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Since things are getting a little depressing lately, I thought it might
be fun and interesting to start a survey asking which particular
elements folks would want as a sort of bulk service pack. Lets rank our
top ten, and assume for argument's sake that the elements would cost
$.25 (.$50 for window frame AND glass), and that a pack would contain
100 of the *same* element, same color. Colors can be new for a
particular element. What would you choose? (Use ldraw numbers for
obscure pieces)
Here are mine:
1. black 3x4 low slope
2. dark gray 3x4 low slope
3. 1x2x2 clear wall panel
4. 1x2x2 blue-tint wall panel
5. black 1x4x1.3 half round with side plate (6081)
6. 1x2 white corrugated brick
7. 1x4x3 white train window
8. 1x2 black tile
9. 1x2x3 white train window
10. black 2x4 super low slope
-John
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In lugnet.general, John Neal writes:
> Since things are getting a little depressing lately, I thought it might
> be fun and interesting to start a survey asking which particular
> elements folks would want as a sort of bulk service pack. Lets rank our
> top ten, and assume for argument's sake that the elements would cost
> $.25 (.$50 for window frame AND glass), and that a pack would contain
> 100 of the *same* element, same color. Colors can be new for a
> particular element. What would you choose? (Use ldraw numbers for
> obscure pieces)
>
> Here are mine:
>
> 1. black 3x4 low slope
> 2. dark gray 3x4 low slope
> 3. 1x2x2 clear wall panel
> 4. 1x2x2 blue-tint wall panel
> 5. black 1x4x1.3 half round with side plate (6081)
> 6. 1x2 white corrugated brick
> 7. 1x4x3 white train window
> 8. 1x2 black tile
> 9. 1x2x3 white train window
> 10. black 2x4 super low slope
>
> -John
Great idea John !!!!
I'll take
#2
and add
11. 1x1 tile transparent mixed colors
12. mini-fig chairs black
13. mini-fig cups clear
14. mini-fig glasses clear
15. 2x4 black regular slopes
16. 2x4 dar5k gray regular slopes
17. Just hair both male and female mini-fig size
Jodi :-)
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> Since things are getting a little depressing lately, I thought it might
> be fun and interesting to start a survey asking which particular
> elements folks would want as a sort of bulk service pack. Lets rank our
> top ten, and assume for argument's sake that the elements would cost
> $.25 (.$50 for window frame AND glass), and that a pack would contain
> 100 of the *same* element, same color. Colors can be new for a
> particular element. What would you choose? (Use ldraw numbers for
> obscure pieces)
1. 1x16 technic beams (Black, Yellow, Blue)
2. 12x24x1 baseplates (Black, Yellow, Blue, Dark Gray)
3. 10 High panels and quarter domes (Trans DkBlue, Trans Red, Trans Green)
4. 6 High half-octagon panels and corners (Trans DkBlue, Trans Red, Trans
Green, Black, Blue)
5. Old Technic large wheels from the old auto-chassis (used to be a parts
pack!)
6. Just about anything in Trans Dark Blue/Trans Red/Trans Green
7. Monorail track!
8. 6x16 Plates (Black, Yellow, Blue)
9. Large Bricks (2x10, 1x16, etc.) in (Black, Yellow, Blue)
10. Garage door elements.
I tend to build large projects, hence the need for large elements ;)
(Of course, I understand that this will effect the price per piece if they
were ever put into a parts pack.)
Troy
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To all the people who are complaining about the lack of bulk purchases,
how many people have put their money where there mouth is?
How many people in the U.S. have purchased a service pack this past year?
I know I have...
so I can complain.
If I can't have bulk purchases...
I wish S@H would at least have the following service packs:
1. car doors in various colors
2. A train accessory kit in several colors:
train windows w/ glass, train doors, black or grey train base plates.
3. Drop the current window/door service pack and offer
multiple sets that each contain one window style. Definitely not in red.
4. An "architectural element" service pack that comes in neutral colors
and includes arches, columns, etc.
5. How 'bout a bag of lampposts?
6. A set with bricks in tan
If the service pack section of S@H gets lots of business,
then it will expand.
When you call S@H this year for a Holiday order or to get the McD set,
buy a service pack. If the rumors are right, it may be your last chance.
It sure would be nice if someone from TLG would address this forum
and put the rumors to rest and state their intentions: one way or the other.
-- dave
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In lugnet.general, David Blomberg writes:
> To all the people who are complaining about the lack of bulk purchases,
> how many people have put their money where there mouth is?
>
> How many people in the U.S. have purchased a service pack this past year?
Well, I'm not in the US, but I've purchased something on the order of 200+
service packs in the last year or so. Mostly grey brick packs.
> I know I have...
> so I can complain.
I can complain too (and I have been) - but I'd rather try and work out a
solution that benefits both us and TLG.
> It sure would be nice if someone from TLG would address this forum
> and put the rumors to rest and state their intentions: one way or the other.
Agreed.
Just for my 2 cents - heres my current 'parts pack' wishlist:
1:the current brick packs, available in all colors.
2:Macaroni bricks (preferably by color, but I'd take *anything* here)
3:Arches - single color, multiple sizes
4:the large & small plates packs (currently in white) in all available colors)
5:the Dacta roof bricks pack, available in all colors
Those would make me a happy, happy man. Those would prompt me to liquidate
some savings.
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
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In lugnet.general, David Blomberg writes:
> To all the people who are complaining about the lack of bulk purchases,
> how many people have put their money where there mouth is?
>
> How many people in the U.S. have purchased a service pack this past year?
Well for the record I have purchased 50 of the Gray Brick Packs this year
along with about 10 other various service packs including Black Slopes and a
number of Technic packs.
If I could have a say in terms of what I would like to see in service packs I
would like to see the following.
1. Brick Packs in all of the colors available in sets not just the major
ones. This includes Tan, dkGray, Brown, Pink, Teal, Purple, and Orange.
2. Train Windows and Doors in various colors.
3. Technic Beams in various colors.
4. Plates in every color.
5. Slopes in more colors.
I guess one of the reasons I think that the current line of service packs does
not sell well is that there just is not enough packs that people want. Why
would someone pay $5.50 for a pack of 62 Red brick when you can still find
purple buckets of 400 Bricks in 5 colors for $6 or Tubs with 1200 bricks in 6
colors for $20. It just does not make sense. The Gray Brick Packs are the
the only Brick Packs I would consider because you can't get Gray Bricks in
quantity any other way. If Gray Bricks came in buckets or if LEGO had a
bucket with Gray, dkGray, Tan, Brown, and Black I would by tons of them.
I personally think there are many ways to solve the problems we all have with
the lack of Bulk orders. If they had Buckets with colors other than the "Big"
6 I think many of us would be happy. Others of us would be happy if we could
buy a bucket with Bricks, Plates, and Slopes in more varied colors. Even more
would be happy if there were Train themed Buckets with train windows and
doors. Then on the note of Themed Buckets we could have a Star Wars Bucket or
an Adventurers bucket or a Castle Bucket and many of us would be happy.
Now I know TLG is not going to produce 100 differant buckets for us but I
think they could probably offer say 1 bucket per theme or other varied buckets
and keep the number of different buckets below 10 and make alot of us happy.
What we want is what we can't get without buying lots of sets and parting them
out. I think that there are a number of ways that TLG could satisfy our needs
without having Bulk Ordering.
Eric Kingsley
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The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
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In lugnet.general, Eric Kingsley writes:
<snip a bunch of stuff I wish existed>
> Then on the note of Themed Buckets we could have a Star Wars Bucket or
> an Adventurers bucket or a Castle Bucket and many of us would be happy.
On the note of that Star Wars bucket.. Has anyone heard anything about it?
Wasn't it scheduled to be released in 2000? With all the new Star Wars stuff
leaking out, it seems odd that nobody has found out more info on it.
Greg "Feel my power!" Majewski
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Dome/1888/abs.html
> Eric Kingsley
>
> Remove ".nospam" when replying by E-mail
>
> The New England LEGO Users Group
> http://www.nelug.org/
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> To all the people who are complaining about the lack of bulk purchases,
> how many people have put their money where there mouth is?
> How many people in the U.S. have purchased a service pack this past year?
Well here in Canada we have our own Shop@home for the moment. I
purchased about $125 worth of Technic service packs a couple months
ago.
As some have stated, there are many problems with service packs. Many
won't buy them, because they just don't offer what is desired.
Did you guys know that the Canadian service is being shut down and we
will soon be ordering from the U.S.
Personally, I see this as a positive move in TLG's fitness program.
It was duplication of service for no reason or benefit. And it
actually annoyed us mostly, because the US has parts or sets that
Canada didn't or were out of stock on.
North America should be treated as one large market. I see the same
television shows, and read the same magazine's mostly.
There's no accounting for taste though. Way too much crap produced by
the CBC or many of the networks... :-)
Hey, maybe LEGO should produce a minifig service pack that would
appeal to the whole world....
Baywatch minifigs for the beach!
After all, as hard as it is for me to believe, WAY TOO MANY people
actually watch it. Okay, I admit I'll watch it in the background, but
never with the volume turned up. :-)
<ICS>
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> To all the people who are complaining about the lack of bulk purchases,
> how many people have put their money where there mouth is?
>
> How many people in the U.S. have purchased a service pack this past year?
>
> I know I have...
> so I can complain.
I don't see how this is relative to the question asked? The fact that I
have not ordered any parts packs proves that TLG does not offer anything
that I wish to purchase. It does not determine if I have a right to
complain about it or not. If that was the case, they would never get any
new customers, because they would never get any input on what people wanted
other then from people that are buying what they currently offer. This does
not lead to a diverse product offering.
Oh wait, that must be the way they run it now....
Troy
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D Blomberg <blomberg@netscape.net> wrote:
> To all the people who are complaining about the lack of bulk purchases,
> how many people have put their money where there mouth is?
>
> How many people in the U.S. have purchased a service pack this past year?
>
> I know I have...
> so I can complain.
Who says you have to have bought the incredibly CRAPPY current
service packs to have the right to complain about lack of bulk
purchases?
What on earth would the mostly stupid, over-priced poor selection
packs do for me if I needed 1,000 tiles in ANY color?
If I need tiles I don't buy more red windows, sorry.
Then again, I HAVE bought some service packs this year, not that I
need to have done it to "put my money where my mouth is."
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Don't forget those of you asking for roof slopes - we need the peaks as
well! There's nothing worse (well... nearly nothing <g>) than having
lots of grey or tan slopes and no roof peaks to finish the %$#^%$^%
roof!
My top ten...
1. Train doors and windows, with glass, choice of colors but one color
per pack
2. Airplane windows with glass
3. Hinged 2x4x3 "drop sides" like on the older shuttles, in white and
other solid colors (no printing! yuck!)
4. The current red roof brick pack in ALL colors especially black (with
the 12 pyramid and peak joiner pieces), grey, dark grey, and tan AND in
low and medium slope
5. Outside slope corners in a steep slope pack, all colors
6. "Skirt" legs for minifigs
7. More hairstyles and colors for minifigs and more hat styles. "female"
hats.
8. Plate packs in all colors including trans colors
9. Tan brick packs
10. Better window packs (choice of styles, more door styles, more colors
(including red, don't do away with it altogether)
Kevin
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John Neal wrote:
> Since things are getting a little depressing lately, I thought it might
> be fun and interesting to start a survey asking which particular
> elements folks would want as a sort of bulk service pack. Lets rank our
> top ten, and assume for argument's sake that the elements would cost
> $.25 (.$50 for window frame AND glass), and that a pack would contain
> 100 of the *same* element, same color. Colors can be new for a
> particular element. What would you choose? (Use ldraw numbers for
> obscure pieces)
>
> Here are mine:
>
> 1. black 3x4 low slope
> 2. dark gray 3x4 low slope
> 3. 1x2x2 clear wall panel
> 4. 1x2x2 blue-tint wall panel
> 5. black 1x4x1.3 half round with side plate (6081)
> 6. 1x2 white corrugated brick
> 7. 1x4x3 white train window
> 8. 1x2 black tile
> 9. 1x2x3 white train window
> 10. black 2x4 super low slope
>
> -John
Here is my list
1.light grey 1 x 2 x 2 train windows
2.light grey 1 x 2 x 4 train windows
3.light grey train doors with the red white and blue striping
4.black 1 x 2 corrugated bricks
5.grey train wagon bases (both sizes + drop down base)
6.yellow minifig chairs
7.club car type palens with the red/white/blue striping in grey
8."cargo doors" with the red/white/blue striping in grey
9.train roof center pieces in black
10.train roof end pieces in black , lower train noses in grey, upper train
noses in black or grey, train lighting brick holders 1 x 4 in grey and train
front type pieces with the windows in grey.
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Jonathan Wilson
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http://members.xoom.com/wilsonj/
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John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote:
> Since things are getting a little depressing lately, I thought it might
> be fun and interesting to start a survey asking which particular
> elements folks would want as a sort of bulk service pack. Lets rank our
> top ten, and assume for argument's sake that the elements would cost
> $.25 (.$50 for window frame AND glass), and that a pack would contain
> 100 of the *same* element, same color. Colors can be new for a
> particular element. What would you choose? (Use ldraw numbers for
> obscure pieces)
1. Pitchforks
2. Gray macaroni bricks
3. White macaroni bricks
4. Black macaroni bricks
5. Green macaroni bricks
6. White 1x2 tiles
7. Black 1x2 tiles
8. Red 1x2 tiles
9. Green 1x2 tiles
10. Yellow 1x2 tiles
11. Blue 1x2 tiles
and so on...
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John Neal wrote:
> Since things are getting a little depressing lately, I thought it might
> be fun and interesting to start a survey asking which particular
> elements folks would want as a sort of bulk service pack. Lets rank our
> top ten, and assume for argument's sake that the elements would cost
> $.25 (.$50 for window frame AND glass), and that a pack would contain
> 100 of the *same* element, same color. Colors can be new for a
> particular element. What would you choose? (Use ldraw numbers for
> obscure pieces)
>
> Here are mine:
>
> 1. black 3x4 low slope
> 2. dark gray 3x4 low slope
> 3. 1x2x2 clear wall panel
> 4. 1x2x2 blue-tint wall panel
> 5. black 1x4x1.3 half round with side plate (6081)
> 6. 1x2 white corrugated brick
> 7. 1x4x3 white train window
> 8. 1x2 black tile
> 9. 1x2x3 white train window
> 10. black 2x4 super low slope
>
> -John
OK, here's my super list...... (each pack available in white, red, blue,
yellow, black, grey, dark grey, tan, teal, pink, magenta, green, orange,
purple, light blue, brown).
1) Round Bricks - an assortment of rounded bricks that includes 1x1 rounds,
1x1 cones, 2x2 cylinders, 2x2 macaroni bricks, and 4x4 quarter circles. A
pack for each color.
Example: Each (100 count) set would contain: (30) 1x1 round, (4) 1x1 cone,
(30) 2x2 cylinders, (28) 2x2 macaroni bricks, (8) 4x4 quarter circles.
2) Regular Bricks - in addition to the current colors, all the new colors
listed above.
3) Arches - 1x3, 1x4, 1x6, 2x6, 2x8, 1x4x5 (half), 1x12x3. A pack for each
color.
Example: Each (100 count) set would contain: (8) 1x3, (16) 1x4), (16) 1x6,
(16) 2x6, (16) 2x8, (20) 1x4x5 (half), (8) 1x12x3).
4) Fences & Railings - Fence pieces in sizes 1x4x1, 1x4x2, 1x4x2 Gate,
1x16x1. Railings in 1x4x2 and 1x4x2 quarter circle. A pack for each color
Example: Each (100 count) set would contain: Fence - (16) 1x4x1, (24)
1x4x2, (4) 1x4x2 Gate, (8) 1x16x1, Railing - (24) 1x4x2, (24) 1x4x2 quarter
circle.
5) Tiles - 1x1, 1x2, 1x2 with central stud, 1x4, 1x6, 1x8, 2x2. A pack for
each color.
Example: Each (100 count) set would contain: (20) 1x1, (20) 1x2, (4) 1x2
central stud, (8) 1x4, (8) 1x6, (8) 1x8, (32) 2x2.
6) Windows - besides the 1x2x2 (the only classic LEGO window still in
current production), all of the other 8 old style windows. A pack for each
color.
Example: Each (100 count) set would contain: (8) 1x1x1, (8) 1x2x1, (12)
1x1x2, (24) 1x2x2, (12) 1x3x2, (12) 1x4x2, (8) 1x6x2 (3 pane), (8) 1x6x2
(shutters), (8) 1x6x3.
7) Regular sloped bricks - a complete parts pack of all 12 different
pieces, including corners, peaks, and connectors. A pack for each color.
8) Low sloped bricks - a complete parts pack of all different pieces,
including 1x3, 2x3, 3x3, 4x3, 3x3 outside corner, 2x2 peak, and 2x4 peak. A
pack for each color.
9) Extreme slope bricks - 1x2x3, 2x2x3, 2x2x3 (corner), and 2x2x2 pyramid
peak. A pack for each color.
10) Small Plates packs - 1x1, 1x2, 1x3, 1x4, 1x6, 1x8, 1x10, 2x2, 2x3, 2x4,
2x6, 2x8, 2x10. A pack for each color.
Gary Istok
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1x16 bricks - black preferred, and would want all possible colors
6x16 plates - black preferred, and would want all possible colors
1x2x2 plane windows WITH GLASS - all colors
1x4x2 plane windows WITH GLASS - all colors
6081 in ALL colors - orange, green, purple, tan, dk grey, etc, etc
6091 in ALL colors - orange, green, purple, tan, dk grey, etc, etc
1x4x3 train windows in any color
1x2x3 train windows in any color
I'd want most parts packs to be available as 100 of one color for the
"main" colors, and a mix of colors for non-standard ones.
John Neal wrote:
>
> Since things are getting a little depressing lately, I thought it might
> be fun and interesting to start a survey asking which particular
> elements folks would want as a sort of bulk service pack. Lets rank our
> top ten, and assume for argument's sake that the elements would cost
> $.25 (.$50 for window frame AND glass), and that a pack would contain
> 100 of the *same* element, same color. Colors can be new for a
> particular element. What would you choose? (Use ldraw numbers for
> obscure pieces)
>
> Here are mine:
>
> 1. black 3x4 low slope
> 2. dark gray 3x4 low slope
> 3. 1x2x2 clear wall panel
> 4. 1x2x2 blue-tint wall panel
> 5. black 1x4x1.3 half round with side plate (6081)
> 6. 1x2 white corrugated brick
> 7. 1x4x3 white train window
> 8. 1x2 black tile
> 9. 1x2x3 white train window
> 10. black 2x4 super low slope
>
> -John
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