro
Collection modularity design), and it includes the Most Wanted SW minifig.
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I’ve always wondered why Lando was such a popular character. I always thought
Williams brought a cheesy flavor to the movie that even the great story and
amazing effects of the movie itself couldn’t cover up. He’s such a C-grade
actor in such a classic flick. He’s definitely my least favorite part of one of
my all-time favorite movies.
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My other question is whether or not younger kids will ‘get’ a set like this.
True, the box is marked for 14+, but you know some younger kids will receive
it. But when the context of the play set comes from a movie released 10 - 15
years before they were born, will the story make sense to them. Not to
mention that this particular set of scenes are among some of the darker ones
from what is arguably one of the darker movies in the series. I saw Empire
when I was 12 and I wouldn’t have wanted to see it any sooner!
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SW is the biggest motion picture phenomenon of all time (regardless of what
John Rhys-Davies thinks).
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John’s been on his knees too much lately... I think the air is thin down there.
I wouldn’t listen to him. :)
Also, I was there from the beginning, I know the Star Wars drill. I know how
big a phenomenon Star Wars is/was. I know how profoundly it affected every
movie that came after it; not just sci-fi flicks. I’m a lifelong fan, with a
love of the first movie that George Lucas himself cannot match. Actually, if
anything, King George is one of the worst Star Wars fans out there. He really
has little clue why the movies were ever popular to begin with. He thinks it
was because of the special effects, which he feels were never good enough, so he
has to go back and tinker with something that was never broken.
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Add to that the fact this movie isn’t even available on DVD, which means
some kids who haven’t seen it may still not see it, unless mom or dad has or
buys the video. Ironically the movie *might* be on DVD just about the time
this set is being discontinued.
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There are scores of VHS versions that have been released by now, as well as
laserdiscs. No, we probably won’t see a DVD release until after 2005, and
yes, this set will probably be gone by then, but I don’t think that’ll affect
its popularity too much.
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It’ll be interesting to watch and see what happens. Too bad the Twin Pod Cloud
Cars aren’t around as a nice supplemental set to sell alongside this new one.
Oh well, who am I to say?
Allan B.
** Follow-ups set to .StarWars, as this part of the thread has nothing to do
with Brickfest anymore.
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