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Brad,
THANK YOU (and the LEGO Group) for opening the door! I plan to be among those
AFOLs you'll be doing business with in the near future.
Some of the items I'd like to see among the offerings are retired pieces of
great interest [to me - and others(?)], such as straight Monorail Track and
large plate windows (1 x 6 x 3). I am sure that I'll be able to expand on
lists such as this, but I'm hoping you'll provide a yes/no response to the
general question of "retired pieces being/becoming available".
I would also like to know if TLG intends to provide information to us
historian/collector types about what pieces have gone before - pieces that
wouldn't even be called retired because of their antiquity. I have many
elements dating 25 years and older, but I certainly don't have all of them. In
fact, although my collection numbers 2600+ different shapes, I couldn't even
list all of the elements LEGO has made because there are so many. But I'd
surely like to know what they are/were, so that coming across one at a garage
sale (or e-bay), I'd be able to tell it was really LEGO.
Again, thanks for recognizing and responding to the LEGO user community.
Wayne
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First off, I would like to say thanks to Brad for recognizing the AFOLs, it
has been a long time comming.
Echoing what Wayne Hussey just said, I to have always longed to know some
information on parts made past and present. I have always hoped that maybe
TLG would produce a book detailing each and every part ever made by TLG
up to and including present day. The book would not have to be fancy, just a
picture and information on each piece. There could even be a small yearly
supplement showing what pieces were invented the past year. It would sort of
be an encyclopedia of LEGO bricks. I strongly suspect this book already
exists in some form or other at the LEGO factories. Making an official book
would be greatly recieved and enjoyed by all who love LEGO.
In lugnet.general, Wayne R. Hussey writes:
> Brad,
> I would also like to know if TLG intends to provide information to us
> historian/collector types about what pieces have gone before - pieces that
> wouldn't even be called retired because of their antiquity. I have many
> elements dating 25 years and older, but I certainly don't have all of them. In
> fact, although my collection numbers 2600+ different shapes, I couldn't even
> list all of the elements LEGO has made because there are so many. But I'd
> surely like to know what they are/were, so that coming across one at a garage
> sale (or e-bay), I'd be able to tell it was really LEGO.
In closing I would like to share with you my vision of "LEGO Direct". I
envision a moderately sized warehouse with a handfull of employees and many
bins of LEGO bricks. These bins would be kept filled by container trucks sent
directly from every LEGO factory on the globe. Some employees would take
orders over the phone and internet while others would work in the warehouse
filling the bulk orders and shipping them out. I feel sure this could work, I
am just worried about the laws of supply and demand to keep it up and running.
Oh well!!, we will all have to see what happens and what becomes of this new
venture over the comming months!
Thanks for letting me blab!
Daniel Poole, 25 Year LEGO VET!
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